Our past has pained us and galvanizes us at the same time. We will not, of course, tolerate hate of any kind within our community, but we will work tirelessly to ensure that all voices are solicited, heard, respected, appreciated, and valued. When we say we envision a community where each and every member feels an equal sense of belonging, we mean it. While there is a racial reckoning occurring in the country and at HW that requires our immediate and sustained attention, we are also deeply committed to and invested in the individual identities of all members of our community. There are plenty of places where education and politics intersect however, more often than not, people engage in a reductive political conversation instead of a substantive one about the true meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion in an educational institution. "We approach diversity, equity, and inclusion work from an educational rather than political standpoint. It would have been very challenging to initiate collaborations, artist visits, and opportunities for my students and their collaborators without the support provided by Harvard-Westlake." It is rare to have access to resources like those at Harvard-Westlake, and I never take that for granted. During that time, I spent thousands out of my own pocket to cover school supplies I felt were essential for student and teacher success but could not be covered by the school budget. Prior to Harvard-Westlake, I was a visual arts teacher in a title 1 public high school for seven years. For this annual collaboration, which I launched in 2014, students use the medium of photography to cross the external physical borders in the city of Los Angeles and identify the borders created within themselves.
These ninth graders collaborate with students from the Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology, a public high school in East LA, in a photo-based initiative called #YOURTURN. Hopefully we can take the students on a retreat in the spring!"
#Teamspirit westlake hs zip
I am really afraid of heights, so it took some serious willpower to zip line on last year’s retreat, but we had an amazing time bonding and team building. Peer Support retreat is one of the things I will miss most this fall. The success of the program allows us to reach and support hundreds of students every Monday night. Through the training program, they have the opportunity for exceptional personal growth and service to the HW community-and always rise to the occasion. We have over 50 leaders and trainees who run 11 multigrade groups of 15 to 25 students. I oversee Peer Support, one of HW’s most loved student-led programs and a safe outlet for connection, socializing, and emotional support at the upper school. I continue to be amazed by the passion, dedication, work ethic, empathy, and courage displayed by our students. I love teaching, mentoring, and counseling at HW, and it is a dream to come back and contribute to the school that made me who I am.
These factors have made HW a much stronger school. The student body is more diverse and the administration is more focused on social and emotional learning. "Harvard-Westlake is different from when I was a student.
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