Lincoln School

In 2020, the Head of School issued an update on Lincoln's "Anti-racist Work" which was developed by the school's "Anti-racist Task Force." All faculty would participate in the training titled “Social Justice 101: Incorporating the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards,” in which "faculty learn to incorporate the organization’s social justice standards into their classroom practice." In addition, "Ten faculty, staff, and administrators will participate in restorative justice training with Youth Restorative Action. Going forward, we hope to have a group of faculty participate in this training each year."

In 2020, the Head of School issued an update on Lincoln's "Anti-racist Work" which was developed by the school's "Anti-racist Task Force" and includes the following curriculum changes: "The school purchased new books to increase diversity and representation of people of color in the Lower School curriculum" and "Starting in October [2020], a subcommittee of the Anti-racist Task Force will engage in an examination of the curriculum at all Divisions."

Lincoln's "Middle School Hub" states, "As we move through the 2019–20 school year with a focus on diversity, equity, and community, we are looking at many pieces of our curriculum and school life through a different lens. Rooted in the Center for Justice, Peace, and Global Citizenship’s three spheres of social justice–racial, environmental, and gender–the CAFE [Community Awareness for Everyone] Collective will provide Middle School students the opportunity to address their own identity and work towards thoughtful community action."

One of Lincoln's goals is "prioritizing [a] school-wide curriculum to support anti-racist teaching and stewardship across all divisions."

Lincoln’s Identity Framework for Empowerment (L.I.F.E) is a "comprehensive framework that lives out our mission as a girls Quaker School that is rooted in DEIB." The framework is informed in part by the "Learning for Justice’s Anti Bias Framework and Social Justice Standards" and "aids teachers in their curricular development while also supporting families in addressing these necessary topics at home."

As part of its "Social Justice in Curriculum and Community" work, Art Class for 3-5th graders includes "studying the work of Angélica Dass, discussing and drawing the different shades of race and skin tones."

Several of Lincoln's 2025 faculty job openings make clear that its teachers "embrace and uphold Lincoln's values of diversity, equity and inclusion; and they bring anti-racist practices into their classroom."

The Center for Justice, Peace, and Global Citizenship "drives critical reflection and engagement on all matters pertaining to diversity, inclusion, justice, multiculturalism, and global citizenship at Lincoln." The Center "empowers the Lincoln School community to make positive and sustainable change, to ask the 'difficult questions', to address implicit and explicit bias, and to do so with respect, regardless of ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status."

The school's "Community Action Program (CAP)" is described as follows: "Students and faculty from the Little to Upper School partner with local social justice based nonprofit organizations throughout the entire school year. Through the establishment of long-term partnerships, Lincoln students learn how to engage in self-reflection, understanding, dialogue, and cooperation in order to support sustainable change in their community."

The school's Center for Justice, Peace and Global Citizenship offers "Center Programming" which includes the "Morgan Stone Day" program which explores "notions of race and privilege, adopting such themes as, ‘Acknowledging our Intersectionality,’ ‘Who put the ME in Media’, and 2017/18’s ‘The Power of Protest'".

Lincoln students "organize three separate programs throughout the school year that focus on racial, environmental, and gender/sexuality justice" and are led "by our three US social justice clubs." These programs "create space for courageous conversations around culture, identity, oppression, and community transformation and recognizes the privilege and responsibility that Lincoln students have to speak truth to power."

The school held its first ever "Future is Feminist Conference," a student-run day "dedicated to exploring the topic of intersectional feminism with local leaders and activists..." "Future is Feminist" workshops have been held in the past including a workshop titled "Check Your Privilege" which has the goal of understanding "privilege and intersectionality, first in a broader concept and then by looking inward at ourselves." 

In 2020, the Head of School issued an update on Lincoln's "Anti-racist Work" which was developed by the school's "Anti-racist Task Force" and includes a series of "Center Chats" for families to offer "updates on and our anti-racist work and to engage in conversation around it." The Center would continue to "host affinity groups for families and students of color."

In 2020, the Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Board of Trustees and faculty added Ibram X. Kendi’s "How to Be an Antiracist" to their summer reading list and the Alumnae Board "devoted part of their summer retreat to a discussion of anti-racism as well."

The school's Anti-Racist Resource webpage provides many links, articles, and books on the subject of anti-racism including a list of resources for "addressing race and racism with young children." The list includes: "Even Babies Discriminate: A Nurture Shock Excerpt," "Study about racial bias in babies," and "Teaching Young Children About Race."

Lincoln will "intentionally create and support a more inclusive and just environment for BIPOC students and adults" and "raise up Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) voices."

Lincoln's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging webpage states the following: "Working toward our commitment to antiracism means that we are intentionally addressing barriers that have historically prevented the full participation of people in our community. We are examining all spaces—from our classrooms, to our curriculum, to the sports field, in our student groups, and around the Board table...."