On the weekend, I sat down to read The Globe and Mail and was immediately taken by Sylvia Steadâs opinion piece entitled, âThe media must reflect reality: We need more diverse sources and story subjects.â I couldnât have agreed more and,
At St. Clementâs we often repeat this statement as a reminder that things are never straight forward and the most important learning is messy. While we are oftentimes daunted by the journey that lies before us,
On Friday afternoon, after the girls had left and I had just finished catching up with several of our staff, I walked down the hallway and paused to read a poster on a bulletin board outside the Grade 7 classrooms.
St. Clementâs School has long embraced the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and all were at the fore during the Schoolâs recent Ally Weeks.
Spearheaded by SCSâs Diversity Student Committee and organized in collaboration with students from the Indigenous Affairs Circle,
I finished reading an excellent book this weekend by Dr. Dolly Chugh entitled The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. I know this book and its teachings will stay with me for a long time as it has challenged my thinking,
From Thursday to Saturday of this past week, Ms Henricks and I attended the White Privilege Conference held at Ryerson University while faculty member Ms Singhal and eight of our girls from Grades 10-12 attended the one-day Institute on Wednesday.
This past week I was able to catch up on some reading of various magazines to which I subscribe. While I have always believed fiercely in the notion of inclusion,