Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Friends Schools
We Want To Do More Than Survive ! *
(With thanks to Bettina Love for inspiration.)
DEI planning for school reopening.
Gather with DEI Practitioners and Others for Conversation about Prioritizing Social and Emotional Learning through Trauma-Informed/Healing-Centered Pedagogy?
School Counselors will share their insights:
Brittany Copeland, Germantown Friends School
Maria Alonso, Westtown School
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Reflect
- Reflecting on the impact of 2020 events, etc. individually and institutionally
- What has changed for you? What new perspective have you gained?
- What has changed for your institution? What new perspective has your school community gained?
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Reconnect
- Relationship building: reconnecting with colleagues, students, and families
- Partnering with students and families to establish open lines of communication and remain connected
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Re-envision
- Knowing what we know now, what is the [new] way forward? Individually? Institutionally? Collectively?
Dates & Details
DATESeptember 2, 2020
Wednesday, 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Eastern Time
FACILITATION TEAMGueybe Slangen, San Francisco Friends School
Celeste Payne, Westtown School
Dot Lopez, Moorestown Friends School
Mikael Israel, Abington Friends School
also...Join Us!
Meeting for Worship Zoom Style
Join us in Worship – Centering Reflection – through Zoom
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 4:30pm (Eastern Daylight time)
This coming Wednesday, June 16 will be our final Meeting for Worship of this school year. We are grateful to all of you for maintaining our connection through worship during this complicated year.
We are working on our schedule for the upcoming school year and it will most certainly included Friends Council Virtual Meeting for Worship. Stay tuned for dates!
We hope to see you on June 16th!
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We look forward to connecting with you.
Drew, Deborra, April, Betsy