Diversity Appreciation Through Comedy & Poetry

It was a special schedule on Martin Luther King Day, always a school day at Eaglebrook, this year. Usually we start that day with an assembly honoring Dr. King and then move on to classes where teachers may choose to elaborate on the themes spoken about in assembly if time allows. This year, however, a group called Cometry came to Eaglebrook for the entire first part of the day. Cometry is a stand-up comedy and performance poetry group that visits schools to talk about leadership development and diversity appreciation.

 

The group began the morning with an assembly for the whole school, introducing their themes and getting students involved. They then broke into groups for the rest of the morning, going into more depth with students and teachers. Chris Brown, Co-Coordinator of Diversity, who worked to bring the Cometry group to campus, had this to say about their visit, “The purpose of bringing Cometry to Eaglebrook was to better inform and educate both faculty and students about the importance of diversity awareness in middle school. It was also a great way for the community to hear and see the thought process of others and how certain comments, actions, and behaviors can severely affect people when taken out of context. Lastly, their message fit perfectly with our Core Skills and Values, therefore making it a great opportunity to have these skills and values reinforced by outside voices.” See photos from Cometry’s visit here.