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April 14, 2021 We are deeply distraught by the murder of Duane Wright and the continued police violence against young Black men. We are also deeply saddened and disturbed by the recent violence directed toward members of the Asian American and Asian immigrant communities in the U.S. We stand in solidarity with these communities and will… Continue reading Le Monde DEI Stands in Solidarity with Communities Seeking Justice →

Welcome and Storytime (Emma Colburn)Land acknowledgementRead aloud: Superheroes are Everywhere by Kamala HarrisCreating a Resilience Archive (Kelly Sunrose)Through writing, reflection and discussion, we explored the strengths we discovered during this pandemic year and the practices we want to carry forward beyond the pandemic. Honoring where we have been and how we have survived in our… Continue reading Notes from April 8, 2021 Quarterly Meeting →

In honor of Black History Month, we're sharing a mood board to uplift and share. ENJOY! https://youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM [decendants of Fredrick Douglass deliver his "Fourth of July" speech] https://youtu.be/WYerKidQGcc https://youtu.be/vjEFZa19wMg https://youtu.be/UYZ4GvoZih8 https://youtu.be/yw_LfOx-1-c https://youtu.be/TOGiwyTjEFA https://youtu.be/-3_GUGaZ0rI https://youtu.be/LZ055ilIiN4 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ja629AlfX3jOvBDb6OsCl

Le Monde French Immersion Charter School is located on East Burnside in Portland, Oregon in Multnomah County. We want to begin our time together by honoring the Indigenous families and communities that lived here and stewarded this landscape through Time, including the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Tumwater, Watlala bands of sovereign nations and language families such… Continue reading Land Acknowledgement →

Welcome (Emma Colburn)8 families introduced themselves Land acknowledgementStorytime (Nadine Salama)Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to my Daughters by Barack ObamaUpdates and upcoming events (Sue Bickerstaff)Two events this fall.  Both raised money for Le Monde and Brighten Haiti.  Brighten Haiti is a local organization that supports our sister school in Durissy, Haiti.Elsy Dinvil’s Haitian Cooking Hour… Continue reading Notes from January 14, 2021 Quarterly Meeting →

Welcome to our inaugural issue of Famille du Monde, a quarterly publication of the DEI Committee at Le Monde French Immersion Charter School. In each issue, you’ll find fun and educational resources for your family designed to help us feel more connected to diverse local and global French-speaking communities. Each issue will include printable pages… Continue reading Famille du Monde! A newsletter for families. →

The Le Monde Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is holding an online book fair to support Le Monde French Immersion and our sister school in Durissy, Haiti. Shop a wonderful collection of diverse books! Twenty percent of sales will benefit Le Monde and the Durissy School until Friday December 18, 2020. To shop, visit: BOOK… Continue reading Online Book Fair in Support of Le Monde and Our Sister School in Durissy →

Adults may want to read this beautiful essay, titled Love is Shining in my Heart for You, Dear Haiti.  The author, Natalie Labossiere, is a Portland area teacher and daughter of Haitian immigrants. The essay opens with this: “Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.” That was the only fact about Haiti that my… Continue reading Haiti Learning Resources for Families →

Thank you to everyone who attended the first quarterly DEI committee meeting, held on October 8, 2020 at 6pm.  The agenda of our meeting is below with some notes on what was discussed.   Welcome and introductionsLand acknowledgement15 attendees shared their names, and their affiliation to Le MondeLe Monde DEI Committee: history, mission, and structureSue Bickerstaff… Continue reading October 2020 Meeting Notes →