Equity and Inclusion

List of 5 items.

• Cultural Competency and Citizenship

  Through the development of cultural competency, we seek to build a truthful and respectful dialogue across our community to build trust and collaboration within our school and with local, regional, national, and international communities.

• Diversity Statement

  To cultivate and sustain a more diverse and inclusive community, Tabor Academy recognizes that our success as a 21^st century school is embedded in a genuine understanding of how the components of diversity reflect the core values of our mission, which is rooted in compassion, respect, trust, honesty, and personal responsibility.

   

  Diversity at Tabor encompasses race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, religion, intellectual and physical ability, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, family structure, language, and geographic place of origin. We recognize that the establishment of policies, practices, and programs that support the interconnectedness of these cultural identifiers and further develop the cultural competency of our community’s members will allow for true dialogue and collaboration within our school and with local, regional, national, and international communities.

   

  To that end, we commit ourselves to being a community in which all members have voice, are given respect, and see their identities reflected and affirmed in the curriculum, co-curriculum, and physical and virtual environments of the school.

• Programs & Events for Students

  • Affinity Groups
  • Reading Circles
  • Saturday School Day Programming
  • Local and National Conferences
  • Cultural outings to New Bedford, Providence, and Boston
  • Interschool gatherings for networking and social activities
  • On-campus leadership training/coaching 

• Programs & Events for Faculty/Staff

  • On-Campus Full-Faculty/Staff Training 
  • Workshops with outside consultants and organizations 
  • Local and National Conferences
  • Reading Circles

• Get Involved

  Student leaders are heavily invested and involved in creating student programming to raise awareness of issues related to identity, equity, and social justice that particularly impact the student body. They regularly participate in dialogue, celebrations of national awareness, as well as attend local activist movements they are interested in. These activities are driven by their concerns and interests and supported by the faculty.