Equity & Inclusion

Global Education Learning Experiences

As part of our desire to fulfill our mission to educate all of our learners so they may achieve their individual potential and build meaningful and productive lives in a global society, Bloomfield Hills Schools has engaged in a process to Develop Global Leaders. This work includes:

Global Champions Training (by invitation) - Staff, Community, Parents over four full days throughout the year

During the Global Champions training, participants will learn to:

Examine the dynamics and impact of individual and institutional lenses and biases.
Look at the fabric of community and how it is formed through a shared sense of belonging.
Through a framework of culturally responsive teaching and neuroscience, exploring how to support students to become independent learners
Understand the principles of Equity Literacy, and use a framework to consider issues of equity throughout Bloomfield Hills Schools
Recognize that culture is the way that our brains make sense of the world, and explore the impact of culture throughout our community
Understand the critical role of self-awareness and emotional self-management for adults working with children.
Understand that a commitment to equity is a commitment to justice, to a fair distribution of access and opportunity.

Dismantling Racism (all welcome) - Intensive 2-day Training. Three courses will be offered each year.

Dismantling Racism: A retreat to form healthier communities

Racism is a fierce, ever-present, challenging force, one which has structured the thinking, behavior, and actions of individuals and institutions since the beginning of U.S. history (The Racial Equity Institute, LLC, 2018).

To begin the process of understanding and dismantling racism, we will bring together diverse people from our communities to explore our own racial identities, and understand how the social construction of race and the history of oppression has contributed to current societal issues that impact our schools, work and neighborhoods. Through structured dialogues and protocols, participants will experience personal growth and development as well as tools to deconstruct racism within our communities.

Student Global Leadership Workshops

Participants in the Student Global Leadership Workshops have the opportunity to increase their global leadership skills by:

Identifying their personal global leadership potential within the BHS Community and the General Community
Build Relationships throughout the district working with students from schools throughout the district.
Facilitate and create lessons for younger students (Advanced Workshop Participants)

For the 2019-2020 school year, there are three different opportunities

High School Advanced Global Leadership Workshop - November 7, 2019
6th Grade Global Leadership Workshop - December 12, 2019
High School Global Leadership Workshop - March 19, 2020

Purpose

District GET Agendas

National Equity Project

Bloomfield Hills Schools is part of the National Equity Project's Midwest District Network. Participating districts and national partners work collaboratively to apply current research and contribute to emerging research in the Science of Learning and Development in service of equity. The core purpose is to learn about, study, and test approaches to teaching and learning in which every student engages in meaningful and rigorous work, experiences a sense of belonging, and contributes to the design of their own learning.

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