RCPS Multicultural Diversity Committee

Celebrating diversity via educational opportunities to observe and explore various cultures in Richmond County Public Schools and beyond.
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@MissNole_RCPS Congratulations to you @MissNole_RCPS and Carolyn Reiner!

[RCPS Multicultural Diversity Committee @RCPS_MDC_VA]

@RHS_VAPrincipal @Walmart Congratulations Dr. Ferguson/@RHS_VAPrincipal!

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@MrJasonStrong Congratulations, Dr. Ferguson/@RHS_VAPrincipal!

[Cleveland Winfield III, M.F.A. @C_Winfield_III]

@MelAlterSmith, thank you for offering me this opportunity to present at the 2021 NCTE Convention, for guiding us as we prepared our respective parts for the #TeachLivingPoets presentation, and for encouraging me to contribute to the #TeachLivingPoets website and movement!

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"Hate Will Have No Home Here": The Board of Education, superintendent, and all Richmond County Public Schools staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, equitable, and supportive.

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The Richmond County School Board's resolution condemning racism and affirming the division's commitment to an inclusive school environment for all.

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Thankful for The Experience- approximately four months ago = The National Museum of African American History & Culture Field Trip:

Image: a display model of The National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.

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Thankful for The Experience- approximately four months ago = The National Museum of African American History & Culture Field Trip:

Image: a group picture of our Rappahannock High School students, Ms. Belfield, and Mr. Winfield as they posed in front of the United States Capitol

[Books By Davina @BooksByDavina]

We love these inspiring lyrics from 'Sky's The Limit' by the late hip-hop hero, The Notorious B.I.G, who would have been 48 today. #KeepOnPressingOn ❤️

[Avant-Garde Books Bookstore @Avant_GardeBks]

🎂Happy birthday to author and illustrator, #KadirNelson (1974)! Thank you for your beautiful contribution to literature and art! ✍🏿🎨 #Illustrators #avantgardebooksbirthdays https://t.co/WT5pMgXnQj

[RCPS Multicultural Diversity Committee @RCPS_MDC_VA]

Poetry Excerpt: "Famous"
"I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a button hole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do."

--Naomi Shihab Nye #TeachLivingPoets

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Included in this tweet are four examples of student work from Mr. Winfield's English 10 class at Rappahannock High School where his students explored Naomi Shihab Nye's poem by taking annotated notes and completing dual entry journals. #poetry #poetrylovers

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Cultural Artist of the Day: Embrace #TeachLivingPoets by exploring “Famous” by Naomi Shihab Nye, the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate. To read “Famous” + other poems by Naomi Shihab Nye, click on the following link: https://t.co/mj46Os4qGv

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Celebrating National Poetry Month with a Moment in Rappahannock High School History: 2008 Virginia Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Tia Robinson, posing with her poetry coach, Cleveland Winfield, at the Library of Virginia after winning the 2008 Poetry Out Loud Virginia Finals.

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Vision Statement:
Cultivate a respectful and inclusive multicultural community that promotes a deeper understanding and appreciation of various individuals, cultures, and groups of people in America. #Diversity #MulticulturalDiversity #DiversityandInclusion #DiversityIsStrength

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Mission Statement:
Celebrating diversity by providing educational opportunities to observe and explore various cultures through school-wide and community events. #Diversity #MulticulturalDiversity #DiversityandInclusion #DiversityIsStrength

[RCPS Multicultural Diversity Committee @RCPS_MDC_VA]

Hello Twitter! The Richmond County Public Schools Multicultural Diversity Committee, @RCPS_MDC_VA, was founded in the summer of 2017. #myfirstTweet #Diversity #MulticulturalDiversity #DiversityandInclusion #DiversityIsStrength