Building Blocks Videos
Episode 1: Diversity
#LMSDBuildingBelonging is more than just a hashtag. In the first of our “Building Blocks” video series, Director of School & Community Relations Amy Buckman and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Shawanna James-Coles discuss how Diversity contributes to the District’s ongoing Equity Efforts and the goal of ensuring that everyone in our school communities feels a sense of belonging.
Episode 2: Equity
In part two of the series, the conversation continues with a discussion about Equity. Ms. Buckman and Ms. James-Coles talk about the differences between equity and equality and the importance of working to provide students and staff with things they need to be their most successful selves.
Episode 3: Inclusion
In the third installment, Ms. James-Coles and Ms. Buckman explore the meaning of Inclusion in the context of 'building belonging' and discuss how including others helps to elevate different voices while ultimately leading to great investment and improved student outcomes.
Episode 4: Belonging
In the fourth video of the series, Ms. Buckman and Ms. James-Coles talk about how the three elements discussed in the previous videos - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - come together to serve as the foundation, or building blocks, for building belonging in Lower Merion School District!