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RE sends delegation to SDLC
Six students are attending the National Association of Independent Schools Online Student Diversity Leadership Conference this week, as a dozen faculty, staff and administration are participating in the parallel NAIS Online People of Color Conference. The four-day, all-day remote conferences December 1-4 are designed to encourage leadership, discussion, exploration and initiative on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
The People of Color Conference theme is “New Decade, New Destinies: Challenging Self, Changing Systems, and Choosing Justice."
For years, Ransom Everglades has sent students to the SDLC, which is in its 27th year and has previously taken place in cities around the nation. This year's delegation is participating virtually from home or RE’s campuses. The student-attendees: Georgia Murphy '21, Zoey Weiss '21, Jamie Lockhart '21, Phillip Craft '22, Cecilia Granda-Scott '22 and Branden Cabrera '23.
The faculty/staff/administration attendees: Head of School Penny Townsend, Head of the Upper School Patricia Sasser, Director of Inclusion and Community Engagement Carla Hill, Chief Technology Officer Linda Lawrence, Director of Admission Amy Sayfie Zichella ’93, Middle School Dean of Studies Doreen Johnson, Admission Associate Tyrone Croom and faculty members Brandon King, Jeannine Lehr, Desiree Masucci, Raheem Jackson and Juan Arrastia.
Middle School
2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 250 6850
Upper School
3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133Phone: 305 460 8800
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.