Appendix D – Definition of Diversity

Appendix D – Definition of Diversity
 
Diversity at Sewickley Academy is actually fairly simple. It means that every student, every member of faculty, staff, or administration, and every parent gets to be who they are and who they will become.  Period! They also get to be who they are in a community that supports and celebrates who they are. The school is not a place where people are tolerated (I know of no person who wants to be tolerated!); rather it is one where they are appreciated, respected, and validated.  While our community embraces many different people representing different backgrounds, talents, and interests, the common commitment is to equity and justice for each and every individual, whether a person is Christian or Jewish, black or white, male or female, gay or straight. Diversity at our school is not political; it is personal. By embracing the idea that each person gets to be who he or she is, we are building a community where, while we are not blind to differences and we take time to explore and understand them, we are ultimately concerned about unity rather than division, about how we work together, about how we complement one another’s skills, and about how we are all richer for the contributions we each make to the whole.  
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