School leaders from various Boston-area independent schools will convene at Beaver on Wednesday, January 22 for an event hosted by Facing History, a global non-profit organization aiming to support school leaders as they navigate political polarization in their schools and communities. Beaver’s continued partnership with Facing History has allowed Beaver to facilitate crucial conversations amongst faculty, staff, and administrators.
Meira Levinson, the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a member of Facing History’s Board of Scholars, will lead the event and help create an interactive case discussion for participants to engage with. This discussion will serve as a moment of reflection for school leaders and a chance to develop actionable steps that can be taken to address issues of identity-based hate and political polarization.