Equity in Action

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Equity and inclusion are integrated across classrooms, grade levels, and community spaces. Our goal is for every student, from preschool through 12th grade, to engage with developmentally appropriate and intellectually challenging equity and inclusion content through curriculum, student leadership, and extracurricular programs.

Here are a few of the ways this work shows up across and in each division:

Across Divisions

  • Developing the scope and sequence of equity literacy curriculum, from preschool through 12th grade, to guide classroom content and practices.
  • Providing tailored support for students by serving on Student Support Teams.
  • Developing leadership programs for students, including Inclusion Summits in the Middle and Upper School.
  • Honoring cultural observances alongside our family affinity groups.

Beginning & Lower School

  • Relaunching student government to amplify student voice and implement improvements to the student experience.

Middle School

  • Employee and student leaders of affinity groups, clubs, and activities are trained in structuring and facilitating meetings, strengthening student leadership and belonging.

Upper School

  • Affinity and identity groups are building cross-campus solidarity and engaging in meaningful dialogue across groups.

Parent and Community Engagement

  • Parent Faculty Association (PFA) Inclusion Coordinators foster warmth, dialogue, and relationship-building across family affinity and discussion groups and within the broader parent community.

Recruitment & Retention

  • Cross-divisional student and family gatherings strengthen community and support student recruitment and retention.
  • Improving employee orientation, onboarding practices, and professional development to retain employees with diverse experiences. 

Catlin Gabel’s equity and inclusion efforts are rooted in our commitment to belonging for all. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, disability (with reasonable accommodation), sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, or any other legally protected status in admission or employment. Our work engages the full diversity of our community—centering lived experience as essential to learning—while fostering respectful dialogue and inclusion across all groups.