Building a learning community in Vermont
Posted September 12, 2022
Summer Racial Justice Academy 6 will happen June 22-July 10th 2026 If you are an BSD student in grade 7-12 apply here by April 3rd for an interview THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT RACIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY was founded… Read more »
Posted June 3, 2022
Goals: To build a community cohort of youth leaders and learners To establish community agreements To build a group identity To learn about Black History To develop critical awareness and to apply this to real life situations… Read more »
Posted February 15, 2022
Posted December 6, 2021
Burlington School District (BSD) invites students, staff, family members, and members of the greater Burlington community to apply to be a member of BSD’s LGBTQ+ Task Force. The group will meet biweekly beginning in January 2022 to… Read more »
Posted December 1, 2020
As part of Superintendent Flanagan’s 100-day plan, a goal was set to “Visit key historic sites on the Vermont African American History Trail with family, Burlington School District Leadership Cabinet, city and state leaders.” Stop 1: Rokeby… Read more »
Posted February 24, 2020
On November 12, 2019 students from the Edmunds Middle School Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) Collective presented a proposal to the school board, requesting they be allowed to fly the Black Lives Matter flag at the school.… Read more »
Posted February 20, 2020
Black History does not end when March begins! Please join Superintendent Obeng and our District Equity and Access Leadership Team on Friday, March 13th for our 3rd Annual Beyond Black History Month Celebration. This free, community event… Read more »
Posted February 14, 2020
How does anti-bullying and harassment work intersect with equity? School Counselors Liane Couture (Champlain) and Melissa Hathaway (EES) teamed up with Autumn Bangoura, Equity Instructional Leader to co-teach a six week unit blending the concepts of equity… Read more »
Posted November 20, 2019
About this project: HMS 6th Graders and Champlain College students teamed up to explore the following essential questions: What is beauty? How is beauty socially constructed? How can we construct it differently? Enduring Understandings: Diversity is beautiful. … Read more »
Posted November 12, 2019
School Board Approves Second BSD School to Fly Flag Burlington, VT Edmunds Middle School (EMS) will soon become the second school in Burlington School District (BSD to fly a Black Lives Matter flag. On November 12, students… Read more »
