In the fifth installment of the Building Blocks series, Director of School & Community Relations Amy Buckman and Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Shawanna James-Coles briefly recap how Diversity, Equity and Inclusion serve as the foundation, or Building Blocks, for building belonging in Lower Merion School District.

Buckman and James-Coles then introduce students from Harriton’s POWER Scholars Program and Lower Merion’s Becton Scholars Program, who recently attended a leadership summit organized by the Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence and Equity, where the Aces and Rams had the opportunity to engage with other students about ways to make a positive impact in their schools and communities. The students were asked what they thought the District could do to increase the sense of belonging for all students in our schools.

To find out what they had to say, click here!

If you missed the any of the previous episodes of Building Blocks, you can watch them at the links below!

• Part One: Diversity 
• Part Two: Equity 
• Part Three: Inclusion  
• Part Four: Belonging