Our Wildwood, Volume 50

Used throughout Wildwood programming, the Courageous Conversation Compass ® is a personal navigational tool for helping guide challenging conversations about race. Earlier this fall, our collective compasses pointed toward Austin, Texas, where several Wildwood educators attended the Courageous Conversations About Race (CCAR) Summit as part of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). The Summit, renowned for its focus on fostering dialogue around race and social justice in education, offered a wealth of tools to better engage students around difficult topics such as race, develop critical thinking skills, and build empathy. “The conference provided many learning opportunities, but the most powerful messages were actually reminders about our capacity to upend racism through our own actions and words,” said Claudia Gonzalez, Director of Enterprise Software Systems, who attended as part of the Wildwood cohort. “I feel better prepared to ‘call out’ and ‘call in’, creating space for conversations that will expand and benefit our racial awareness.” Similarly, Elementary Librarian Sandi Crozier added, “The Summit reinforced my constantly growing awareness of the challenges that we face as we address race as well as an appreciation for the learning opportunities presented to us as we engage in racial dialogue.” Deep (Dialogue) in the Heart of Texas

Used throughout Wildwood programming, the Courageous Conversation Compass ® is a personal navigational tool for helping guide challenging conversations about race.

Meet Me in the Middle Tracee Logan (upper school counselor), Billy Pugliese (Assistant Director of Upper School for Academic Services, Teaching, and Learning), Melissa Rosado (Administrative Assistant to Head of School Office) and Cherie Hines (Admission Associate and Program Coordinator) braved the bitter temperatures of St. Louis, Mo., to attend the 2023 NAIS People of Color Conference (PoCC) earlier this fall.

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