This speech explores the potential of individuals to enrich or challenge communities and groups through the concept of belonging. It discusses the Embracing Toolkit for creating inclusive and learning-friendly environments, which provides useful tools for making schools and classrooms more welcoming and lively places for new learning progression. The concept of belonging is essential in improvising extended new learning experiences within extended long-term growth. The book also reflects on the novel Lord of the Flies and its insights about the value of social text in exploring the concept of belonging.