Page title is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources and Tools

The BNS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee has created this page for our community to support important conversations around race. This is just the beginning of an evolving and annotated list of resources - crowdsourced by our community and curated and vetted by our school leaders, teachers and experts on any given subject.

Section title is "How can families support Black Lives Matter in Schools from home?"

A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter

Resources, activities and tips for families to help empower children to work towards racial equity.

Talking to Children About The Guiding Principles

“Talking to Young Children About The Guiding Principles of the Movement for Black Lives” can be found here.  Spanish version.

Section title is "Why is it important to talk about race with all of our children?"

As this video illustrates, “this is one conversation that is never too early to start,” and the book, A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory was written to be an introduction for kids on the topic.

Section titles is "What are good books to read with my children about race?"

This list was vetted by our beloved librarians, Karen, Amanda and Susan. All titles are available at the BNS library.

The Skin I am In by Pat Thomas

We March by Shane Evans

Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

Born on The Water by Nikole Hannah Jones

The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, by Carole Boston Weatherford

March by John Lewis

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

Stamped for Kids by Imbram X Kendi and Jason Reynolds

Black Boy Joy, a collection of essays edited by Kwame Mbalia

Section title is "Any good resources for parents / caregivers who want to do a deep dive?"