The faculty has been reading and discussing the following resources, which have helped to inform our School's Affinity Group planning.
Racial Identity Development Resources
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"Even Babies Discriminate": Newsweek article by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
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"The Psychological Experience of Students of Color": Independent School magazine article by Kathy Schultz and Michael Thompson
• Can We Talk about Race? And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation: Google Books by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D.
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Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School Mica Pollock (Chapter 9: Strengthening Student Identity in School Programs, Patricia Gandara - available at
The New Press website•
The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism (Chapter 3: Play Groups and Racial Ethnic Matters): Google Book by Debra Van Ausdale & Joe R. Feagin
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"What White Children Need to Know About Race": Independent School magazine article by Ali Michael
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Talking About Race, Age-by-Age, Parents Magazine
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Resources• Racial and Ethnic Classifications (PDF)
• Diversity and Multiculturalism DefinitionsGender Identity Development Resources
Independent School articles
• From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom: Navigating Gender & Sexual Identity Development in School, Jennifer Bryan
• Guidelines for Parents of Gender Variant Children by Lynne Michelle Howard
• Gender & Society article by Kristen Myers and Laura Raymond:
Elementary School Girls and Heteronormativity: The Girl Project
• Teaching Tolerance: Toolkit For Making Space
• Making Space an article Article by Monita K. Bell
• Gender Spectrum's Resources for Parents & Family
General Resources