readily. Articulating a perspective and considering what has shaped it requires deeper reflection. Asking others,“ Tell me more about your perspective and what has shaped it,” requires encouragement and practice.
DIALOGUE ADVISORY GROUP
Creating intentional space for this inquiry allows students to practise curiosity, remain open to different perspectives, and stay in relationship as they navigate complexity together.
Together, we are learning that meaningful dialogue requires intentional design and supportive conditions: a shared understanding of purpose, skilled facilitation, trust, and time. These conditions ground dialogue in our purpose as a place of learning, where difference and disagreement can be engaged thoughtfully as part of flourishing communities and democracies.
What we are learning is shaping where we go next.
Natalie Chow, Teacher, Social Studies, Senior School Jasmine Hare, Teacher, Ivy Compass Program, Junior School Ly Hoang, Personal Counsellor, Senior School Kady Huhn, Coordinator, Experiential Learning( Ivy Compass Program), Senior School Kara McDonald, Deputy Head, Community Engagement and Partnerships Alyson Prabhu, Teacher, Social Studies and Science, Senior School Shannon Wilson, Assistant Coordinator, Experiential Learning( Ivy Compass Program), Senior School Yasmin Yavari, Assistant Coordinator Ivy & Teacher, Science, Senior School
WHAT’ S NEXT?
In 2026 – 2027, students and educators will have expanded opportunities to participate in, contribute to, and help shape our whole school practice.
STUDENTS
• Senior School Dialogue Club: co-facilitated by students and educators
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
• Facilitation training
• Senior School Advisory
• International Exchange
• Virtual dialogue opportunities
ACROSS THE SCHOOL
• Expansion in the Middle School program
• Junior School exploration
• Further integration in the Senior School
EDUCATORS
• Professional learning
• International learning and collaboration
As we cultivate this practice across CHS, we hope students carry these ways of thinking and relating into their lives, communities, and democratic participation. In an interconnected world, where opportunities and challenges call us together across differences, this work matters for how we grow, strengthen communities, and find our way forward— together.
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