PRESENTERS
Lili Space Koreé Hood
Mosaic is a customized empathy curriculum for grades Pre-K3 through 12th
with the purpose of raising awareness of and fostering inclusion, empathy and
compassion within communities.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.-Marie Curie
The PROCESS
Professional Development
• Ten hours of professional development is dedicated to
engaging leadership, faculty and staff in workshops
pertaining to identity and inclusive behavior.
• With Empathy as the theme, topics covered ranged from
cultural awareness, gender bias, inclusive language,
non-traditional families, race, ethics, and
socioeconomics.
Year One: Gaining Knowledge & Empathy
Lessons• Faculty were grouped by grade level and were responsible for creating
the theme and creating the lessons for the assigned module of their grade.
• The sixteen grade-level lessons had to incorporate literature, art, media, storytelling, and student presentations within the developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Year Two: Designing Mosaic
Pilot• With the creation of Mosaic for each grade complete, implementation of the
curriculum begins for the pilot year. Faculty received facilitation training and parents are engaged about the program in grade-level forums.
• At the end of the pilot year, the curriculum will be assessed and revised for year two.
Guardians• Inclusivity workshops no longer occur during the monthly professional
development meetings for faculty, instead monthly inclusivity workshops are offered to guardians.
Year Three:Implementation and Parent Engagement
K3-K Emotional Intelligence understanding kindness, appreciation, gratitude, empathy and compassion.
1st Grade Kindness
2nd Grade Appreciation and Gratitude
3rd Grade Empathy
4th Grade Compassion
5th Grade Packing the Backpack
Lower School Modules
6th Grade Learning Characteristics, Digital Citizenship
7th Grade Cultural Awareness
8th Grade Gender Roles
9th Grade Ethics
10th Grade Privilege, Race, Class
11th Grade Gender Identity, Sexual Identity
12th Grade College Preparation, Global Citizenship
Middle/Upper School Modules