Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
线上买球平台 Montessori is founded on the ideals of peace 教育. We believe that our school’s most consequential impact is not limited to academic 教育, but extends to effecting change for a more peaceful world. We emb比赛 our Montessori ideals of being part of the interconnected human family and conscientious, ethical citizens of the world who are caretakers of our planet.
线上买球平台 welcomes students, 家庭, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. The school engages in efforts to increase the diversity of its student and faculty populations and create a safe and welcoming environment where people can be their authentic selves. 线上买球平台 aspires to build an inclusive community that emb比赛s diversity of age, 国家的起源, 移民身份, 种族, 比赛, 体能, 家庭结构, gender and gender identity, 宗教, 性取向, and socioeconomic background. We believe our differences strengthen our community of learners and must be inclusive of different perspectives and experiences. 线上买球平台 is committed to creating a community that is inclusive and welcoming.
在线上买球平台, 偏执, 偏见, 偏见, or discrimination toward the above identities are not tolerated. We believe it is our responsibility to stand together and confront tyranny, fear, and intolerance. We uphold social justice values and commit to continuing to grow our anti-racist work and teaching.
As a school community, we strive to nurture and develop diversity, 股本, and inclusion by creating a learning environment that includes and values differing perspectives. We undergo this vital task in a variety of ways.
- Leadership from the 校董会 to examine our school's history and operations in order to create greater 股本 for students.
- Teachers implement the anti-偏见 curriculum in an age-appropriate manner alongside culturally responsive teaching methods are already embedded in the Montessori pedagogy.
- 学生, 家庭, and staff have access to affinity groups and expanded DEI parent 教育 as we continue to build to normalcy after the pandemic.
- Tools and resources are required to strengthen our 股本 journey. 教师 and staff have access to 股本 professional development training. At the end of the 2022-23 school year, 87% of faculty and staff have completed 30 hours of training through the 种子 (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) training by the 种子 National project.
Professional Education and Parent Programming
线上买球平台使用 种子 (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) as the foundation for our DEI training, 教育, and programming for employees, 董事会成员, 和父母. This training is a peer-led professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, 组织, and societal change toward greater 股本 and diversity.
In 2022-23, 线上买球平台 launched its inaugural 种子 program for parents and caregivers: 播种. The program allows participants to deepen their knowledge about oppressive systems and the effect on our social world as parents and caregivers via structured, small-group conversations and dialogue.
For questions about diversity, 股本 and inclusion, please contact Carolina Calvillo, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator at ccalvillo@zb-fc.com.
An 教育 capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of humans, the enhancement of their value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.”
——玛丽亚·蒙台梭利 教育与和平