OIEJB Update: April 2025

Spring Update from the Office of Institutional Equity, Justice, and Belonging

Spring is a busy and exciting time for SSFS. In addition to Immersion Week, Intersession, and Spring Break, community members from many faiths and a variety of identities celebrate major holidays, religious observances, and more. Here’s a recap:

Before Immersion Week and Intersession, we celebrated Women’s History Month across divisions with a variety of engagements for students and adults on campus. Fourth Grade led Lower School learning about Louise Nevelson, and displays in the Middle and Upper Schools offered education about both contemporary and historical women who gained acclaim for their work in math and science-related fields.

Also in March, some members of the community participated in Ash Wednesday, which begins Lent. Learn more about Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Easter.

Some Springers celebrated Purim and are preparing for Passover, while others celebrated Holi, and others Nowruz. What a rich, varied community of faiths and identities we have at SSFS! 

We hope that you are enjoying the arrival of Spring! Stay tuned for more from the Office of Institutional Equity, Justice, and Belonging as we approach the end of the school year. In the next Gnu Stories, we will share more about how we celebrated Arab American Heritage Month in April.