Leadership Development

SF Day is proud to be one of the many schools across the country to host the national SEED Project on Inclusive Curriculum. SEED stands for Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity. This project was founded by Peggy McIntosh, Director of the Gender, Race, and Inclusive Education Project at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.  

As a SEED host, SF Day invites other Bay Area Independent Schools to join our group, which provides a forum for peers to discuss school culture as it relates to diversity and inclusion. Quoting a participant from a previous SEED group: “SEED is an experience in awareness.  You will join a group of people you may not know.  Through readings, writings, and group activities, you will begin to explore your attitudes and experiences with race, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, able-ism, family structure, and more. Once you’ve examined these issues, you may begin to view with a new eye what you are seeing and how you are seeing it!  Plant the SEED of thought!"

Meetings: Once a month, 5:00-8:00pm. 
Contacts: Renée Otero and Karen Richards

The NAIS People of Color Conference is the flagship of the National Association of Independent Schools' commitment to equity and justice in teaching and learning. The mission of the conference is to provide a safe space for leadership and professional development and networking for people of color and allies of all backgrounds in independent schools. PoCC equips educators at every level, from teachers to trustees, with knowledge, skills, and experiences to improve and enhance the interracial, interethnic, and intercultural climate in their schools, as well as the attending academic, social-emotional, and workplace performance outcomes for students and adults alike.

SF Day's faculty are dedicated professionals who understand that diversity is ever-evolving and is therefore a prerequisite to learning. Opportunities to further our work in this area are offered and encouraged in the summer and throughout the year. Those who have attended workshops, conferences, or trainings are encouraged to share their learnings upon their return. In 2018-19, faculty members and attended:

• Harvard Graduate School of Education's Race, Equity and Leadership in School Institute
• CATDC - Equity as Excellence
• White Privilege Conference
• Equity and Inclusion Institute at Nueva School
• Teaching While White

To compliment our work, the following national experts have conducted training on campus:

• Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. -  America & Moore: Diversity Education, Research & Consulting
• Sheri Glucoft Wong - Family Therapist and Parent Educator
• Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith - Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the Wright Institute
• Joel Baum, Gender Spectrum
• CAST Team, Universal Design for Learning

The White Privilege Conference (WPC) provides a challenging, collaborative and comprehensive experience.  WPC strives to empower and equip individuals to work for equity and justice through self and social transformations. The conference is unique in its ability to bring together high school and college students, teachers, university faculty and higher education professionals, nonprofit staff, activists, social workers and counselors, healthcare workers, and members of the spiritual community and corporate arena. Annually, more than 1,500 attend from more than 35 states, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, and Germany.