Celebrating our
Members of the Diversity Council with Sarah Briuer Boland, Mayfield’s new Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Mayfield initiatives support diversity, equity and inclusion as integral to our Holy Child education
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POSTSCRIPTS 2019
We want to hear about issues we don’t understand from people who are different from us—because that’s what listening is about. We want to be able to respectfully disagree with each other and not digress into hostile debate; to express opinions and not be judged. We want to learn how to have uncomfortable conversations—and be open to learning from the discussion.
These are the voices of Mayfield students seeking to honor, understand and celebrate the unique gifts of all the individuals who make up our vibrant school community. In the words of Niamh Diver ’19, “‘We need to listen to learn, not listen to respond.” As part of our mission to “meet the wants of the age,” encouraged by founder Cornelia Connelly, Mayfield is working to establish frameworks supporting diversity,
