Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Community

Diversity Statement

We affirm that a diverse community of students, faculty, administration, staff, trustees, and alumni is essential to who we are as a school. We respect and value diversity, which includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, family structure, age, physical ability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background, as the basis for fostering a strong sense of self, community, and global understanding.

GSB is mission-driven to be an inclusive, multicultural community that respects individual differences, inspires commitment to one another, and prepares students for the colleges, workplaces, and neighborhoods of their futures.

Recognizing that diversity is essential for creating an environment that is conducive to excellence in education, GSB fosters and supports meaningful diversity throughout our school and community by deepening our students' understanding of differences in race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual identity, ability, age and socioeconomic status.

We believe a school community should reflect a variety of ethnic, racial, economic, religious and social circumstances; all are fundamental to a 21st century education. Among its core values, Gill affirms that a diverse learning community of students, faculty, administration, trustees, alumni and staff is an essential element to who we are as a school.

Beginning with the early childhood program and culminating in the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School, GSB students respect and value individual differences, seeing them as the basis for fostering a strong sense of self, community, and global understanding.

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Student & Community Engagement

Lower School

Lower School

Middle School

Middle School

Middle School Weekly Assembly

Each week, Middle School students participate in assemblies. These assemblies provide students with opportunities to share personal reflections, celebrating their cultural experiences.

Middle School Affinity Groups

Open to all interested Middle School students, affinity groups provide students a supportive space based on shared experiences.

Half the Sky

Half the Sky Club is open to girls in grades 5-8 who are seeking to raise awareness of human rights issues for women and girls around the world. “Women hold up half the sky,” in the words of a Chinese saying, and their empowerment is thought by many experts to be the potential key to alleviating poverty and extremism. Students work to understand the global rights disparities that girls face in other countries, with the eventual goal of designing a campaign to promote awareness and fundraise to support the education of girls in Nepal.

Upper School

Upper School

Upper School Weekly Assembly

Each week, Upper School students participate in assemblies. These assemblies provide students with opportunities to share personal reflections, celebrating their cultural experiences.

Asian Culture Club (ACC)

The ACC is an affinity space for Upper School students centered on the cultural affinity experience in our community. Club members and their allies co-sponsor forums concerning issues about race, heritage, identity, and current events.

Black Student Union (BSU)

BSU is an affinity space for Upper School students centered on the Black, African American, and Latinx experience in our community. BSU members and their allies have co-sponsored forums concerning issues about race, identity, and current events.

Gender & Sexuality Alliance (GSA)

The club is an affinity space for students to receive support, socialize, and educate the community on topics related to the spectrum of gender and sexual identities.

Gender Equality Club

The Gender Equality Club provides students with a space to learn more about current topics related to gender equity and presents an opportunity for students to support and educate members in our community about these issues.

Hispanic Heritage and Culture Club

Affinity space for Upper School students centered on the cultural affinity experience in our community. Club members and their allies co-sponsor forums concerning issues about race, heritage, identity, and current events.

Middle Eastern Student Club

Upper School Student Forums

Student-organized and facilitated, the forums provide a space for Upper School students with an opportunity to openly discuss current events or community topics.

Parents and Caregivers

Parents and Caregivers

Parents/caregivers support the mission of the school both at home and through active participation in school programs. The Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community works closely with parents to organize discussions, readings, presentations, and dialogues with students and families. The Parents' Association meets with the Director of Diversity throughout the year to envision programs and share concerns. Families new to the school benefit from outreach and orientation provided by the Parents' Association.

GSB Parents of Color Forum

GSB Parents of Color Forum is a supportive collaboration and network of GSB parents of Color and parents of students of Color to foster equity and inclusion in our belonging and community.

Cross-Community Conversations

At GSB, we believe that, while sometimes imperfect, we must remain on the path toward building a stronger community and, ultimately, a better world. These regular conversations are coordinated and facilitated by our Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to promote dialogue and self-reflection across our various community groups.

Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

GSB offers resources for employees in their work with students and in their development of curriculum and programs. The team leads professional development workshops, initiates programs, advises student groups, and collaborates with parents/caregivers.

Intercultural Dialogues

Monthly dialogues open to all employees with the goal of allowing space for open and direct conversations around timely topics.

Affinity Spaces

GSB provides affinity spaces for employees to network and support each other based on shared experiences.

Trustees

Trustees