Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
St. George's is committed to preparing students to live in a diverse world, one where all students will need the cultural competency necessary to interact with people from a variety of experiences and backgrounds.
Read more about our programming here and read our "Diversity Vision Statement" here.
St. George's has given me the chance to be surrounded by different cultures and meet great friends from all around the world.
Tharaly Joseph ’22
Summer 2020: IDSJ
The Institute for Teaching Diversity and Social Justice is an experiential summer professional development program for educators and other individuals interested in building more inclusive and affirming classrooms through exploration and development of strategies and skills to effectively navigate diversity issues in independent schools.
A Community of Individuals
At St. George’s, we work together to build an environment that welcomes, values, and respects every member of our community regardless of age, ability, culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background. Our domestic students hail from 31 states – from Alabama to Wyoming, including the District of Columbia. Thirty-three percent are students of color. Sixteen percent of our students come to St. George’s from international families, representing 23 countries spread across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The diversity of perspectives students bring to campus makes classroom discussion both stimulating and educational. Outside of class, students share their identities, culture, and traditions in the dorms, through the arts, and in student clubs.
Meet our Director of Equity and Inclusion
Dr. Kim Bullock has been a member of the St. George's faculty since 1996 and in her tenure has become a highly respected leader among her peers in the independent school community, as well as a valuable mentor to scores of new teachers, students, and alumni. A veterinarian by trade, Kim teaches biology, coaches JV girls' basketball, and serves as a dorm parent. She advises our Insight multicultural student club, and has been a warm, welcoming presence to students of color for more than 20 years. Kim serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Independent Schools of New England and for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport. In the fall of 2016, she was named the recipient of the W. Clyde Dorsey ’70 Chair for Diversity, Inclusion, and Leadership. In addition, Kim leads our Diversity and Inclusion Book Series discussions, many of our in-service training days for faculty, and diversity-focused sessions of our St. George's Student Experience Program. She is also a lead planner for our annual Day of Engagement (an all-school community service event), and for our Weekend for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Contact Dr. Kim Bullock at Diversity@stgeorges.edu.