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Back in February, a few teachers and I were riding the elevator at the Water Garden, St. Matthew’s Parish School’s temporary K-8 campus in Santa Monica. A gentleman who worked on the... Read More »

Episcopal Education: The Alumni Perspective

The truth of a statement like this can’t be measured. Instead, I come to know it through experience at every stage of my life. To write honestly as an alumnus of an Episcopal school, who now teaches in an Episcopal school, and who sends his children to an Episcopal school, I have to include all three. I can’t separate them anymore. Read More »

The Value of Episcopal Schools: Leading with Love

I was not raised in the Episcopal tradition. In fact, before stepping into my role as Director of Institutional Equity and Diversity at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School almost sixteen years ago, I could not have told you much about it. What I did and still do have is a deep and abiding faith. My father’s roots in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and my mother’s in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church shaped my upbringing, and my brother’s calling as an ordained pastor further grounded our family in faith. So when I arrived at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, I found a space where I could live fully into my beliefs while doing the work I loved; it felt like a blessing I had not known to ask for. Read More »

Justice Begins in the Boardroom: Reclaiming Governance as a Spiritual Practice

"What does equity look like at the level of institutional power?" That question led me into my doctoral research and has stayed with me ever since. We speak often about belonging in classrooms. We invest in diversity initiatives for students and faculty. We examine hiring pipelines and curriculum. But far less frequently do we ask: How does justice show up in our governance structures? If Episcopal schools are rooted in the Gospel's call "to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8), then that call must extend to the boardroom. Read More »

Living into Episcopal Identity: Chapel at St. David’s

Seventy toddlers follow a cross and banner into chapel every week at St. David’s Episcopal Day School in Wilmington, DE. A bible sits atop the altar. Nearby, a single apple hangs from a five-foot-tall ficus tree so fake that it passes as real. A stuffed-animal snake sssslithers onto the sssscene.  Read More »

Embrace your Superpower!

I have always been a massive fan of superhero films. There is something so captivating about watching the various powers be used for good; the suspense that the music brings as you await to find out what obstacles are being faced, and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with the storyline: love, loss, resurrection, return, and the entirety of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey living out before your eyes!  Read More »