Diversity, 股本 and Inclusion
Our Diversity and Inclusivity Initiatives
Diversity and inclusivity initiatives in the 较低的学校 strongly reflect GA’s 任务 statement and Civility Pledge. With a special focus on clear expectations for behavior and the importance of kindness, our aim is to support empathic problem solving and connection. The 较低的学校 Family Handbook articulates these expectations for students and their families with the goal of creating a safe and caring community for all. In our effort to support the whole child and meet kids where they are, we recognize the need to explore all facets of their life experience.
Our Implicit and Explicit Curriculum
GA’s 较低的学校 has both implicit and explicit curriculum around noticing, discussing and celebrating our differences. It is developmentally appropriate for 较低的学校 aged children to notice differences and to want to discuss them. Through our Health and Wellness programming we are acknowledging these observations and explicitly introducing kind language for discussing our physical, 宗教, cultural and familial differences while guiding our students toward empathic thinking. By recognizing and addressing this typical developmental curiosity we help our students learn about and understand themselves, our local community and our global society in kind and supportive ways. Studying and embracing a variety of cultures is an implicit part of the curriculum strands that link educational components throughout the 较低的学校 experience; particularly in our Social Studies, 艺术, Music and World Language units.
Our 教师 Engagement
Diversity education is not limited to our students. The 较低的学校 has named three Diversity and 社区 Life Coordinators to continue to advance our curriculum and provide both in-house and outside professional learning opportunities for all 较低的学校 faculty around this topic. 较低的学校 faculty is represented on the All School Diversity Task Force and 较低的学校 faculty have participated in professional development including the Race Institute for Educators, regular discussion groups and faculty in-service days around the topics of race and diversity.