by Anna Lodder | Aug 15, 2017 | our stories
When parents ask me where my daughter is going to kindergarten, I tell them my local, public, elementary school. Many are surprised, and follow the question up with “Oh! Is that a good school?” Sometimes, even though I don’t mean it, I say, “no.” I say that because I...
by Integrated Schools | Aug 15, 2017 | our stories
Now that we are neck-deep in the advertising-rich “Back to School” season, let’s pause a minute to think about what it is that we are going “back” to. Parents around the country are washing the summer grime off our kids and filling shiny new backpacks with pencils and...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 16, 2017 | our stories
You already know the June scene: balloons and flowers, misty-eyed parents holding up cell-phone cameras, kids crossing a stage to receive graduation certificates, applause. I walked in to the auditorium feeling a sense of astonishment that we had actually made...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Jun 8, 2017 | our stories
“The name ’Integrated Schools’ just feels… too hard. It feels like work.” “It makes me think of all the ugly busing protests. Ugh.” “Why can’t you choose something nicer, more like a warm hug? Like togetherness-, multicultural-, or unity-something?” There are many...
by Courtney Mykytyn | May 18, 2017 | our stories
It’s the micromoments. I’m standing in line buying too much toilet paper and that bottle of hand soap that I don’t need but has an irresistibly pretty label. The woman waiting to check out behind me asks: “hey, nice cleanser… where do your kids go to school?”....
by Integrated Schools | May 3, 2017 | book club, events, our stories
Join us for the last-before-summer-break Book Club meeting! This session’s topic: Integrating with Equity –or— Thoughtful Opting In –or—How Not to Gentrify a School. Meeting times: Sunday May 21st 6pmPT/9pmET & Tuesday May 23 9amPT/noonET HOW IT WORKS: Sign up...
