๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
This was a central question that Michael Neumann and I addressed during our #ISLECISLoft session on March 3rd 2026.
Moving from standalone international day celebrations and black history months, to scaffolded learning embedded in the school curriculum is the goal. Though exposure is valuable, too often schools stop at that, neglecting the steps needed that can shift understanding and shape day-to-day actions.
To support that shift, we used the #EquityLadder as a reflective tool; a way to locate where initiatives currently sit, and to identify what it would take to move them one step further.
It still amazes me that Michael and I met in person less than a year ago. It was brilliant to meet a fellow DEIJ practitioner who challenged my ideas and taught me much from his expertise. Now a few hundred hours of voice notes later, weโre coโpresenting ideas weโve helped each other shape, test, and refine.
It was a joy to present under the ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools banner, and even more of a joy to do it alongside a great friend.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ?
๐ก You can explore the Equity Ladder here:
๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ: https://lnkd.in/eusgp-5S
๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐: https://lnkd.in/esypbchM
A big thank you to everyone who joined us and Nancy Lhoest-Squicciarini for her encouragement and promotion – we are looking forward to further developing this work and perhaps creating a preconference for this work!
