Week 4: Diversity

Today was definitely a heavy day. We tackled the theme of Diversity so that we can continue to recognize what makes different and unique and how that helps us all to work together is a space of compassion and trust.

To start it off, we did an activity called Diversity Island where students had to think about Diversity, what is obvious when we meet someone and what is not so obvious. Students we able to see that it is harder to "sum up" someone at first glance than we think.

We watched the school version of The Teen Files: The Truth About Hate*, which challenged groups of teens around the US--even one from Georgia--to confront their prejudices around race, religion,ethnicity, and sexuality. Following the movie, we held an opendiscussion where students were able to talk about and define diversity, tolerance, and compassion. All students were very respectful of one another and many profound observations where made. Thank you for the great discussion!!

Peace,

Laura


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