DEI Statement Open Forum

02/21/2023 at 6:00PM - 7:00PM EST
Location: Monahan Academic Commons

This year LI's Board of Trustees will vote on whether or not to adopt the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement found below. This vote will be the culmination of two years of work led by LI's faculty and staff who worked to create the statement and voted to send it to the Board for adoption.

I want to invite members of the LI community to lend their perspectives on this statement at two open forum meetings: one on 2/21 and the other, 4/6. We all, faculty, staff, parents, students, and community members, are LI, and all perspectives deserve to be heard. I invite you to join me in the MAC on campus from 6-7 pm on either of these nights. I'll be there to answer questions, and someone will take notes and pass the feedback onto the Board to consider before the vote. Thank you.

Regards,
Dr. Brian Bloomfield

Proposed LI DEI Statement

Lyndon Institute's Mission, Vision, and Values provide our school with a foundation on which we may build an even stronger and more supportive community. Central to our Mission, LI is committed to providing an educational, living and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of our community, honoring diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, physical ability, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. In support of that Vision, we will continue to speak up for respect, responsibility, empathy, integrity, and courage and speak out against hate, oppression, and violence. We do not support discrimination, racism or bigotry of any form. We recognize that everyone has implicit bias. We believe that it is our role as an educational institution to acknowledge our own biases in order to increase understanding and work towards creating an environment that is tolerant, accepting, and empowering. We value the contributions of every community member, believing that the diversity of our school population makes our community exponentially stronger.

OUR SCHOOL

Founded in 1867, Lyndon Institute is dedicated to providing a unique educational experience for our students that leads to a lifetime of learning and good citizenship. We are an independent and comprehensive high school for grades 9 – 12, offering a 150-course curriculum specializing in core and honors academics, fine and performing arts, and technical and career programs.

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ADMISSIONS

Whether a student is getting hands-on experience in the classroom, in the workshop, on the playing fields, or in extracurricular activities, we believe that students learn "by doing" and we strive to offer multiple opportunities for our students to create, discover, make, build, and explore.

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ACADEMICS

The teachers and administrators of Lyndon Institute believe that learning is a process which continues throughout life, and that formal education should provide a sound basis for later development. We recognize that student interest and motivation are vital to educational success and therefore, school should be both a challenging and enjoyable experience for all concerned.

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ARTS

Lyndon Institute is one of the few high schools in Vermont that offers a complete range of Fine and Performing Arts courses. These include full course loads in each discipline: fine and graphic arts, theater, instrumental and vocal music, and dance. Students can choose from a range of classes in each of the disciplines ranging from introduction to art, photography, AP level art classes, and painting; acting, introduction and techniques in dance, jazz and lyrical ballet, dance history and improvisation/composition to dance company, plus concert and jazz band to chorus and select chorus.

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ATHLETICS

While academics are our primary concern, Lyndon Institute recognizes that athletics provide additional opportunities and challenges for personal growth and development. Through competition, students learn the value of discipline and respect for rules.

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CAMPUS LIFE

We welcome an average of 450 students from 20 countries, several U.S. states, and over 24 area towns and villages. We are grateful for the amazing diversity this combination of students creates and our community is grateful too. Many of our international students are befriended by area families and this offers a unique opportunity for our international students to experience life in America.

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SUPPORT LI

By making a gift to LI, you are making a tremendous difference to lives of our students. It is through the generosity of donors we are able to offer special programs, fund international travel for needy students, provide new uniforms for our athletics programs, or fund advanced studies for our faculty and so much more!

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ALUMNI

Creating an engaged, supportive alumni network is crucial to an Lyndon Institute's success. Keeping in close contact with, and continuing to recognize alumni for your excellence is one of the many ways we strive to cultivate a community that cares about and is connected to LI.

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