Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

GISC staff take part in professional development courses focused on inclusion, including ISACS diversity summits. In order to promote equity in the classroom, we also view diversity as learning-inclusion, and seek to create more supportive environments for neurodiverse students. As an IB World School, we aim to see and hear perspectives that are far outside our local experience. Our curriculum works to engage with important opportunities for growth like Black History Month, learning about indigenous peoples, or designing new units of inquiry to research inventors from historically marginalized communities. Of course, as a German school, one of our most important projects is recognition of Jewish history and representation.

We also receive Title IV federal funding for our work prioritizing diversity and inclusion, as well as world languages. We have purposefully used this funding to promote technology inclusion and to fill our library with new perspectives from diverse authors. These books contain authentic voices and represent our diverse community, allowing our students to engage with LGBTQIA+ and international authors. Reading lists assigned to students prioritize global representation, including unique German voices (for example, authors discussing the African diaspora in Germany). 

At GISC, inclusion is a process that does not end – we seek to promote understanding and friendship at all times.