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Race and the Developing Child
March 15, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Watch the Recorded Webinar: Race and the Developing Child
The 5 Stages of Development
Presented by the DWS Diversity and Inclusivity Committee, this webinar features a panel of DWS community members in a discussion on racial dynamics, creating a community of inclusion, and the 5 stages of development: conformity, dissonance, resistance & immersion, introspection, and synergetic articulation & awareness.
Date: March 15, 2021
Time: 6pm MST
Location: Online via Zoom
We will follow the presentation with a live Q&A. Please register to reserve a seat.
What You’ll Learn
In addition to providing tips and tools—from at-home resources to supportive storytelling and imagery, the panel will discuss commonly asked questions such as:
- What is your experience and that of your children with around cultural identity?
- What is “otherness” and code switching?
- Where do we see DWS striving?
- What are ways to create a community of inclusion?
About the Panelists
Waldorf Educator Magally Luna
Magally began as a Spanish teacher school-wide at The Denver Waldorf School and worked in that position for 18 years and now is focusing her energies on the current 4th grade. She is bringing a diverse curriculum to her class of cuties. She has been on the Diversity committee since it’s beginning, starting with conversations with Laurie Clark in the Morning Glory classroom. She is the founder and co-chair of AWSNA’S BIPOC affinity group supporting Waldorf teachers of color throughout the nation. She has taught BIPOC stories, songs and movement from the Americas at several National conferences.
DWS Board Member Steven Hill
Steven Hill is a parent to a biracial 8th grader at the Denver School of Arts. He currently serves on the Denver Waldorf School Board of Trustees and is a member of the school’s Diversity & Inclusivity Committee. Mr. Hill is a past member of the Denver Waldorf School Development Committee. He earned his Juris Doctor at the University of Colorado School of Law Boulder, CO. He served serves on the Board of Directors, Families Forward Resource Center Denver, CO an organization that deals with social, economical, and racial disparities for families in Colorado. He has served as a Trainer for licensed Foster Care Parents and Kinship Parents in the state of Colorado teaching the topics of diversity and inclusivity, culture, discipline, child abuse, and child placement.
Linda Hsieh, LPC, ACS
Linda is a therapist and coach dedicated to the healing and thriving of QTBIPoC in Colorado and abroad. She is the daughter of immigrant parents from Taiwan, born and raised in the Denver Metro area. She’s mother to Kai (3rd grade) and Meilin (1st grade), and partner to Vernon Dewey (8th grade teacher).
D&I Committee Member Mahdyeh Nowkhandan
Mahdyeh is a new DWS parent, and has recently become one of the leads on the new Denver Waldorf Racial Justice Parent Group. She has a background in advocacy work and racial justice, as well as elementary education — including social-emotional and special education. She is a recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award, and still she views herself as a life-long learner, non-expert, and an always growing member of the BIPOC community.
D&I Committee Member JP Box
JP is a parent to biracial DWS second grade twins. He graduated from Bowdoin College with a double-major in Spanish and Sociology, culminating in a senior-year independent study on the intersection of basketball and race. While in law school, JP helped lead an effort to revise The Georgetown Law Journal’s selection criteria to ensure a diverse and inclusive publication. Together with his partner, Sarah, he is the co-founder of Chasing Windmills, a merino wool children’s apparel company.
About The DWS Diversity and Inclusivity Committee
Waldorf Education is founded in a worldview that acknowledges the spiritual nature of all beings. Waldorf education fundamentally recognizes and values the many people and perspectives of the world. It honors the freedom, equality, individuality, and unique capacities of each child and is dedicated to creating an inclusive community that respects and affirms each of its members.
The Diversity and Inclusivity Committee believes that diversity and inclusiveness strengthens education and fosters the essential element of respect that prepares students to live and work in a global environment.
Purpose
The Diversity and Inclusivity Committee endeavors to create an inclusive community of faculty, staff, parents and students by working to address and dismantle oppression within our DWS community. Committee meetings provide a forum for discussion, education, and exploration of issues of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, family composition, gender, gender-identification, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.
The committee is charged with helping to shape The Denver Waldorf School as a place where families, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcomed and valued.
The committee provides communication to the Board of Trustees and to the College Leadership Council with regard to the diversity scholarship, issues that are facing the student body, parent body, and community. Committee members act in accordance with the Mission, Vision, and Core Values of The Denver Waldorf School.
About The Denver Waldorf School
The Denver Waldorf School is an urban pre-K through 12 independent school in Colorado. Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world.
The Denver Waldorf High School offers a liberal arts education, consciously aimed to nurture and encourage adolescent ideals. The high school experience aims to balance the students’ academic needs with their longing to find meaning in the world.
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