All Belong Center for Inclusive Education

All Belong Center for Inclusive Education Faithfully Building Belonging for students with disabilities in Christ-centered schools.

All Belong equips congregations and schools to glorify God through purposeful, innovative inclusion of persons with varied abilities. We envision a world where communities are marked by belonging for persons with varied abilities.

Wondering how to build belonging for students? Read this inspiring story from a school leader who used the All Belong Th...
10/30/2025

Wondering how to build belonging for students? Read this inspiring story from a school leader who used the All Belong Three-Step Process they learned at our annual Head and Heart conference last year. Be inspired by the powerful impact of this simple process for knowing students excellently.

https://allbelong.org/the-complex-power-of-a-simple-process

Mugs and Mission mornings are the best! Today we toured Dutton Christian School with a few All Belong supporters, then g...
10/29/2025

Mugs and Mission mornings are the best! Today we toured Dutton Christian School with a few All Belong supporters, then grabbed coffee at Good Mooed Cafe in Dutton. It's such a great way to see inclusion in action by meeting passionate educators and stepping into classrooms where every student belongs. Want to join us for a future Mugs and Mission? We'd love to have you! Reply to this post, email Tim Paauw at tpaauw@allbelong.org, or give him a call at 616-855-3109.

Our team is presenting at the Christian Educators Association (CEA) Conference in South Bend, Indiana today and tomorrow...
10/23/2025

Our team is presenting at the Christian Educators Association (CEA) Conference in South Bend, Indiana today and tomorrow and we're grateful for the opportunity to share about building belonging! If you're an educator at the conference, join us for one of our presentations:

Thursday
Creating a School Culture of Belonging | 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Understanding Trauma from a Faith-Based Lens | 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Friday
Beyond Behavior: Digging Deeper into Challenging Behaviors | 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Bring your questions and leave with next steps for your classroom!

A few snapshots from today’s Professional Development on our newly updated Social-Emotional Developmental Competencies! ...
10/15/2025

A few snapshots from today’s Professional Development on our newly updated Social-Emotional Developmental Competencies! We had a small group learning together in person, and many more who joined online. Thank you for showing up with thoughtful questions and care for students!

Together, we explored a biblical lens for social-emotional development, which helps us understand how students relate to God, themselves, and others. Participants practiced connecting observable behaviors to learner profiles, expanded awareness of behavioral needs, and left with practical steps to support students’ growth.

We're always grateful for these days to learn and grow together to support belonging for students of all abilities!

It's always an honor to talk about inclusion and Jesus, and Lisa got to do just that at Moline Christian School today. T...
10/10/2025

It's always an honor to talk about inclusion and Jesus, and Lisa got to do just that at Moline Christian School today. Thanks for talking about how we're each fearfully and wonderfully made with unique strengths and challenges!

We’re still celebrating all that God has done through last week's Circle of Friends Dinner!Through the incredible genero...
10/10/2025

We’re still celebrating all that God has done through last week's Circle of Friends Dinner!

Through the incredible generosity of our sponsors, donors, and friends, God provided over $388,000 to build belonging for more than 9,700 students in Christ-centered schools!

Every gift helps students with disabilities be known, needed, and experience belonging in their schools and communities and it takes all of us to keep this work going. Thank you to everyone who helped us exceed our fundraising goal!

Here are a few moments from this special evening of belonging, celebration, and community.

This week, All Belong's Lisa Dekker and Marji Voetberg are at the Heartland Christian Educators' Conference at Dordt Uni...
10/03/2025

This week, All Belong's Lisa Dekker and Marji Voetberg are at the Heartland Christian Educators' Conference at Dordt University. In conversations with teachers at their presentations and the table, they've heard both the challenges and the hopes for creating more inclusive classrooms for students of all abilities, as well as the excitement about practical tools like the All Belong Store.

They were also very excited that their rental car was in All Belong's brand colors! Marketing and Communications approves!

There’s a lot to celebrate this week! As we keep celebrating after Monday’s Circle of Friends Dinner, we’re also celebra...
10/01/2025

There’s a lot to celebrate this week! As we keep celebrating after Monday’s Circle of Friends Dinner, we’re also celebrating our CEO, Becky Tubergen, on her birthday. Becky, thank you for your steady, Christ-centered leadership that keeps us focused on knowing students excellently so every student with a disability can be known, needed, and experience belonging. Happy birthday! 🎂

09/30/2025

At last night’s 2025 Circle of Friends Dinner, we premiered "Incomplete Without Everyone," a short film showing how belonging in Christ-centered schools changes more than one life at a time. When students learn side by side, everyone grows. Inclusive classrooms spark friendships that shape who we become, often for a lifetime.

Watch the film and lean into the simple, everyday truth that we are incomplete without everyone—in our homes, churches, workplaces, and neighborhoods.

Yesterday, educators gathered at our office and online for Sensory Regulation 101, exploring how sensory regulation supp...
09/25/2025

Yesterday, educators gathered at our office and online for Sensory Regulation 101, exploring how sensory regulation supports learning and engagement. They practiced proactive, classroom-ready strategies to recognize signs of dysregulation and help students return to their “thinking brain.” We are so grateful for this community of teachers creating calm, predictable spaces where every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging!

ESS teachers, you don’t have to go it alone! Connect & Collaborate groups, exclusive to All Belong members, offer a prac...
09/18/2025

ESS teachers, you don’t have to go it alone! Connect & Collaborate groups, exclusive to All Belong members, offer a practical space to share ideas, solve real challenges, and leave with strategies you can use right away in Christ-centered schools. Virtual sessions start next week, so save your spot in the Member Center. Not a member yet? Contact us to learn how our process helps you know students excellently so every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging.

The Fall Book Study starts today, and there’s still time to join us!We’re reading "Beyond Behaviors" by Dr. Mona Delahoo...
09/10/2025

The Fall Book Study starts today, and there’s still time to join us!

We’re reading "Beyond Behaviors" by Dr. Mona Delahooke, a thoughtful, brain-based approach to understanding student behavior. Together, we’ll explore how to apply what we learn through a Christ-centered lens so that every student is known, needed, and experiences belonging.

🔹 12 weeks
🔹 Self-paced and flexible
🔹25 professional development hours

It’s not too late to jump in! Register at https://allbelong.thinkific.com/products/courses/2025-fall-book-study

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