The promotion of diversity is essential to the ethos and practices of Greenhills School. We believe that people from all races, cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, genders, abilities, religions, and sexualities are sources of strength that enrich teaching and learning. We strive to build a diverse learning community by actively valuing individual experiences, ideas, and talents.
MEET OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TEAM
Nadine Hall
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (She/Her/Hers)
Kelly Williams
Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Teacher (She/Her/Hers)
Caroline Huntoon
Teacher; DEI Associate (They/Them/Theirs)
A diverse community of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
We are home to students from dozens of ZIP codes in and around Ann Arbor, including Ypsilanti, Plymouth, Northville, Canton, Saline, Chelsea, Dexter, Brighton, Dearborn, Belleville, Novi, and many more. Each student enriches our community with their unique racial and ethnic identities, gender identities, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities, religions, and sexualities.
A BETTER WORLD STARTS HERE.
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) designs innovative, student-centered programming in order to promote acceptance and awareness of all forms of diversity within our community and our world.
Exploring the significance of social justice in our lives functions as an integral companion to the high quality, content-based academic education that we offer at Greenhills. The work done by the ODEI is central to fulfilling our mission to create “curious, creative, and responsible citizens who respect all individuals and their differences, and whose meaningful and balanced lives will better the world.”
TEACHING AND LEARNING SUPPORT
- Assisting teachers with lesson planning and are thought-partners for engaging in difficult conversations with students.
- Working with teachers on how to audit their courses and implement pedagogical and curricular changes that promote culturally responsive teaching and reality pedagogy.
- Serving as a sounding board for ideas about how to improve the school environment for historically marginalized students.
- Recruiting, supporting, and retaining faculty, staff, and students who identify as historically underrepresented groups.
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES
- Creating opportunities and spaces that prioritize student voices, validate their experiences, and enable them to contribute to improving the school community for all. Students may join clubs, such as the Gender & Sexuality Alliance and Students Organized Against Racism, as well as affinity groups, like the Black Student Affinity Alliance and the Hispanic & Latinx Organization.
- Offering support and coaching techniques to aid students in their interactions with each other and teachers.
- Providing opportunities for upper school students to participate in DEI-focused national conferences, such as NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference.
Program Highlights
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Annual Diversity Symposium Series
This is a time for incredible workshops, powerful guest speakers, and thoughtful choiceboards centered on diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
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Middle School Diversity Workshops
A series of developmentally appropriate workshops for students that will help them learn to celebrate differences and increase their fluency and comfort with one another.
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15+ Affinity Groups Across Middle and Upper School
These groups bring students together based on a shared identity, such as race/ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, etc.
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Pronoun/Name Update Protocol for Students
Our community supports each student’s own understanding of their identity and we honor the names and pronouns they chose to use while at school.
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Adrian Wade Wright Memorial Basketball Tournament
This annual event for middle schoolers honors the memory of a former Greenhills student whose parents established a diversity fund in his name.
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DEI-Focused Professional Development Workshops for Faculty and Staff
Interactive resources for faculty and staff to explore, develop, and increase their skills as it relates to DEI.
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Equity and Inclusion Training for Athletic Coaches
DEI resources explicitly curated for sports coaches.
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Diversity & Hiring Anti-Bias Workshop for Department Chairs
Nenment resources to hire and retain faculty of color.
