Welcoming & Safe for All
Diversity
Wildly Inclusive Co-op is an anti-racist, LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent affirming community. We are a fully integrated classroom. We are a welcoming and safe environment for all, regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. We foster curiosity and respect for all these differences and will help to facilitate conversations and learning around our complex history. WorldMakers is committed to the ongoing work of anti-racism, cultural sensitivity, inclusivity and diversity.
Affirming & Inclusive
The difference between acceptance and affirming is…
acceptance is a passive acknowledgment of difference without judgment or prejudice while affirming is an active validation and support of that difference as valid and valuable aspects of a person. Whether it’s sexual orientation, gender expression, family culture, ethnicity, physical, or neurotype differences, we take an active approach of affirming, validating, and supporting each individual.
Here at Wildly Inclusive Co-op, we challenge ableism by recognizing the value and validity of diverse neurological experiences. Ableism is a form of discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities, including neurodivergent individuals. Affirming neurodivergence helps combat ableism by promoting acceptance, understanding, and support for people with diverse cognitive abilities, rather than viewing neurodivergent traits as inferior or undesirable.
Social & Environmental Justice
We incorporate the principles of social and environmental justice in several ways. First, with our sliding scale tuition, school location close to public transport, and targeted outreach, we strive to achieve and maintain accessibility for families across all socio-economic and ethnic groups. Second, we strive to eliminate systemic and implicit biases in our school by requiring diversity and equity training for all facilitators and regular adult volunteers and by using equitable hiring and election processes that aim to maintain a diverse staff and board. Third, we are committed to supporting young people’s interests as they emerge in topics of social and environmental justice, taking inspiration from alternative world-making movements, such as Native American communities, the Black radical tradition, feminist, LGBTQ+ liberation, disability justice, youth liberation, climate action, and freedom-to-learn movements. Finally, and importantly, principles of social justice are reflected in our school’s free-to-learn educational approach and culture, which eliminates oppressive practices common to conventional schools such as ranking/labeling, reward/punishment, shaming, abusive authority, and homework drudgery. Limitless collaborative play contributes to healthy social and emotional learning and fosters compassion, cooperation, and understanding among a diverse student body. Conflicts are resolved through a fair process of student-led mediation rather than potentially unfair arbitration from adult authority.