保利预科 capped off Solidarity Week with an All-School photo in a Rainbow Flag formation on the Oval on the Dyker Heights campus on November 4, the first time all three divisions have joined together for the event. For more than eight years, the 较低的学校 has celebrated Solidarity Week, formerly Ally Week. Each year during this week, our students learn about difference, 尊重, 和 safety for every member of our school community.

“All week long our classes have been discussing kindness, being an upst和er instead of a byst和er, 和 what it means to support 和 st和 up for people who are being treated unfairly because of a perceived or actual difference.”

In celebrating Solidarity Week, 低年级校长 Francis Yasharian P’36 向家属解释, “全国, Solidarity Week encourages students to st和 in solidarity with LGBTQ+ (lesbian, 同性恋, 双性恋, 变性人, 和质疑)青春. This pertains to many members of our community who do not fit into a perceived norm 和/or are marginalized, which is even more reason to actively teach 尊重 和 allyship to our student body. All week long our classes have been discussing kindness, being an upst和er instead of a byst和er, 和 what it means to support 和 st和 up for people who are being treated unfairly because of a perceived or actual difference.”

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“团结周, like most inclusive events,亚夏里安继续说, “is about providing a safe space for families 和 students who attend 保利预科. We want to stress that this event is an opportunity to talk about differences 和 similarities, bullying 和 intolerance, discrimination 和 equity, 和 the courage it takes to be an ally. Solidarity Week is not about learning about sexual attraction. It is about including those who may be, or feel, marginalized in our diverse community. Here at Poly, people will not be made to feel bad about who they are or whom they love.”

Solidarity asks to consider that our collective well-being is interwoven, 和 so our allyship must be intersectional.

例如, 在低年级, Aiyana Parker’s class of fourth grade students offered to come to classrooms to read books chosen for the grade, “intended to spark conversation about what solidarity means to us.” Two fourth graders would then come to read to the students. Read-alouds for Solidarity Week included: Nursery-Kindergarten, 我与凡妮莎同行; 等级1 & 2, Strong 和 安妮的格子衬衫; 和 Grades 3 & 4, 骄傲之前的夜晚 和 红色的.

与此同时, on Tuesday in the 上学校, there was a Solidarity Assembly at which the GSA members defined allyship as “when an individual speaks out 和 advocates for a person or group that is often targeted 和 discriminated against.” Members also shared their personal experiences advocating for others or themselves.

较低的学校 和 上学校 Projects

较低的学校 arrived on the Dyker Heights campus at midday, 共进午餐, 和 enjoyed recess on the Roventini Field, Then they moved to spaces around the Dyker Heights campus. 较低的学校 students 和 上学校 students came together in the library, 学生中心, 蓝魔熟食店, 在教室里, where they found materials for projects to work on together.

Around a Deli table, seniors 和 kindergartners created a framed poster. They worked together to decide what to name their teams, 比如《十大博彩网站排名博彩平台网址大全》, 和 how to arrange bright, colored circles of construction paper to create their faces. They took turns with markers 和 glue sticks to create a happy picture.

For the Rainbow Flag portrait, students 和 faculty dressed in assigned colored T-shirts—red, 橙色, 黄色的, 绿色, 蓝色的, 和紫色. They populated the into the color coordinated rows on the Oval that were set up for the photo. Director of Student Life Jared Winston stood atop the portico roof over 和 asked the Lower, 中间, 和 上学校 students 和 faculty all to hold up colored sheets of paper to create our human 保利预科 Rainbow Flag. 学生拼出 这是我想说的 at the edge of the Oval in front of the flag. A booming cheer erupted after the photo was taken. After an exciting day that brought our youngest children to the Dyker Heights campus to learn 和 collaborate with our 中间 和 上学校, the 较低的学校 students 和 faculty headed back to Park Slope – a positively Poly day!