Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | The Buckley School

Ralinda Watts, Director of DEI

rwatts@buckley.org

Chuck Neddermeyer, Assistant Director of DEI

cneddermeyer@buckley.org

Anthony Gaskins, US DEI Coordinator

agaskins@buckley.org

Cydney Junius, LS DEI Coordinator

cjunius@buckley.org

Sabine Abadou, LS DEI Coordinator

sabadou@buckley.org

DEI News

List of 20 news stories.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day
1/8/2021

While we may not be able to physically gather this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy, the Buckley Service Program was able to organize a no-contact, COVID-cautious volunteer opportunity to give back to the community in the spirit of service and racial justice.

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Spirit Day at Buckley
10/14/2020
Spirit Day is a time to stand with LGBTQ+ youth. On the heels of last week's DEI symposia, the Buckley community engaged in programming around Spirit Day to celebrate diversity and uplift different identities.
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DEI Symposia Are a Success!
10/9/2020
On Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9, the Buckley School's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion presented the DEI Symposium 2020: Exploring Justice through Social Change and Identity.
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Living Our Mission: Anti-Racist Programs & Practices
8/24/2020
Today Buckley launched its plan: Living Our Mission: Anti-Racist Programs & Practices.
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Celebrating Pride Month
6/16/2020
Anthony Gaskins

It’s Pride month! Pride is a month focused on the celebration of community and the freedom to be unapologetically one’s self.
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What Do We Do Next: An Antiracist Book List
6/15/2020
Ralinda Watts

What do we do next to begin the process of moving from non-racist to anti-racist; as an individual, as a family, as a community, and as a society? Long overdue, this moment calls us to engage, speak up, speak out, and make the necessary changes needed in the acknowledgement of our collective responsibility to fight racial injustice.
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MLK Young Dreamers for Justice
6/12/2020
Student Ella R. helped found an organization called MLK Young Dreamers for Justice, created with The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to bring teens from all different communities together to fight for social justice through friendship and service.
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An Update from the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
5/11/2020
Chuck Neddermeyer & Ralinda Watts

Throughout these unprecedented times, the Office of DEI continues their engagement, connection, facilitation, and participation in conversations locally, regionally, and nationally through a lens of equity.

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MLK Day of Service
1/20/2020
Lower School students and their families came to school on MLK Day, honoring Dr. King’s legacy on Buckley’s annual MLK Day of Service.
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DEI in Lower School
12/19/2019
Sabine Abadou and Cydney Junius

The Lower School community began the year by continuing meaningful exchanges through the Sharing Our Stories program and K-5 Culture Clubs.
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Intersections of Identity Field Trip
10/23/2019
On Tuesday, October 22, the entire ninth grade class visited different neighborhoods within Los Angeles during an Intersections of Identity field trip.
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Social Justice Symposia
10/7/2019
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is hosting its fall symposia on Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8.
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Author Roda Ahmed Visits Buckley
2/28/2019
Have you ever heard of Mae Jemison?
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Buckley Celebrates Black History Month
2/14/2019
To celebrate Black History Month, Lower, Middle, and Upper School students attended an assembly led by the Black Student Union (BSU), “Migrations, Music, and the Movement.”
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Buckley Honors Lunar New Year
2/14/2019
Various student groups across campus honored Lunar New Year, which commenced on Tuesday, February 5.
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Lower School Families Come to School on MLK Day
1/25/2019

Instead of going skiing, many Lower School students and their families came to school on MLK Day, honoring Dr. King’s humanitarian efforts on Buckley’s seventh-annual MLK Day of Service.

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Social Justice Symposium Week
1/25/2019

How often do you think about buying lunch?

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Identity and Storytelling Series
12/7/2018
The Office of Equity and Inclusion and the English Department welcomed guests from Flintridge Prep, including student speaker, Leon Kuo, Dr. Tyke O’Brien, Chair of the English Department, and Ms. Ingrid Herskind, History Faculty and Global Studies Coordinator, for our Identity and Storytelling Series.
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Buckley Attends NAIS Conferences
12/4/2018
Buckley students and faculty members attended the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) and People of Color Conference (PoCC) in Nashville.
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Intersections of Identity Field Trip
11/16/2018
On Thursday, November 15, the entire ninth grade experienced Los Angeles during the first installment of their Intersections of Identity Field Trip as part of their service learning requirement.
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