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Waynflete’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion permeates all aspects of our program. Our mission states that diversity is one of the conditions of excellence because we believe that the educational experiences of all students are enhanced in an environment that is truly diverse. We strive to create an inclusive environment, which ...
- Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action
Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action. As a Lower School,...
- Mission and Beliefs
Waynflete’s mission is to engage the imagination and...
- Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action
- Early Childhood
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An EC student asked a teacher about a family photo hanging on display in the classroom: “Is that a girl or a boy?” The teacher responded,“Have you ever heard of someone who is both a girl and a boy?” The child said no, and the teacher told him that that’s what this person is. Looking at the picture, the student said, “She looks like a girl because ...
Advisors embark on what they call the Identity Project, where students consider themselves and all of their unique characteristics. A display inspiredby the book Only One You, by Linda Krantz, celebrates traits that can be changed versus things that “just are.” Children are developing a sense of their own identity and engage in dialogue about what ...
Peter Reynolds’s book Say Something!sets the stage for students to grapple with the concepts of fairness, equality, and justice. Being careful observers of the world around them, students shared examples of injustice we have seen: 1. People not able to get the medicine they need 2. People not being able to love or marry the people they want to 3. P...
Hanging on the walls in a classroom is chart paper depicting the class brainstorms: What is identity? 1. What you think of yourself? 2. What you want to become? 3. Who you are not 4. Who you are/what you like What is bias? 1. Associations/habit of mind 2. Experiences/feelings 3. Assumptions: culture, looks, gender 4. Fear—the familiar and the unkno...
Waynflete’s mission is to engage the imagination and intellect of our students, to guide them toward self-governance and self-knowledge, and to encourage their responsible and caring participation in the world. Our aim is to provide a program that combines security with challenge, playful exploration with rigorous expectation, and range of ...
Feb 1, 2021 · Lower School Director Anne Hopkins reflects how the themes of identity, diversity, justice, and action are infused in the day-to-day lives and curriculum...
Waynflete Presentation Evening - Round One - 7Wayn. : Cultural diversity in the English curriculumIn recent years, the construction of the English Literature curriculum has come under plenty of scrutiny for its Eurocent. ism and favouring of texts by Western authors. In this thesis, I explore the benefits of a more multicultural curriculum on bo.
Aug 29, 2022 · Waynflete students learn to think critically, work collaboratively, and communicate respectfully across differences. One of Waynflete’s guiding tenets is that “diversity is a condition of excellence for our school” (the school strives for a culturally, economically, and geographically diverse student body.)
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Waynflete School is a private, co-educational, college preparatory day school established in 1898 for early childhood education (from age three) to the 12th grade. [3] It is located in the West End of Portland, Maine .
