Affinity and Allied Spaces
Holton offers a wide range of support and education for students, parents, guardians, and employees around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Learn more about these groups and spaces:
Common Threads FAQs
- Where do I start learning more about affinity groups, what role they play, and how they can bring students together rather than dividing them?
- What are allied groups?
- Aren't Lower Schoolers kind of young for this?
- What are your plans for Common Threads in the future? What will the process be?
- What additional resources are there about kids and positive identity development, and related topics? How can I facilitate conversations about these topics with my daughter?
Where do I start learning more about affinity groups, what role they play, and how they can bring students together rather than dividing them?
What are allied groups?
Aren't Lower Schoolers kind of young for this?
What are your plans for Common Threads in the future? What will the process be?
What additional resources are there about kids and positive identity development, and related topics? How can I facilitate conversations about these topics with my daughter?
LS Common Threads: Spectrum
- What would students do in this allied group?
- Is the Lower School Common Threads Spectrum allied group appropriate for my student?
- How does my student sign up for Common Threads Spectrum?
What would students do in this allied group?
Is the Lower School Common Threads Spectrum allied group appropriate for my student?
How does my student sign up for Common Threads Spectrum?
LS Common Threads: Racial Justice Learning Space for White Students
- What would students do in this learning space?
- Is Lower School Common Threads Racial Justice Learning Space for White Students appropriate for my student?
- How does my student sign up for Common Threads Racial Justice Learning Space for White Students?
What would students do in this learning space?
Is Lower School Common Threads Racial Justice Learning Space for White Students appropriate for my student?
How does my student sign up for Common Threads Racial Justice Learning Space for White Students?
Gender and Sexuality Development Resources
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A Guide to Being and Ally to Transgender and Non-Binary Youth The Trevor Project
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How to Support Your LGBTQ Child by Esta Pratt-Kielley
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Advice to parents on raising a happy and healthy LGBTQ child by Steven Petrow
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What it means to be ‘gender friendly’ and some advice on how to achieve it by S. Petrow
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Children’s and YA LGBTQ Books: Spring 2021 Compiled by Cady Zeng
Racial Identity Development Resources
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Identity, Affinity, Reality by Julie Parsons and Kimberly Ridley, Independent School
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Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice by Dana Williams, Teaching Tolerance
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Supporting Healthy Identity Development by Dora Pulido-Tobiassen and Janet Gonzalez-Mena
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Your Age-by-Age Guide to Talking About Race by Kara Corridan and Wanda Medina, Parents magazine
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How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism, Parent Toolkit, NBC Learn
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What’s Missing from the Conversation? The Growth Mindset in Cultural Competency by Rosetta Lee, NAIS
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Ali Michael - How Can I Have a Positive Racial Identity? I’m White! (video)
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"Nice White Parents" from the New York Times