Leading for DEIJB in the International School

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Justice. Belonging.

LISBON, PORTUGAL
11 - 17 July 2024
Facilitator: Joel Llaban Jr.

Listen to Joel Llaban Jr. answer the question “Why should you take this course?”

Educators around the world strive to create the best possible conditions to maximize learning for all learners in our care. Ensuring that all learners feel they ‘belong’ is fundamental to realizing that goal. In this week-long learning experience, we take the bold step of grappling with the critical work of defining the actual practices that need to be eliminated, added or modified to transform our schools into learning communities fully reflective of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging. Facilitators and participants together will push the envelope on the personal commitment and the professional roles and responsibility of school leaders to define and implement those systemic improvements which are mission critical- to move from intent to impact. And we approach it with a sense of urgency. It’s time.

This course is open to all leaders and educators who are committed to reflect, challenge assumptions, learn, and take action.

Learning Goals

Through analysis exercises, case studies, study of practical examples, design opportunities, you will:

  • Develop an understanding of concepts including  diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, belonging, identity, power, privilege, oppression, intersectionalities, anti-racism, anti-bias and historical and systemic racism and consider their impact on international school leadership

  • Identify and confirm the components of the system in your school which could potentially require deep modification (finance, facilities, human resources, learning structures, marketing)

  • Analyze current school practices supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging in relation to your school’s foundational statements and current discourse on these issues

  • Explore models for staffing which result in greater diversity that supports student learning

  • Develop leadership skills related to modifying curriculum to ensure all students have equitable access and can ‘see’  themselves

  • Design organizational structures and practices in the school that more fully support equity and diversity

  •  Identify and challenge personal values, mindsets and biases as starting points for DEIJB leadership

  • Evaluate current school practices supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging in relation to your school’s foundational statements and current discourse on these issues

  • Explore and even confront leadership characteristics, mindsets and frameworks to support systemic improvement

  • Develop or enhance practical leadership skills to support systemic, meaningful and impactful improvement