Application process

Working to ensure that students see representations of multiple identities and diverse backgrounds in the curriculum and in materials displayed visually.  

Supporting the development of each child’s identity.

Teaching and learning about social groups; understanding that social groups are complex, varied, and organized around different systems.

Teaching and learning about the ways systems advantage some and disadvantage others, examining ways to be agents of change.

Diversifying instruction, basing it on student needs and abilities.

Working with our social/emotional coach to support students.

Providing professional-development opportunities for teachers on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Providing opportunities for families to learn and grow alongside GSB staff through Global Community Committee meetings, events, and conversations.

Working to ensure that our school traditions, such as annual projects and performances, celebrate diverse identities in a way that is nuanced and authentic.

Making clear, through our hiring practices, curriculum, and school communications, that our school values social justice.

Exposing students to cultures and languages other than their own in an effort to celebrate differences and affirm the identity of each child.

Recognizing people in our community as individuals.

Using the Responsive Classroom model to ensure that behavior expectations are clear for all students.

Treating each person with respect and acknowledgement of our common humanity while understanding that our lived experiences differ.