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"Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts" - Martin Luther King Jr. Join us this month as we celebrate Black History. Our Diversity & Inclusion committee is committed to helping our school community promote a culture of respect, social justice, equity and openness.To help our families on this journey, our team of parents and teachers have created a Book of the Month club for both families and adults. We hope this program will spark robust conversations around inclusion and diversity while bringing us together as a community with shared ideals. Kindergarten & Grade 1: (two selections) I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer Rosa Parks dared to stand up for herself and other African Americans by staying seated, and as a result she helped end public bus segregation and launch the country’s Civil Rights Movement. I am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African-American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it-peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for nonviolent protests and marches, and he always spoke up about loving other human beings and doing what’s right. He spoke about the dream of a kinder future, and bravely led the way toward racial equality in America. View the Family Discussion Guide Grades 2 & 3: Martin Rising: Requiem for a King by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning. Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated with Brian's lyrical and colorful artwork, brings a fresh perspective to Martin Luther King, the Gandhi-like, peace-loving activist whose dream of equality -- and whose courage to make it happen -- changed the course of American history. And even in his death, he continues to transform and inspire all of us who share his dream. View the Family Discussion Guide Grades 4 & 5: Hidden Figures (Young Reader's Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly's acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. View the Family Discussion Guide Comments are closed.
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