Diversity

Difference makes us stronger.

We believe celebrating, nurturing and pursuing diversity are essential to maintaining a vibrant school community. We recognize that diversity makes the world more engaging. Diversity of voices and stories helps us empathize and encourages us to understand multiple perspectives.

We commit to:

• Creating a faculty, staff, and board of trustees that represent a diversity of backgrounds to ensure a variety of voices and perspectives are represented in our school.

• Ongoing review of our curriculum to ensure diverse perspectives are represented and our instructional strategies meet the needs of our students.

Equity

Everyone gets what they need to shine.

We believe that we have to identify and dismantle the structures that enable some students to succeed while other students struggle. We continually strive to help students identify and celebrate their unique learning needs and to provide the support and challenge necessary for our students to thrive.

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We commit to:

• An admissions process that intentionally seeks students who represent many facets of diversity, removes obstacles in the application process, and generously supports those families who need financial assistance to attend our school.

• An educational environment where students can grow and develop based on their individual strengths and needs.

Inclusion

Embrace everyone for who they truly are.

We foster a sense of belonging where everyone feels empowered to showcase their unique self while creating space for others to do the same, especially those who have experienced more barriers based on their identities.

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We commit to:

• Honoring and supporting students, parents, teachers, and staff as they explore and present their whole self to the outside world by providing a safe environment.

• Implementing the concept of inclusion into our curriculum so students can begin to understand and explore its meaning.

• Teaching students and families about the transformational power of social emotional learning and empowering children to serve as allies to those who have been marginalized and targeted.

• Displaying our Diversity Statement publicly on this website, in registration materials, and embedding it as part of the school interview process (for students, families, teachers, and staff)–all people are welcome.

Justice

Stand up for what is right.

We are dedicated to the ideals of justice. We encourage our children to treat all people with dignity and fairness. Our classrooms provide students the opportunity to identify current and historical issues affecting the most vulnerable and work with them to consider solutions in an age-appropriate way.

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We commit to:

• Providing students the opportunity to transform their world peacefully through engagement in age-appropriate advocacy.

• Identifying and transforming structures within our school that give privileges to some while disadvantaging others.

• Ensuring the opportunity to participate is fully shared in the classroom by all students equally, especially those who have historically experienced identity-based barriers.