As a graduating senior, I am frequently finding myself reflecting on my three years here at Catlin Gabel School (CGS). I’m laughing at the memories I’ve treasured with the friends I made, and letting out (multiple) sighs of relief that I am, at long last, free from the harrowing processes of writing English essays. However, before I go, I wanted to address something I have noticed since my first year here.
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After reflecting on my own experience and interviewing students its clear that many students of color feel dismissed and labeled as "other" in a community that prides itself on inclusion. Stay tuned till the end for a reading of poem "Eggshells! Poster Child?”
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Communities all around the world are being challenged with COVID-19. As health and essential workers risk their health by going into work, people are isolating at home to prevent the spread of this virus.
As citizens all over the globe are tested with the challenges that come with this new reality, it is important to remember the resilience of people in the past to overcome hardship as inspiration during these trying times.
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At the Catlin Gabel School (CGS), the Jazz Band is offered multiple significant privileges which are not offered to the Rock Band.
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People strolling in and out of bars, to and from classes, commuting to work. These everyday activities have stopped here in the U.S. due to the coronavirus, but they haven't stopped in one European country. Sweden. As opposed to many countries in the world, Sweden tackled the coronavirus in a much different manner, refraining from instating a lockdown or even closing down schools and bars.
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Brandon Woods, the Dean of Students of the Upper School (US), will be leaving at the end of the school year to return to The Latin School of Chicago as an Upper School English teacher and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum Coordinator.
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