Social Justice

Social Justice

The social justice curriculum at Park Day is integrated into everything we teach, and is designed to help students thrive in a diverse society, while honoring the ways in which we are alike and different. From our youngest TKers to our 8th graders, we teach students the art of perspective taking. Within a hands-on, child-centered, progressive framework, students learn to share ideas openly and with growing cultural competency.

This furthers the ability to learn from mistakes, identify privilege, explore inequity, and  face challenging conversations. Students are taught to recognize and acknowledge biases that exist in society and to develop and articulate their own values. Part of this work calls for analyzing the world around us and having a safe place to apply critical thinking and perspective-taking to real-world issues. Check out our podcast episode that highlights how these explorations come to life in student work and discussions. Here is an example of how 6th graders processed the Chauvin verdict, and a sample of their work.