Cultural Calendar
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Dear WMA Community, We hope you are taking advantage of the start of summer wherever you might find yourselves! You are receiving the first of WMA’s Community & Belonging dedicated themes on our Cultural Calendar. The Cultural Calendar features topics dedicated to highlighting, educating and celebrating the diverse cultures and identities we honor at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. As a community, we strive to be as inclusive as possible while also recognizing there is so much happening around the globe that is joyful, painful and important. Although we cannot recognize every single perspective, we hope that by setting aside dedicated attention to an array of identities and cultures, we can learn about and celebrate that which ultimately connects us. June, for example, is dedicated to Brain Health and Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. The C&B newsletter aims to educate, raise awareness about and showcase how to become more sensitive to populations who struggle with brain health, dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease. During the school year, we will hold special events such as student-driven educational workshops, field trips to local lectures, weekend activities to engage creatively with the monthly theme, and Lunch and Learn conversations for faculty and staff. All members of the Academy will be invited to participate if they choose. The Office of Community & Belonging is also open to feedback in order to help our incoming C&B student interns, who will be primarily responsible for organizing and executing the student-facing activities. Our campus appears to be quiet over the summer, but we are all very busy planning, preparing and looking forward to having each of you back with us in August. We are looking forward to a memorable fall with our WMA family. All my best,
Sylvia Beato-Davis |
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