Ep. 120: The Scoop on International Schools Part I
EQ: How are international schools uniquely situated to fight, perpetuate or contribute to educational inequities around the world?
Guest: Yvette Santos Cuenco a school counselor at the Edmund Burke Independent School in DC.
In this episode Hope and Megan are joined by Yvette, an experienced international educator and school counselor. We discuss the historical context which led to the establishment of these schools throughout the world. Listeners will learn a little about who attends, how they are designed, how the culture of the country impacts the school community and much much more. We also dip our toes into the DEIJ/social justice landscape in these contexts, reviewing such things as disparities in these schools, problematic hiring practices and the way they operate as predominantly White institutions often perpetuating (intentionally or unintentionally) white/colonial culture.
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