Two years ago, the Board of Trustees added a DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Committee made up of trustees, administrators, and parents, charged with looking at all aspects of the school program, life, and operations with a #DEI lens. As a result of their diligent work, the committee developed and presented a DEI statement that represents our constituents and aligns with the school's strategic goals. Below is the first Seven Hills School DEI statement, approved by the Board of Trustees. Thank you to the DEI Committee and our entire parent community for their partnership and collaboration on this important, ongoing work—work that will equip our students to make enormous contributions to this community and the future diverse communities where they will lead and live. 
Based on an idea from a Kids Green Committee student, 6th graders are working with Linden, Ms. McNamara, and chef Ryan to begin to transform underutilized areas of campus into spaces to cultivate fresh and nutritious herbs for our Community Lunch program. So far, the beginnings of the edible gardens will include garlic, calendulas, borage, dill, mint, oregano, sage, chives, and more. 🌿 
During this morning's assembly, we shared video highlights of NASA's Perseverance rover safely landing on Mars. In continuing in our school celebration of Black History Month, students learned about NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and astronaut Leland Melvin and their contributions to the space program. 
Rainbow students are exploring shadow and light. Driven by their enthusiasm on the topic, students investigated their own shadows on a projector, traced shadows of their hands and animal figures, and even made their shadows dance!