
Emanuelle Rossi, Grade 6, Public School Number 1
Drawing of a community with buildings of school labeled PS1 WNY with a mural of a shooting star that says, “Unity.” There are clouds, a sun, buildings, a bridge in the background, and a fountain with a statue of a bird. Students are playing on the playground next to the school with masks on. A school bus is driving on the street in front of the school. Some students are walking to school. A student and an adult are running on the sidewalk approaching each other for a hug. The sign on the school says, “Welcome back!” Text on the bottom reads, “Inclusion Works!”

Alyssa Zichichi, Grade 10, Governor LIvingston High School
Computer-illustrated drawing of a desk against a wall. The wall has several posters including a banner of hands demonstrating sign language, a poster that reads, “Disability is not a barrier,” and a sticky note of the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag. The flyer on the desk has a picture of the Earth and reads, “Everyone is welcome, important, respected, encouraged, loved. We are in this together.” The laptop on the desk has multiple-colored puzzle pieces and a chatbox that reads, “We all fit in.” on the screen. Beneath the desk are rainbow stripes that reads, “Inclusion Works!” with two teal hands forming a heart.

Emily Dalcamo, Grade 9, Sparta High School
People representing various countries and communities, forming a circle and holding hands around the Earth. Each person is wearing a mask with the design of the flag of a country.

Heejae Kim, Grade 9, River Dell Regional High School
Multiple technological devices float in a blue and white background. Students are standing on each of them and blowing bubbles that spell out “Inclusion Works.” Chat bubbles flow out of the devices and include heart emojis.

Nadya Kasyanenko, Grade 8, Columbia Middle School
Pink laptop and a mug with a hot drink on a desk. The laptop screen features a video call with 9 students. Fairy lights hang at the top with sparkles surrounding each light. Two hearts with sparkles surround the laptop. The purple wall behind the desk has a banner taped to it that reads, “Inclusion Works!”

Nikhil Samson, Grade 7, Central Jersey College Prep
A student representing intersectional identities, wearing a white mask that says “Inclusion Works!” The student is wearing a red shirt with blue sleeves that says “Inclusion Works!” Above the student are three birds, clouds, and the sun shining on them.

Ujali Patel, Grade 7, John Adams Middle School
A Zoom call with 9 students representing various identities. The top of the window says “Stop Excluding, Start Including.” The chat bubble on the bottom says, “Inclusion Works!”

Deziah Hall, Grade 5, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
Four students smiling and representing different identities standing on top of a globe. Text above reads, “Inclusion works. Bond. Friendship. Work together. Hi!” There is a star and a heart above the students near the text.

Davante Henderson, Grade 5, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
Three people representing different figures at the top on a brown surface. A schoolhouse with five students wearing masks, representing different identities below. A sun with a smiling face.

Harmonnie Thompson, Grade 4, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
A poster with a background of the map of the world. Various hands of different colors with a white outline, representing different identities, reaching out. Across the map in white text reads, “Inclusion Works.”

Adrina Ballard, Grade 4, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
A group of hands representing different identities overlapping each other on a multi-colored background. A white square in the middle with two hearts on each side reads, “Inclusion Works.”

Za'Miyah Carter, Grade 5, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
A purple and red polka-dot background. A gold bar at the top of the poster is melting away and reads, “Be Golden.” In the center is a diamond with a gold splash in the middle that reads, “We are all diamonds!”

Nathaniel Hamilton, Grade 4, George Washington Carver/Bruce Street Elementary School
The phrase, “Inclusion Works” at the top is red with a light shadow. Below the text is a globe behind four hands at each corner grabbing each other’s wrists, each representing different identities.

Ishais Remon Maldanado, Grade 3, George Washington Carver /Bruce Street Elementary School
A rainbow background. The left callout bubble reads, “Inclusion Matters!” In the center is a circle divided into four different-colored parts—red, green, purple, and yellow. There is a purple heart in the green section on the top left of the circle. On top of the circle reads, “Inclusion Matters.” A person stands next to a green heart on the tip of the circle.

Kezia Folly Kpoe, Grade 3, George Washington Carver Elementary School
Pink background with a red heart in the center that reads, “Inclusion Works” At each corner are four hands representing different identities.

Andrea Santiago, Grade 8, George Washington Carver Elementary School
White and gray gradient banner at the top of the poster. The banner reads, “Inclusion Works! We all Belong in the classroom!” Below the banner is a drawing of a classroom with a bookshelf on the wall. Sitting at the desk and standing and conversing is a total of 7 students who all represent different identities.

Kayla Peng, Grade 7, Warren Middle School
The sky. A street surrounded by buildings and grass. The buildings have flags representing different identities and communities hanging off the balconies on each floor. A sign that says “Peace” with an arrow pointing toward the end of the street is placed at the back of the street. At the bottom of the poster, which is the front of the view, various people representing different identities are holding signs that read various phrases which are “Spread Love,” “We are stronger as a whole,” “In Union there is Strength,” “Stop AAPI Hate,” “Black Lives Matter,” “Hate is a Virus,” and “Love is Love.” At the back of the crowd are several people holding a banner that reads, “Inclusion Works.”

Sahar Chohan, Grade 11, Mountain Lakes High School
A bottle of hand sanitizer dispensing sanitizer that reads, “Inclusion Works” at the top. The center of the poster features a globe in the shape of a heart with a pink mask over it. Surrounding the globe are two arms with sleeves that feature tiles representing the symbols of various identities and communities. The hands are holding each other. On top of the globe are several students with masks on, each representing different identities. Surrounding the globe and arms are a variety of shapes and objects including stars and puzzle pieces, a ruler, hand sanitizer bottles, music books, rainbows, bubbles, a paint palette, paintbrush, lightbulb, piano, pen, and pencil. The laptop with a mouse on the bottom right corner has a screen that reads, “Virtual School. Waiting for Host to Join Meeting.”

Liz Molina, Grade 3, Lafayette Street School
“Inclusion Works” written on the top left corner of the poster. A rainbow arches over four smiling on the grass, each representing different identities.

Shivani Shourya, Grade 9, Mount Olive High School
A person representing multiple identities. The top text reads, “In conclusion, we need inclusion.” The bottom text reads, “Unify. Combine. Include.” In the background are tiles representing various identities.

Alyson Sayre, Grade 5, Thomas P. Hughes Elementary School
Students representing different identities holding hands around a globe. The bottom text reads, “Inclusion Works!,” with each letter in a different color.

Emily Monday, Grade 2, Indian Fields Elementary School
Blue background. Cloud that says, “Be Inclusive.” Two students with masks on. One of them asks the other student, “Want to Zoom?” and the other student says, “Sure.” Below the students are two other students underneath a sun wearing masks. One of the students says, “Hi,” and the other student who is in a wheelchair says, “Hola.” On the right side is a chatroom that reads, “Want to Zoom, Emma?” “Sure.” Below the chatroom is an example of how not to be inclusive, in which a student tells another, “You can’t play,” and an X is drawn over the situation.

Jayden Jung, Grade 2, Cherry Hill Elementary School
Students wearing masks are spraying coronaviruses in the sky. A big red X sits over the viruses.

Serena Jung, Grade 4, Cherry Hill Elementary School
Outer space. Coronaviruses floating in the corner. The Earth is in another corner, with students connecting with each other across the globe. Students in the corner spraying coronaviruses with sanitizer and a vaccine. Across the poster is a silhouette of a superhero and cape. Inside the silhouette are various people representing different identities and essential workers wearing masks. A teacher instructs a student with a divider and a mask on in another part of the silhouette. On the arm of the silhouette reads, “Together. Inclusion Works.”

Elle Byers, Grade 3, Cherry Hill Elementary School
A vase with a heart and ribbon tied. In the vase are three smiling flowers.

Jorge Molina, Grade 2, Lafayette Street School
House with a red roof and green tiles. The left and right sides of the roof read “Inclusion” and “Works,” respectively. Inside the house is a gym teacher sitting on a chair saying, “Hello, everyone!” to his laptop on a table. The laptop shows a Zoom call with various students representing various identities.

Destiny Arenz, Grade 7, Gloucester City Middle School
An informational poster that says, “How can we continue being inclusive covid-19 pandemic? Stay 6 feet apart. Stay out of big groups of people. Quarantine if you are sick and don’t feel well. We can continue being inclusive by wearing a mask. Stay away from parties. Below is a student wearing a mask, a bottle of hand sanitizer, and an arrow that says 6 feet apart. Scattered throughout the poster are masks.

Anahis Valerio "Kookie," Grade 9, Edison High School
Two students hugging each other, each representing different identities. A rainbow banner below them, which reads, “Where love is love. Inclusion Works. Where BLM.”

Angela Lee, Grade 7, River Dell Middle School
Students representing various identities playing outside and waving hello to each other. Pink flowers on the ground. A student is swinging on the swing set.




























