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Culturally Competent Leadership at St. Luke’s School
“If you want student scholars to be leaders in the world—moral, ethical leaders as your mission states—they will need a broader point of view.”
–Dr. Cris Cullinan
Internationally recognized cultural competency trainer Dr. Cris Cullinan led a workshop for St. Luke’s faculty. Inclusive Excellence and Cultural Competence for Faculty explored the issues and challenges of creating meaningful impact on community, culture, and curriculum at St. Luke’s School.
Cullinan spent two days at St. Luke’s offering a day of interviews with teachers, administrators, and students as well as the full-day workshop for the entire staff. As part of the program, she guided faculty in an exploration of St. Luke’s Vision for Inclusive Excellence.
Cullinan is the Associate Director of Organizational Development and Training at the University of Oregon. She is a former co-chair of the National Advisory Council for the annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) and founder of Actual Leadership in Vital Equity (ALiVE).
Read Dr. Cullinan’s NAIS article Hiring for Cultural Competence.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
