Inclusion, Belonging and Pluralism

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• Learn more about how we track our progress

  We track the school’s progress towards our pluralism goals using frameworks that have been developed by the Global Centre for Pluralism and Harvard University. Using these resources, we have created eight benchmarks to monitor our progress in the areas of visible, invisible and thought diversity. 

  
  

  We use the pluralism benchmarks annually to review our progress in all areas of the school, such as staff and student belonging, inclusive hiring practices, curriculum and content and teacher preparedness. Specifically, the benchmarks allow us to assess our growth in each of the following aspects of the school:

   

  1. Vision, Mission and Strategic Planning
  2. Inclusion in School Culture
  3. Hiring, Professional Development and Training
  4. Physical Space and Activities 
  5. Curriculum and Content
  6. Pedagogy/Teacher Preparedness
  7. Community Engagement
  8. Critical Thinking (historical, thought diversity, media and digital literacy, dialogue for respectful disagreements) 

   

  This year, we are celebrating several examples of growth that will be included in our pluralism benchmarking review:

   

  1. The whole school community participated in a day of learning with Irshad Manji of Moral Courage.
  2. Staff have participated in professional development with ConnectEd, allowing us to be better equipped to engage students in conversations with curiosity, empathy, and complexity.
  3. Staff continue to track our progress and support of pluralism within each of our roles and responsibilities in all areas of leadership: Senior Leadership Team, Directors, and Subject Team Leaders
  4. We reviewed Greenwood’s Pluralism Benchmarks and our progress in each benchmarked area with:
     1. All staff
     2. Parents/guardians during an online lunch conversation
     3. The Board of Directors
  5. Greenwood has continued to support student affinity groups and the IBP committee (Inclusion, Belonging and Pluralism Committee) to build welcoming spaces for students to engage with each other and celebrate diversity
  6. The IBP Committee and the school continue to celebrate and share days of significance with students and staff
  7. The Coordinator, Inclusion, Belonging & Pluralism has developed a monthly calendar which is shared in the Week @ A Glance to highlight pluralism-focused assemblies, announcements and community time;
  8. The Pluralism Team continues to work with the Communications and Admissions Teams to clearly communicate the school’s pluralism work and progress
  9. School Leaders and the Manager, Human Resources have worked together to: 
     1. ensure belonging and community are fulsome in an effort to support staff onboarding and retention
     2. expand our hiring practices and strategy in an effort to broaden our pool of applicants and continue to increase staff diversity at Greenwood

   

  If you are interested in learning more about Pluralism @ Greenwood and how these benchmarks help guide our work, please email Mary Gauthier, Executive Director, Greenwood Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research.