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Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Scenes from Diversity Forum 2018

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don't know,” he replied. “Am I my brother's keeper?”
Genesis 4:9

This year’s Diversity Forum was centered on service to all. Lower and Upper School students participated in a day of service learning with group activities planned on and off the Close.

Lower Schoolers began their day with a special chapel in the Little Sanctuary before breaking off into homeroom and advisory groups where they further discussed the concept of serving others. They then gathered in the refectory for various service projects, which included packaging toiletries for the homeless and making colorful place mats for inmates. Form C and Form II study buddies hosted residents from Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home and Sunrise Assisted Living for a game of bingo. After their service projects, students headed to Trapier Theater where they learned about the Team Isiah Foundation, an organization founded by Isiah Dixon ’17 to provide support to children with cancer.

Upper School students kicked off their day with an assembly featuring The Rev. Melissa Hollerith from Washington National Cathedral before venturing off to various service projects around the metro area. Morning service projects included helping prepare meals for the homeless at D.C. Central Kitchen; working with Spanish-speaking Pre-Kindergarten students at the Spanish Educational Development Center in Northwest D.C.; and preparing furniture for pick up by families in need at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, Md. Another group of boys also joined A Wider Circle in the afternoon, while others helped provide athletic equipment for children in need at Level the Playing Field in Silver Spring; and another group joined the Rock Creek Conservancy for cleanup on the Glover Archbold Trail. Seniors stayed on the Close and assisted the grounds crew in beautifying the landscape for spring. Jared Makheja ’19, founder of The Elevator Project, also spoke to his classmates about the value of service and the impact one can make on others.

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Diversity Forum 2018
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Located in Washington D.C.,  St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.