D-E prides itself on following through its mission to "embrace diversity" by being a welcoming, inclusive and equitable institution for students and adults across race-ethnicity-culture, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, and sexual orientation. Reflective of the rich diversity of our school community, our equity-diversity initiatives educate, expose, and enlighten us, encouraging us into dialogue across our differences and commonalities.
Student, educator and parental involvement and collaboration are critical in our special multicultural, multi-identity community. Our Upper School and Middle School students have opportunities to be active in conversations, numerous clubs and groups focused on diversity dialogue. We offer our students diversity leadership training at school and at local, regional and national conferences and workshops. Our
Parent/Guardian Affinity Groups (click
here) are active at school, offering events and celebrations of cultural communities. In the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools our students' awareness and appreciation for diversity is encouraged through the academic curriculum, and through division-wide assemblies and programs recognizing a range of cultures and identities, along with opportunities to reflect on community-diversity matters. The School also shares messages and statements regarding DEIB initiatives as they pertain to our mission and core values; as one example please
click here for an
Open Letter to the Community (June 2020).
The ultimate goal of our DEIB initiatives is to support the mission of the School and to foster learning and engagement in matters of equity inclusion for all members of the D-E community.
For more information about D-E initiatives pertaining to diversity, please Email Dr. Marcus Ingram, Director of DEIB, at
ingram@d-e.org