Building on the Cornerstones of Cultural Competence

Last week, the US community came together for Family Group activities to continue work on two of our Cultural Competence Cornerstones, Identity and Connection. In these groups, students engaged in an activity that helped them to know more about one another through various identifiers. They also worked on a connection activity, identifying commonalities that connected people in the group. These connections challenged the students to consider the elements that are most important to their own identity. For some, this was race or religion; for others, it was their family structure or a mental health diagnoses; for others, it was a particular activity or hobby. It was encouraging to see everyone in the Upper School getting to know one another better and building our empathy and sense of community. We look forward to another Family Group session in April, when we will build on the remaining two Cornerstones of Cultural Competence, Justice and Action.