Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Colonial strives to create an inviting and inclusive environment where all students can see themselves and where they can succeed socially, emotionally, and academically.

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EIB Committee

Structure

The EIB Committee members will include:

Colonial School District Diversity, Equity and Instruction Officer
Parent/Community Representation
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Building Representatives*
Colonial Board of School Directors Liaison
Other District Administrators as assigned

*Building Representatives: Each school will provide two educators to serve as building representatives. The building representatives will serve on the EIB Committee and will be the primary liaison for their respective buildings.

Goals

EIB in the News

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Peer trainers address ninth-grade students

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School students engage in anti-bias, anti-bullying training

Students are learning how to become peer trainers so they can initiate conversations with ninth-graders about stereotypes and bias.

Students hold up books they donated to Conshohocken Elementary

Making a Difference: Spanish Club students spearhead effort to add books to school libraries

Twelfth-graders Victoria Escobar-Martin and Natalie Lieberman have donated Hispanic-themed books to elementary school libraries.

Four girls performing a step routine on stage

Stepping up: PWHS students share rhythmic dance at Summer Academy

Members of the PWHS Step Team talked about what stepping and the BCA club had to offer.

Colonial School District designated No Place for Hate

Colonial School District schools maintain No Place for Hate designations

Each year, schools engage in three activities meant to promote a more inclusive school environment.

children and high school volunteers painting rocks

ELL families enjoyed a fun night at Colonial Middle School

English Language Learners and their families, teachers, and volunteers came together for activities and games.

Second-graders raise their hands during an assembly at CE

Adults with autism connect and communicate without speaking at Conshohocken Elementary

Members of the advocacy group SEEN (Spellers Empowering Education for Nonspeakers) used letterboards to talk with second-graders.

Students lead a No Place for Hate activity called Name Allies

Colonial Middle School students encouraged to be "Name Allies"

A recent all-school No Place for Hate activity encouraged middle schoolers to recognize the importance of saying names correctly.

Committed to Being No Place for Hate

Each Colonial School District school is a designated No Place for Hate school. This designation is assigned by the Anti-Defamation League each year based on a school's commitment to organizing three school-wide activities each year meant to help students challenge bias and bullying, celebrate diversity, and promote respect for differences. Click below to learn more.

No Place for Hate

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