If you’ve wandered the halls at BWS at any time of day, you’ve likely heard some of the following: flute playing singing group recitation involving arithmetic, verses, or poems teachers teaching! stomping and clapping conversational chatter The first five items on the list are what most people would consider ‘learning noises’ that are a sanctioned [...]

In our ongoing discussion and focus on diversity, the faculty question this month was “What are we talking about when we say ‘diversity’?”.  Because the most usual way for adults to communicate is often to have a discussion, the Social Inclusion Committee, which is guiding this topic, utilized a written activity rather than hosting a [...]

On October 24, four out of five members of our Social Inclusion Committee attended a workshop by Rosetta Lee entitled ‘Culturally Responsive Classrooms’.  Ms. Lee is a math teacher at Seattle Girls’ School who leads SGS’s outreach program. Some of her presentations can be found here. Social Inclusion members are: Laura Crandall, School Director; Lauren [...]