Social Justice

Students will respectfully express curiosity about the history and lived experiences of others and will exchange ideas and beliefs in an open-minded way.

Students will examine diversity in social, cultural, political and historical contexts rather than in ways that are superficial or oversimplified.

Students will plan and carry out collective action against bias and injustice in the world and will evaluate what strategies are most effective.

Students will recognize stereotypes and relate to people as individuals rather than representatives of groups.

Students will recognize unfairness on the individual level (e.g., biased speech) and injustice at the institutional or systemic level (e.g., discrimination).

Students will analyze the harmful impact of bias and injustice on the world, historically and today.

Students will recognize that power and privilege influence relationships on interpersonal, intergroup and institutional levels and consider how they have been affected by those dynamics.

Students will identify figures, groups, events and a variety of strategies and philosophies relevant to the history of social justice around the world.

Students will express empathy when people are excluded or mistreated because of their identities and concern when they themselves experience bias.

Students will recognize their own responsibility to stand up to exclusion, prejudice and injustice.