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Commitment to Diversity Our commitment to diversity is rooted in the philosophy of our foundress, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and in Sacred Heart Schools' 200+ year history of making education accessible to children of all backgrounds. Grounded in the Goals and Criteria, we believe that a Sacred Heart education inspires all members of our community to cultivate an understanding and respect for a variety of cultures, perspectives, religions and life experiences.
Sacred Heart Schools is committed to: - Welcoming, recruiting, admitting, educating and supporting children and families from a diversity of racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds;
- Welcoming, recruiting, hiring, and supporting faculty and staff from a diversity of racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds;
- Providing a full range of curricular and co-curricular opportunities that engage our students, parents, teachers, and staff in learning about, experiencing, and valuing the widest possible range of cultural experiences and viewpoints.
Fast Facts - Sacred Heart Schools is a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, with 21 schools in the United States and more than 150 schools in 30 countries worldwide. To see more information about our schools and the Religious of the Sacred Heart who work all over the world, please visit www.sofie.org and www.rscjinternational.org.
- Sacred Heart Schools is a Catholic school that welcomes children of all faiths. About 60% of our children are Catholic. 40% are from a variety of faith backgrounds, both Christian and non-Christian. All students attend weekly religion classes and regular religious services. Students of color comprise about 20% of our student body. About 6% of our students are international, born outside of the United States.
- About 10% of our students speak a language other than English at home. More than 20 languages are represented in Sacred Heart homes including Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Essan, Farsi, French, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Newari, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and Zapoteco.
Chicago Independent Schools Diversity Job Fair
Sacred Heart Schools hosts a booth at the diversity job fair at the Francis Parker School in March for Teachers of Color Interested in Teaching Careers at Independent Schools. Diversity Job Fair attendees have the opportunity to: - Learn about participating schools and their programs
- Interview with representatives from participating schools
- Attend a presentation by a panel of representatives from sponsoring schools
International Night Multi-Cultural Reading List |
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