D.E.I.B. Curriculum and Programming

• Flag Ceremony: Held each September prior to the Mass of the Holy Spirit, the Flag Ceremony allows the students, faculty and staff to reflect on the diversity of Stuart’s community. It serves as a powerful reminder that different nations can live and work together in peace and harmony.
• Stuart's KOINONIA is a school-wide event for students and families to recognize and celebrate the diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds represented at Stuart. This celebration is designed to deepen relationships within the Stuart community, while enhancing the understanding of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and empathy. It is evening of cultural exchange through food, dance, music, and meaningful conversation.
• Prayer Services and Ceremonies: Throughout the academic year, Stuart hosts prayer services and ceremonies recognizing the rich diversity of Stuart’s ethinic, racial and spiritual heritages. 
• Learning Center: Beginning in Middle School, students with learning differences are eligible for services through Stuart’s Learning Center.
• Student Diversity Board: 
   

  The Student Diversity Board (“SDBoard”) consists of students from all three divisions (LS, MS, and US) and acts on behalf of the student body to assist in the integration of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (“DEIB”) processes, policies and programs into all aspects of student life at Stuart Country Day School. The SDBoard works closely with the Office of Mission and Ministry, DEIB Coordinators, and Student Government at each division level to provide accountability and input, helping to ensure Stuart’s alignment with its overall DEIB strategic plan and Sacred Heart Goals & Criteria. The Student Diversity Board provides a pathway for student feedback and insight on DEIB efforts at the student level, while also promoting the development of leadership skills and advocacy, greater school-wide communication, and community building efforts. 

• Social Emotional Learning (SEL): students develop a sense of self and community while developing strong positive connections with themselves, peers, and their teachers. 
• Theology curriculum fosters an environment of inclusivity through ecumenical prayers and discussions of religious/cultural holidays and traditions, creating a safe space for these conversations and questions. Students are encouraged to cultivate a personal and specific understanding of faith, tailored to their individual belief systems.
• To build community and deepen cultural understanding, students and families are invited to participate in annual celebrations highlighting diverse traditions, history, and customs some of which include Diwali, Black History Month, Día de Muertos, and Chinese New Year.
• DEIB conversations take place in authentic settings during homeroom, gatherings, and class sessions.
• The entire month of March is dedicated to a study of women.
• Women We Admire Day:  Lower School students celebrate Women's History Month by researching a woman either from history or present day, and presenting their findings.
• Lenni Lenape: Students explore the history of the indigenous people who lived on the land that now encompasses Stuart’s campus.

• Leadership Curriculum: Beginning in fifth grade, all Middle School students participate in a leadership curriculum rooted in authentic leadership based on identity and values. 
• Hosted by independent schools throughout the country, students attend DEIB workshops and conferences that develop leadership skills and the ability to build community and create spaces of belonging.
• Students are encouraged to share their religious traditions at Reflection.
• DEIB discussions and activities are also included in Advisory, Reflection, and Cor Cordis courses.

• Diversity Leadership Conferences: Students attend DEIB conferences hosted by independent schools around the country and have the opportunity to be presenters or facilitate discussion groups at these conferences. 
• DEIB Curriculum: In alignment with the Sacred Heart tradition, academic offerings explore diverse perspectives and social justice in courses such as Global and Ethnic Studies and Interfaith Respect and Contemporary Moral Issues. 
• Co-curricular offerings: Students have access to clubs and organizations that assist them in exploring their identity and understanding their role in the global community.
• Affinity Groups: Support students through experiential activities to explore important themes related to identity, belonging, joy, and wellness. Affinity groups are intentional, mentored, opt-in brave spaces for students of a shared identity to experience solidarity and support in a community where self-esteem is nourished. It is also an opportunity to meet individual student and group developmental needs so that students can build leadership skills critical to the daily wellness and mission of our Stuart community.
   

• Faculty and Staff Diversity Committee: Stuart faculty and staff are invited to participate in its Formation to Mission and Diversity Committee.
• Student-led Conversations and Presentations: Students facilitate conversations and share informational presentations related to identity in Morning Meetings, assemblies, and Advisory.
• Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED): Through the National SEED Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity), faculty andstaff learn through self reflection, build relationships through structured dialogue, and create change through systemic analysis. All Stuart faculty and staff are required to complete the program within the first three years of being hired.

Parent Affinity Groups: Support the building of community through providing safe spaces for connection and collaboration

• Black Parent Heritage Group
• Chinese Parent Association
• Dad's Club