{"id":1167,"date":"2021-03-02T18:55:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/?page_id=1167"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:45:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:45:02","slug":"diversity-at-milton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/diversity-at-milton\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &#038; Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A commitment to inclusion and equity<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/diversity-20200304_174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/diversity-20200304_174.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/diversity-20200304_174-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/diversity-20200304_174-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) are fundamental to a strong community and the fulfillment of Milton Academy\u2019s educational mission:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Milton Academy cultivates in its students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Embracing diversity and the pursuit of excellence, we create a community in which individuals develop competence, confidence, and character. Our active learning environment, in and out of the classroom, develops creative and critical thinkers, unafraid to express their ideas, prepared to seek meaningful lifetime success, and to live by our motto, \u201cDare to be true.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Milton students grow by developing their own identities, learning from the experiences of others, and living and working among peers whose differences they welcome with respect and care. Through academic coursework, community programming, and leadership opportunities, Milton students, families, and employees collaborate to create an inspiring and inclusive learning environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/about\/diversity-at-milton\/student-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn about Milton&#8217;s student clubs and affinity groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>DEIJ Principles and Practices<\/h3>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1530 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Milton-DEIJ-logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Milton-DEIJ-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Milton-DEIJ-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Milton-DEIJ-logo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Identity and Belonging<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice self-awareness<\/li>\n<li>Foster positive self-identity<\/li>\n<li>Build understanding across difference<\/li>\n<li>Center relationships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Empathy and Inquiry<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Embrace an inquisitive mindset<\/li>\n<li>Explore societal topics with empathy<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the impact of identity<\/li>\n<li>Examine internal biases<\/li>\n<li>Persist through the discomfort of unpacking and unlearning biases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Perspectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore different points of view<\/li>\n<li>Develop critical thinking skills<\/li>\n<li>Build skills for resolving conflict<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Action and Leadership<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Interrogate unfairness<\/li>\n<li>Model \u2018upstander\u2019 behavior by challenging injustice with courage<\/li>\n<li>Lead and partner in school-wide endeavors as an inclusive role model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about DEIJ and the Upper School DEIJ Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/about\/diversity-at-milton\/deij-community-in-action-upper-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A commitment to inclusion and equity Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) are fundamental to a strong community and the fulfillment of Milton Academy\u2019s educational mission: Milton Academy cultivates in its students a passion for learning and a respect for others. Embracing diversity and the pursuit of excellence, we create a community in which individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1631,"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1167\/revisions\/1631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.welcometomilton.com\/congratulations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}