Culture Story Posters

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Jasmine invited you this week to think deeply about the culture you want your teachers to feel and the story you hope they’d tell about your school. Culture lives in the small moments: the hallway greetings, the feedback conversations, the celebrations, the expectations we hold with grace and accountability.

But once you imagine that culture…

How do you take the next step?

How do you turn that vision into something actionable, visible, and inspiring?

This week’s resource invites you to play with that vision a bit, in a way that sparks creativity and helps distill what matters most.

Culture Story Posters

Purpose: Turn your school culture vision into something visible, memorable, and actionable by using AI as a playful co-designer.

Try this:

1. Start by listing 5-7 phrases that describe the culture you’re aiming for. Bonus if you ask for your teachers’ input. Examples: Joyful rigor, Warm visibility, Shared purpose
2. Choose 1-2 concrete examples of what that culture looks like in action. Example: Every student is greeted by name, Teachers co-design routines
3. Feed these into an AI tool of your choice (Gemini, Canva AI, etc.) 

Prompt: 

“Create a [recruitment/motivation/staff break room] style poster that visually represents a school culture built on [your phrase(s)]. Include a short slogan and 2-3 bullet points that capture what it feels like to work or learn here. Keep the tone [warm, human, inviting].”

Review, Refine and Test: Does this culture poster match what you want? What feels right? What’s missing? What do your teachers think? Optional: Ask AI to turn the poster into a staff meeting slide, email header or printable mini card you can share with your team.

Share: Share your finalized prompts, output images, and/or any reflections you have about this process here. Do you have specific AI tools for image content creation use specifically that you recommend?

Optional Deeper Dive: 

Check out this open access article The role of leaders in shaping school culture which asserts, “Principals play a decisive role in shaping school culture…The relationship between leadership and school culture is central to both internal development and the broader influence of the school on its community” (Plaku & Leka, 2025) 

No time to read the full article? I recommend looking at Table 1 with Positive Culture and Negative Culture coding and uploading the article into an AI tool of your choice for a summary and/or key findings. 

Plaku, A. K., & Leka, K. (2025, March 14). The role of leaders in shaping school culture. Frontiers in Education, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1541525