A young man plays a card game with a young man with Down Syndrome while a woman wearing a headscarf smiles while observing.

Importance of Inclusiveness in Our School Identity: A Leadership Team Activity

Inclusivity means not just “we’re allowed to be there,” but we are valued. I’ve always said: smart teams will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things.

Claudia Brind-Woody



 WATCH

  • The above 6-minute video resource link

REFLECT: Connecting the video to your school

  • Consider the ways you think the school benefitted from this community of mothers.

  • What might be some ways, even if unintentional, that could have made these mothers feel their values and beliefs were not important or included in the school’s identity?

  • What were some ways that the women’s values and beliefs could be part of the school’s shared identity?

REFLECT: Expanding ideas of inclusivity within your school’s identity

  • What groups do we have in our school that may not have a voice or feel included? Think about all the different groups. Explain.

  • What might be some ways, even if unintentional, that could have made these mothers feel their values

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