Community Life + Diversity
Allen-Stevenson promotes diverse perspectives, honest dialogue and mutual respect. This educational process requires constant engagement and considerate thinking. As participants in a vigorous learning environment, all of us are obliged to accept the experiences, dignity and rights of others.
Therefore, faculty and staff, administrators, students past and present, parents and trustees are expected to:
- Demonstrate an awareness of and respect for the human experiences that exist within the diverse cultures that make up the world in which we live;
- Incorporate in the life of the School a diversity that may include – but is not limited to – race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, learning style, physical ability, sexual orientation, family structure or socio-economic status; and
- Acquire the knowledge, sensitivity and skills necessary for participating in cross-cultural interactions and promoting mutual understanding.
Allen-Stevenson’s commitment to an inclusive educational community informs our admissions policies, our hiring practices, our curriculum, and the allocation of our resources.
Events
Listed below are some of the chat topics held at Allen-Stevenson:
• Charles Vogl: Belonging
• How to Raise Boys to Respect Women
• CL+D Introduces Parents to Sex Education for Boys
• Civility
• "The Mask You Live In"
• Socio-economics: Fitting In
• The ABCs of Diversity in Our Curriculum
• What White Children Need to Know About Race
• How to Promote a Culture of Kindness
• It Takes A Village: Building Parent Networks
• GLSEN-Creating a Safe Space at Home
• Ferguson, Staten Island and how we can deepen our
understanding when events in the news elicit many different responses
• Assumptions
• How to Help Families Cope with Illness
• Power of Language
• Are You Sure You Should Say That?
• Social & Emotional Well Being of Your Son
• Race and Our Community
• Share Your Story: Religious Traditions
• Raising a Generous Child
• Charles Vogl: Belonging
• How to Raise Boys to Respect Women
• CL+D Introduces Parents to Sex Education for Boys
• Civility
• "The Mask You Live In"
• Socio-economics: Fitting In
• The ABCs of Diversity in Our Curriculum
• What White Children Need to Know About Race
• How to Promote a Culture of Kindness
• It Takes A Village: Building Parent Networks
• GLSEN-Creating a Safe Space at Home
• Ferguson, Staten Island and how we can deepen our
understanding when events in the news elicit many different responses
• Assumptions
• How to Help Families Cope with Illness
• Power of Language
• Are You Sure You Should Say That?
• Social & Emotional Well Being of Your Son
• Race and Our Community
• Share Your Story: Religious Traditions
• Raising a Generous Child
Affinity Groups
Students
BOCAS: Boys of Color at Allen-Stevenson
Weekly meetings for Lower, Middle and Upper School Boys
ERGO: Exploring Race, Gender and Origins
Weekly meetings for Middle and Upper School Boys
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
Biweekly meetings for Upper School Boys
Parents
Families of Color
Asian Families
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
Open Community Night
Faculty
SFoC: Staff & Faculty of Color
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
BOCAS: Boys of Color at Allen-Stevenson
Weekly meetings for Lower, Middle and Upper School Boys
LOWER SCHOOL BOCAS
The purpose of this group is for Lower School boys to build connections with one another while providing each boy an opportunity to develop his voice. Boys engage in team-building activities and book-based discussions about identity and at the end of each session, the facilitators report highlights from the week's discussion as well as topics for the following week, so that parents may continue those conversations at home. This group meets once a week.
MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL BOCAS
This group was created to give Middle and Upper School students of color an opportunity to explore, with each other, experiences related to being a student of color at Allen-Stevenson. The goal of BOCAS is to provide a forum for boys of color to better understand and bridge the potential divides between the various worlds in which some of them live. This group meets once a week.
ERGO: Exploring Race, Gender and Origins
Weekly meetings for Middle and Upper School Boys
ERGO is a place where students come to explore issues of race, gender and origin (family culture, values, traditions). This group meets once a week in both the Middle and Upper School.
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
Biweekly meetings for Upper School Boys
GSA is a student-run group that brings together LGBTQ+ and straight students to support each other and build community. It is a forum to exchange ideas, help raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and gain more visibility at A-S. The alliance will also function as a support group and provide a sense of community and confidentiality to students who are grappling with their identity as gay or questioning.
Parents
Families of Color
Asian Families
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
Open Community Night
Faculty
SFoC: Staff & Faculty of Color
GSA: Gender & Sexuality Alliance
News
List of 4 news stories.
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Ally Week Fosters Respect, Understanding and Safety of All Students
Students across all grades at Allen-Stevenson came together last week to recognize Ally Week in a variety of meaningful ways.Read More -
A Memorable Time Spent Laughing and Sharing at the Families of Color Dinner
On Friday April 26, families of color at Allen-Stevenson gathered for an evening of dinner and conversation.Read More -
Community Assembles Over 25,000 Meals for Rise Against Hunger
On Sunday, March 3, the Fathers of Allen-Stevenson Boys (FASB) brought Rise Against Hunger (RAH) to Allen-Stevenson for the 4th year in a row to host a meal service event for the students and their families. Raising in excess of $8,500 to purchase the ingredients to assemble meals, a record number of 110 Allen-Stevenson students, siblings and parents worked elbow to elbow to assemble more than 25,000 meals. This inclusive event highlighted the many attributes of an Allen-Stevenson student -- thoughtfulness, generosity, goodness, determination and enthusiasm at all times.Read More -
Families Transported Around the World at International Festival
The International Festival transformed the School into a miniature United Nations of Allen-Stevenson, transporting families to countries all over the world on February 23.Read More
Team
Community Life + Diversity Team
Lorenzo Bellard
212-933-5226
Devin LaSane
212-606-0899
Liz Storch
646-723-6290
Jennifer Vermont-Davis
212-933-5211
Lorenzo Bellard
212-933-5226
Devin LaSane
212-606-0899
Liz Storch
646-723-6290
Jennifer Vermont-Davis
212-933-5211
Recommended Websites, Videos, Books and Articles
- Identity, Affinity, Reality (NAIS Winter 2012)
- Third Culture Kids
- Dr. Michael Thompson's article: The Psychological Experiences of Students of Color
- Jennifer Bryan-Gender & Sexuality
- Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us
- Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together
- Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability
- Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
- RIISE
- Teaching Tolerance
Allen-Stevenson’s distinctive “enlightened traditional” approach educates boys to become scholars and gentlemen.