The Social Justice Task Force Subcommittee for Curriculum is committed to eradicating racist and biased curricula as well as expressions of racism and other expressions of bigotry. The sub-committee will collaborate to develop curriculum guidelines that are explicitly anti-racist and incorporate multiple voices and perspectives from a wide range of communities and identities. Comprehensive guidelines will give our school a framework to interrogate the content, resources, materials, and methodology of any discipline so that Tower Hill School can counter racism and other forms of bias and bigotry that may be embedded in both the curriculum and hidden curriculum. Ultimately these guidelines will be used to create a culturally responsive curriculum that includes "windows" for students to learn about others and "mirrors" that reflect their own experiences in the world.
Subcommittee members are asked to share their vision of the question:
What will students ultimately get from the anti-racist curriculum that has evolved as a result of our work together?
Members:
Rachel Ashbrook, Middle School Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
Sam Barrett ’16, Alum
Nadia Belkadi, Home and School DISTINCT co-chair
Evelyn Brady, Parent
Christine Cirillo Gilbert, Parent
Katie Conway, Parent
Cristina Cooke, Parent
Ellen Ellis, Lower School Faculty
Paityn Farrow, Student
Vickie Fedele, Parent
Tara M Fletcher, History Department Chair
Robert Freeze, Parent
Shawn Futch ’16, Alum
Jennifer Griffin, Parent
Kelly Hunter, Parent
Suchi Iyengar, Parent
Olivia Jordan, Student
Dr. Saima Khan, Parent
Jody Lanza-Gregory ’13, Alum
Emani Larkin, Student
Carmen Martinez, Middle School Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
Dr. Nicholas Matlin, Upper School English Faculty
Susan Miller, Head of Lower School
Rachael Morrison, Student
Zipora Morrison, Student
Dana Nestor, Home and School DISTINCT co-chair
Reece Ratliff, Student
Penny Rodrick-Williams, Upper School Science Faculty
Chloe Sachs, Student
Andrew Scibilia, English Department Chair
Claire Saunders, Student
Shefali Shah Munshi, Parent
Stephanie Silverman, Parent
Asha Smith, Upper School Equity and Inclusion Coordinator
Caitlin Smith, Student
Funke Soleye, Parent
Ann Sullivan, Lower School Faculty
Katie Sullivan, Student
Kaiya Whitfield, Student
Michelle Wrambel, Upper School English Faculty
Alexis Wrease ’17, Alum
Hannah Zhao, Student
Jen Zuck, Parent