Justice
Workshops

Actively promoting and aspiring to advance the culture of inclusion through intentional and positive efforts that benefit people as a whole.

How can we do Equity, Inclusion, and Justice work through a Montessori framework? This session will provide one answer to that question. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how Maria Montessori’s mandates to observe and to practice pedagogy of place can set the foundation for a holistic shift, at all levels, in how our schools approach justice philosophies and programming.

This presentation will give participants a brief overview of how our program concentrates on the food justice movement in order to meet the needs of the adolescent for meaningful work that contributes to the community and sustains the individual. This work provides avenues for the adolescent to practice and refine using their sense of justice for the greater good and the creation of a better world. The presentation will highlight key areas of focus such as: gardening, cooking, food waste management, culturally responsive design, policy, and advocacy. We will also share lessons learned for implementation. For example, we will discuss successful engagement strategies and how to foster a multi-disciplinary approach. Since our program operates on both an urban and farm campus, we can speak to applications in both settings.

In this interactive panel, attendees will hear from high school students about their experience leading change efforts in the systems of education, immigration, criminal justice, and voting rights. You will walk away with an appreciation of the power of youth-led change and an understanding how to implement it into your context.