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In early 2021, we applied for inclusion in The Lawrence Hall of Science and Justice Outside Working Towards Racial Equity (WTRE) workshop series and were thrilled to be accepted into the program as part of Cohort 2.
In October we shared the exciting news about IslandWood's participation in a three-year National Science Foundation-funded project called COVID Connects Us.
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As you know, children’s books have the power to ignite important conversations about equity and the environment for students of all ages.
IslandWood Graduate Program Director Dr. Déana Scipio and Urban School Programs Educator Laura Brown recently co-authored a STEM Teaching Tools resource with Christina Guevara, Rae Jing Han, and Abby Rhinehart!
Dr. Déana Scipio, Director of the IslandWood Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community, has been even busier than usual lately.
“Culturally responsive teaching” is everywhere at IslandWood. From our work with students and teachers in the Seattle area, to our programs on Bainbridge Island, this approach to teaching and learning influences eve-ry aspect of our educational philosophy and practices.
This summer, we promised to share quarterly updates about our commitment to ensure that justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) are at the forefront of all that we do. Today I’m sharing our second quarterly JEDI update.
This past June, we shared our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests sparked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others.
Last week, we shared our reflections and solidarity with Black Lives Matter on our social media channels and website. Like many of you, our country’s history of racism and resulting violence against Black lives is something that’s been on my mind almost constantly the past few weeks. How do we do more? How do we do better? How do we once and for all dismantle the racism that pervades daily living for people of color, and very specifically, Black people? I’ve been grappling with these questions and wanted to follow up on our statement last week with how we are moving this work forward at IslandWood.
With every school that comes to IslandWood, a partnership is formed. It begins well before the buses pull up to the Arrival Shelter to the welcoming cheers of our graduate student instructors and lasts well after those same buses pull away to calls of farewell.
