Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Policy

With widespread and longstanding issues of discrimination and exclusion across the world, the Board takes this opportunity to reconfirm its commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion by creating a positive and constructive policy to govern ISB’s evolving campus environment and education. With long-term and enduring intent, this policy ensures that ISB provides an appropriate learning environment and experience in a rapidly changing world; and sets expectations for its students and responsibilities of its faculty, to teach and learn in a manner that reflects ISB’s distinct mission of inclusion, challenge, and success.

ISB is a multi-cultural, international school with a community rich in diversity of language, culture and beliefs. Founded and developed on values of inclusion and international citizenship, we believe that this should be reflected in our community. This can only be successfully achieved if we ensure that everyone in the ISB community is treated fairly and has the same access to opportunity.

The Board firmly rejects discrimination, stereotyping, and prejudice on any grounds.

Approved by Board of Trustees on 06.10.2022

KEY PRINCIPLES

These principles apply to the community and practices across ISB’s organization, including but not limited to pedagogy, curriculum, administration, recruitment, professional development, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; and define campus expectations more broadly.

● We develop and operate an environment of trust and cooperation, where common purpose is assumed and expected, valued and respected.

● We frame our disposition and our curriculum learning standards positively, expecting our students and faculty to use positive language and approaches to advance objectives of Tolerance, Fairness, Understanding, Humanity, Responsibility, and Common Culture.

● We value each person as an individual. We see, treat, and support each other as unique individuals – with distinct cultural experiences and distinct potential – rather than as a representative of a group identity.

● We do not judge, label, or define the potential of a person, based on differences of age, ethnicity, race, skin color, nationality, culture, religion, family makeup, gender identity and expression, language, learning ability, physical ability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.

● We educate our students about diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles, without promoting any singular one as superior to others.

● We value a balanced approach to understanding the human past, with its flaws and its progress, as well as a nuanced and fair view of the complexity of the present, so that our students act constructively as international citizens. We increase connections to global history, current affairs, and events, through continuous improvement of our civics and social studies curriculum.

● We equip students with critical thinking and effective communication skills, for constructive and compassionate dialogue. Emphasis is placed on active listening, and the development and delivery of constructive debate. Students will consider difficult issues using various perspectives and sources, weighing and analyzing competing ideas independently.

● We foster and facilitate constructive disagreement and open-mindedness as essential to advancing students’ learning and understanding. We expect our classrooms to be filled with robust and respectful conversations containing a variety of perspectives. We recognize that while many people hold conflicting beliefs about difficult issues, no one singular view of the world should dominate the classroom.

● We partner with parents and caregivers in order to develop a shared understanding of and an approach for each and every student. We value transparency and trust between our families and our school.

● We deliver age appropriate curricular materials and school experiences, tailoring to the age, developmental stage, and academic and emotional needs of all of our students.

● We commit to identifying and associating with external partners that align with ISB’s mission and commit to upholding and delivering to this Policy and guiding principles.

● We balance curriculum development and integration in response to this policy, taking into consideration our obligation to continuously deliver all other intellectual, academic, arts, sports, and services curricular elements.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Teaching should encourage students to critically consider multiple perspectives, ideas and sources.

Teaching and learning should:

Explore issues and themes related to diversity, inclusion and equity in the context of the written and taught curriculum, applying the ISB character standards
Consider diverse perspectives on any topics discussed
Create opportunities for students to think critically, evaluate evidence, and understand the perspectives of others before forming an opinion
Embrace complex themes and issues and critically consider bias

SCHOOL CULTURE

Employees and students at ISB must be treated equally with dignity and respect; and all community members are welcome, knowing that we value and appreciate individual differences. These include but are not limited to: differences of age, ethnicity, race, skin color, nationality, culture, religion, family makeup, gender identity and expression, language, learning ability, physical ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status.

We are committed to working together to create a workplace and learning environment, where all individuals are treated fairly and that is free of discrimination or prejudice at all times.

All members of the ISB community will be:

Comfortable bringing every aspect of their identity to school
Safe to express their opinion, while listening respectfully to the views of others
Respected and supported by the organizational culture, policies and practices of the school
Celebrated and valued for their diversity and common humanity

OTHER SCHOOL POLICIES & HR PRACTICES

This policy shall be taken into account whenever other relevant policies and practices are being developed or reviewed. Some existing policies may be modified or work-in-progress (curricular or other), in support of this policy.

Hiring and admissions policies shall reflect an ethos of equal opportunity, and our employees are recruited and promoted based only on their personal competencies, contribution and potential.

The school will ensure that grassroots, volunteer, and formal working groups include a diverse representation and perspectives of ISB.

Professional development will include civil discourse facilitation and moderation.

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Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Policy

KEY PRINCIPLES

TEACHING AND LEARNING

SCHOOL CULTURE

OTHER SCHOOL POLICIES & HR PRACTICES

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