The McKean High School community recognizes we live in a diverse world. We vow to empower our students, families, staff, faculty and community to challenge  oppressive structures in our school environment. We seek to enable equity and a voice for all of our members’ races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations (LGBTQIA+), religions, countries of origin, and languages spoken in our community. Our ultimate goal is to permanently establish a more anti-racist/ anti-biased school, classrooms, curriculum, pedagogy, and environment.

Actionable Steps and Solutions:

• Adopt brave space conditions in our communications and meetings

• Adopt social justice learning standards in our curriculum

• We prioritize building positive relationships with our students as the foundation of our classrooms and school community.  

• Analyze data to create more anti-bias in our systems of teaching and learning, student discipline, and other existing practices at McKean

• Have a Diversity Committee for staff, students, and community partners.

• Create a yearly strategic plan and Evaluating plan 

• Include students in our advocacy through the Cultural Celebrations Advisory and the McKean Champions group

• Keep our page on our school website update:  https://www.redclayschools.com/domain/1426

Meetings are every other Tuesday at 2:30pm

in Ms. Dukuray's room (B46) or on Zoom

For details and to join, email Ms. Dukuray

Mariam.Dukuray1@RedClay.k12.de.us

Chanukah begins Thursday evening, December 10, 2020 and continues through Friday, December 18, 2020

Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Click here to visit Chabad.org and learn more about Chanukah!

Christmas is celebrated on December 25

The religious Christmas is celebrated Dec. 25-Jan. 6

Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. Click here to learn more about the origins of Christmas!

Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 - January 1

Kwanzaa is an African-American and pan-African holiday that celebrates family, community, and culture. It is a seven-day cultural festival including karamu (feasts), music, dance, poetry, narratives, etc. Observers celebrate Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles): Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativty), and Imani (faith). Click here to learn more about Kwanzaa!