Essay On Diversity Day
DIVERSITY DAY (MS AND US)
On Friday, January 20, upper school students and faculty participated in the fourth annual Diversity Day. The day began with personal insight from faculty member Jeff Kirkman. He shared how embracing diversity had shaped him into the person (and Spanish teacher) he is today, and spoke to students and faculty about how accepting people different from us helps us to become better people.
Students listened to members of the student group “Leaders Empathetically Affecting Diversity” (LEAD) who spoke about the role diversity has played in their lives. Speeches ranged from experiences at diversity conferences to personal stories of parents' struggles and challenges, and from being targeted directly with stereotypes to sexual orientation and questions …show more content…
In addition to a partner dance, called a Yarkhusht, Kevork Atinizian ’17 taught a group dance, also known as a Shourch Bar.
Many students gathered in the Clay Center Lecture Hall following the morning’s workshops to watch the 2017 Presidential Inauguration before Diversity Day closing ceremonies took place. The upper school reflected on all that was discussed throughout the day, and how our community can continue to use the lessons learned.
From community ideals to self-discovery, race and gender bias in the media to the global practice of meditation, the middle school covered a lot of ground during Diversity Day on Friday, January 27.
Advisory groups began the day with a collaborative art activity that fostered community and communication by celebrating students' unique and common attributes. Students created construction paper "trees," with common traits and characteristics the group shared written on the trunks. Then students created personal paper "leaves" on which they each wrote down an attribute that differentiates themselves from the rest of the group. The result, a beautiful "forest" of
On Friday, January 20, upper school students and faculty participated in the fourth annual Diversity Day. The day began with personal insight from faculty member Jeff Kirkman. He shared how embracing diversity had shaped him into the person (and Spanish teacher) he is today, and spoke to students and faculty about how accepting people different from us helps us to become better people.
Students listened to members of the student group “Leaders Empathetically Affecting Diversity” (LEAD) who spoke about the role diversity has played in their lives. Speeches ranged from experiences at diversity conferences to personal stories of parents' struggles and challenges, and from being targeted directly with stereotypes to sexual orientation and questions …show more content…
In addition to a partner dance, called a Yarkhusht, Kevork Atinizian ’17 taught a group dance, also known as a Shourch Bar.
Many students gathered in the Clay Center Lecture Hall following the morning’s workshops to watch the 2017 Presidential Inauguration before Diversity Day closing ceremonies took place. The upper school reflected on all that was discussed throughout the day, and how our community can continue to use the lessons learned.
From community ideals to self-discovery, race and gender bias in the media to the global practice of meditation, the middle school covered a lot of ground during Diversity Day on Friday, January 27.
Advisory groups began the day with a collaborative art activity that fostered community and communication by celebrating students' unique and common attributes. Students created construction paper "trees," with common traits and characteristics the group shared written on the trunks. Then students created personal paper "leaves" on which they each wrote down an attribute that differentiates themselves from the rest of the group. The result, a beautiful "forest" of