CARE Week Begins at Las Lomas
CARE week, which stands for compassion, acceptance, respect, and equity, kicked off at Las Lomas today with a floral dress day and a lunch time activity in which students were encouraged to place a thumbprint on their country of origin on a world map in the rally court and decorate a safety pin with different colored beads.
Throughout the week there will be many more dress days and lunchtime activities, as well as night time activities on Tues. , Thurs. , and Fri.
"I'm looking forward to the lunchtime activities because we have worked hard to put together fun, inclusive, and participatory games that will teach people at the school about equality issues," said sophomore Calia Lockey.
Lockey is one of the 42 student ambassadors taking part in CARE week. Most of these students went to two meetings as well as the Diversity Summit to prepare for their roles as ambassadors.
"It started at Acalanes High School. We modeled our CARE week off of theirs," said Lockey.
This week is meant to bring awareness to diversity issues at our school. It will celebrate different clubs and bring to light people of different races.
"I'm involved with CARE week mostly because I believe in everything that CARE week stands for, literally. By that, I mean the entire acronym. I find them all important things that we as a school need to improve on," said junior ambassador cj. Cabungcal.
In order to educate the younger student body more about race and diversity, the student ambassadors will visit freshmen world history classes throughout the week and run a CARE workshop for the duration of the period. The workshop will involve a mixture of class discussions and activities.
"I hope this week will help to educate people about different races, gender identities, sexual identities, and other things that make us a diverse place at Las Lomas. We want to start conversations about these issues and make sure that everyone has a safe environment on campus. We want to have fun too and make it a week that people will want to participate in and look forward to for years and years!" said Lockey.
"For me it seems like it's our school's first real attempt at trying to become a more inclusive learning environment where everybody feels comfortable," said junior ambassador Nessa Ordukhani.
