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Commitment to Equity

Equity and Engagement

At Rivers, we believe that cultivating a caring, respectful, and collaborative learning environment requires a focus on equitable practices across all areas of operations that encompasses all members of our professional community and is driven by informed, reflective, and accountable leadership. Additionally, Rivers recognizes that intentionally creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community takes more than good intentions. It is an ongoing process that requires conscious effort, meaningful action, and measurable outcomes.


Jenny Jun-lei Kravitz 
Director of Institutional Equity
j.kravitz@rivers.org




Commitment to Diversity

Diversity is integral to all parts of the Rivers experience. We are intentionally committed to growing a diverse community in which every member feels welcome, safe, and respected. Rivers does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, color, ethnic, or national origin in our admission policies, educational policies, financial aid and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.




List of 3 news stories.

  • Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack (center) with student and adult leaders in the Rivers community.

    2025 Hall Family Speaker: Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack Speaks on Access and Inclusion in Higher Education

    On a sunny morning in early March, The Rivers School welcomed award-winning author, sociologist, and scholar Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack as the speaker for The Hall Family Speaker Series. The series, which brings thought leaders to Rivers to address civic and community engagement, was organized by the school’s Equity and Engagement Team (EET) in collaboration with trustee Alison Hall P’19 as the third in a series of workshops and discussions surrounding the theme of the year: “Engaging in Citizenship Together.”
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  • Dr. Zebulon Miletsky was the featured speaker at Monday's all-school assembly.

    Celebrating Black History at Rivers: A Focus on Black Excellence and Community

    To close out our observation of Black History Month, Rivers hosted Speaker Dr. Zebulon Miletsky, an associate professor in Africana Studies & History at Stony Brook University, to present at all-school assembly on February 24 and visit Grade 8 humanities classrooms. Miletsky supplemented additional month-long programming by student leaders of the SHADES affinity group surrounding the theme of Black Excellence.
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  • Students visited Temple Emanuel in Newton, St. John's Episcopal Church in Newton, and the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) in Roxbury.

    Grade 7 Houses of Worship Field Trip: Learning and Connection Beyond the Classroom

    On Tuesday, February 11, the entire Grade 7 class at Rivers ventured off-campus on an immersive field trip, visiting three houses of worship in the Boston area. These visits allowed students to connect their learning about the three Abrahamic religions–Judaism, Christianity, and Islam–with first-hand experience, providing students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the topic beyond the classroom.
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