Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Justice at The Waldorf School of Garden City
DEIJ
Statement of Intent
The Waldorf School of Garden City strives to be an environment where diversity is celebrated and all members of our community are included. We welcome the contributions of all cultures. We provide opportunities for open dialogue and discussion with faculty, staff, parents, students, and alumni. We aim to find common ground.
Through active learning, we seek to explore the many perceptions and experiences of various ethnicities, races, faiths, religions, socio-economic groups, genders, and the LGBTQ+ community. We challenge ourselves to uncover our biases so that we may meet all members of our community with equanimity and compassion. We are a school that teaches our students to value the differences in individuals, and we recognize that there is strength and wisdom in our diversity. We believe a diverse community is essential to an excellent education, and, to that end, we recognize the varied perceptions held by our students help to define the very fabric of our community.
Community Forum Videos:
Click a button below to watch a recording of a past community forum:
DEIJ Forum: Tilling the Soil – Digging into our Implicit Bias (3/3/21)
DEIJ Introductory Presentation – Camille Simone (1/12/21)
Articles, books, and other resources:
- Picture Books and Lesson Plans about Women’s History
- Great Diverse Children’s Books with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender Expansive Children
- Responding to School-Based Bias Incidents
- Smithsonian Exhibit on Bias
- Teaching Tolerance Magazine Spring 2021: Issue White Supremacy in Education
- Article: Questions to ask when committing to equity in schools
- Podcast: Nice White Parents
- Conscious Style Guide for Language
- Social and Cultural Learning Resources
- Anti-racism resources for white people
- Learning for Justice Website
- Array Now Independent films
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- 31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance
- Storytime: Something Happened in Our Town
- NPR: What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary
- APA: Talking to Kids about Discrimination
- Talking to Kids about Racial Bias
- Systemic Racism Explained – YouTube Video
For more information you can e-mail the DEIJ Committee Co-Chairs at:
DEIJ@waldorfgarden.org
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