Letters to the Community
2021
READ HEAD OF SCHOOL JOHN PACKARD'S JUNE 21 DEI UPDATE
"As the 2020-2021 school year comes to an end and we begin to turn our attention to providing some time and space for restoration and renewal after what has been both a trying and deeply rewarding year, I am glad to be in touch in order to update all of you on the diversity, equity, and inclusion work the school has done and will continue to do this upcoming year and beyond..."
READ HEAD OF SCHOOL JOHN PaCKARD'S MARCH 23 STATEMENT
"I am very sorry to be writing just one week removed from the horrific shootings in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead. Six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent. Sadly, we again find ourselves reeling on the other side of acts of racial violence at a time when hate crimes have been increasing..."
READ HEAD OF SCHOOL JOHN PACKARD'S JANUARY 9 LETTER
"As we look forward to welcoming students back to classrooms to begin the second semester, I wanted to be in touch in the aftermath of Wednesday's violent, lawless, and mob-led attack on the United States Capitol..."
2020
Read Head of School John Packard's Nov. 6 DEI Update
"As we close in on the end of a week that has drawn a great deal of feeling and emotion to the surface at school and across the country, I am glad to have this opportunity to be in touch..."
Read head of school john Packard's June 18 letter
"We are grateful for the conversations this transformational movement aimed at stamping out racial injustice has generated on our campus ..."
READ DEAN OF COMMUNITY LIFE ASHLEY JOHNSTON'S LETTER
"It is important we acknowledge watershed moments in Black history"
Read head of school john Packard's June 2 Letter
"We are wrestling with the pain and frustration that has followed the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis..."