We are very excited about our upcoming events!  Please plan to join us for one or more Connection and Diversity Events, where school representatives and candidates meet one another.  A meeting or interview is one of the first steps towards "The Perfect Match."

Discussing diversity can be challenging, but several Bay Area independent schools are committed to deepening their diversity practices by engaging in meaningful conversations. Marin Academy, Saint Mark's School in San Rafael, and San Francisco University High School have partnered together with Cal/West Educators to co-sponsor several discussions throughout the academic year. The keystone event will be a discussion at the Northern California Cal/West Educators Diversity Symposium. The schools will also be present during events at NAIS' national conference so that attendees will have opportunities to engage directly with school representatives.

The theme for these discussions, "Thriving in the Independent School Culture," focuses on opportunities for success through engagement rather than the deficit models so familiar to many independent schools. What are the responsibilities of the institution? What are the responsibilities of the individual students, faculty members and staff? How can groups with so many varying needs work together to create communities that are dynamic and definable? These are all questions that have emerged and will be discussed throughout the year.

We will use a "fishbowl" discussion model at The Northern California event that worked successfully last year when the schools began their collaboration. This type of interaction allows a dynamic and complex conversation to emerge; one smaller circle of speakers is surrounded by a larger circle of listeners who join the smaller circle as people move in and out of the conversation.

In addition to the formally sponsored events, Marin Academy, Saint Mark's School, and San Francisco University High School have committed to internal and intra-school discourse. The diversity challenges and opportunities facing independent schools are often quite similar, and these schools are using their developing relationships to examine and share best practices.

Collectively, the work of Cal/West Educators and our schools will provide as many opportunities as possible to engage in thoughtful conversation about multiculturalism and about how to best create inclusive communities.

                                                  by John Frazier, Dean of Community Programs

                                             San Francisco University High School   

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An Ode to Tillie

By  

Sanjeev Chahal   

(a "cereal killer")  

& 

Alla Felker  

(dressed like Tillie for Halloween!)

Tillie, our little white Bichon Frise,

With a tiny bark she knows what to say.

She comes to the office everyday,

Always ready to run and to play.

She looks so cute and sweet and furry,

She answers the door in a great big hurry!

She makes our days so joyful and fun,

Brightening them up just like the sun.

Our Tillie wears her cute red vest,

Proudly representing her family at Cal/West!

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Cal/West Apple Pie

By  Kailen Whang  

(as the Cal/West "apple with sunglasses"  

for Halloween!)

For Schools...  

E very candidate is interviewed in depth