Creating a Diverse, Equitable and  
Inclusive Community 
We expanded our work in Pluralism throughout the 2025-2026 school year. We continued to 
illustrate what Pluralism means at Greenwood and how this ethic that values diversity within a 
society strengthens our community
Pluralism means recognizing and valuing differences such as identity, beliefs or politics. Differences 
are not seen as threatening; instead, these are opportunities to learn from one another, enriching 
our community with new perspectives and ideas. Everyone belongs. 
Through a pluralistic lens, our community focuses on all forms of diversity (visible, invisible and 
thought diversity), listening to each other in order to develop an inclusive mindset and foster 
belonging.
In the fall 2025 and spring 2026, we welcomed Irshad Manji, CEO of Moral Courage, to facilitate 
sessions about discussing polarizing topics productively and having conversations with empathy 
and curiosity. Staff, students, parents/guardians, alumni and board members were invited to 
participate. Read more about Irshad’s work at Greenwood here.
Other Key 2025-2026 Achievements:
•	 Measured our pluralism work using the Pluralism Benchmarks established based 
on the Global Centre for Pluralism’s work and RIDES (Reimagining Integration: 
Diverse and Equitable Schools).
• 	 Created the Coordinator, Pluralism role. The coordinator works with the Executive 
Director, Greenwood Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research, and the 
Director, Academics and Pluralism on our Pluralism programming for Staff, 
Students and Parents/Guardians.
• 	 A new session “Diversity and Belonging at Greenwood” was developed for 
prospective families with a focus on visible diversity.
• 	 Began third-party collection of demographic data from applicant families to 
measure who is currently considering Greenwood, who is joining us, and where 
we have room for growth.
Looking back on Venture Further 
Together 2021-2026
“I am proud of the ways we have responded to 
our community to value and support individuals, 
valuing each student’s perspectives and 
identities. We have established parent/guardian 
learning communities, student Affinity Groups 
and student Alliances that have been well-
attended and well-received.” – Mary Gauthier, 
Executive Director, Centre for Teaching, 
Learning and Research
Looking ahead: 
Our 2026-2027 goal is to champion 
our Pluralistic values, ensuring that our 
programming and practices reflect the 
Greenwood ethos: that our differences are 
our greatest learning opportunities and that 
here, everyone belongs.
Greenwood College School Annual Report 2025–2026 |  Page 13

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