Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Armbrae’s commitment to Equity and Inclusion is rooted in the need to ensure that every child is known, heard, and valued. Belongingness is a hallmark of the Armbrae experience, and our Be Kind | Work Hard philosophy underpins everything we do.
Inclusion Education Support
Jasmine Smith
The Inclusive Education Support (IES) is a specialized position created to enhance the educational experience of students from historically marginalized communities at Armbrae Academy: Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, Newcomer and LGBTQ+IA. Together with school staff and policy, the IES is tasked with promoting a school climate that is safe, supportive and respectful of diverse students. The mandate of the IES is to support academic success, positive school comfort levels and improve both cultural and academic self-esteem.
The Inclusive Education Support mobilizes and integrates school and community resources, improves the impact of these resources on student learning and supports administration and teachers as they continue to work to meet the students’ needs. The IES can inform students of outside resources that can assist in boosting self-awareness and cultural confidence. Additionally, the IES serves as a cultural role model at Armbrae Academy.
Partnerships
Partnering with us to help shape our inclusion strategy is Augy Jones (Empathize Others Consulting).
Augy Jones
Augy is the founder of Empathize Others Consulting Services. He is a proud product of the Nova Scotian school system. After graduating from Queen Elizabeth High School in Halifax, he went on to St. Francis Xavier University where he received three degrees, played/coached varsity basketball, taught in The School of Education and was the Manager of Student Experience over a 35-year time span. Augy also had a 20+ year teaching career in high school English Language Arts in the Halifax area and in the Caribbean. He has been immersed in equity and inclusion conversations from an early age as the son of civil rights activists Rocky and Joan Jones. Recently he has been involved with curriculum development and Inclusive Education implementation at the NS Department of Education. Empathize Others Consulting Services offers Augy a way to connect with people who believe that relationship-building and reconciliation are the way forward towards a just society for all citizens...aka the value of embracing human difference.
Augy works with Armbrae students and teachers and his focus is two-fold: firstly, on school culture, especially as it pertains to embracing diversity in all of its forms. In addition, Augy supports teachers and students in developing curriculum that focuses on social literacy and wellness.
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