{"id":30376,"date":"2024-05-16T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T02:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rism.ac.th\/?page_id=30376"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:18:03","slug":"belonging-at-ris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rism.ac.th\/about\/belonging-at-ris\/","title":{"rendered":"Belonging at RIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30376\" class=\"elementor elementor-30376\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df869a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df869a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaa5b12\" data-id=\"aaa5b12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da81e51 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da81e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rism.ac.th\/about\/vision-mission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RIS Vision &amp; Mission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ebff0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ebff0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368679e\" data-id=\"368679e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03dbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d03dbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f69a506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f69a506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751e046\" data-id=\"751e046\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edbf56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3edbf56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACHIEVING OUR PURPOSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8550d78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8550d78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac06e9a\" data-id=\"ac06e9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12adb1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12adb1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the 2023-2024 academic year, we recognized an internal need to clarify and communicate our position on all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice related to our mission and vision. We assembled a representative team to achieve our purpose. As a team, we committed to exploring our mindsets, biases, and intersections of our identities. Following that exploration, we established a clear position on aspects of belonging at RIS. We developed a position statement for each area, presented here. <\/span>Each statement is linked to more detailed systems that elaborate on how they are operationalized.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><em>We trust that our work will serve RIS, ensuring that everyone at our school feels they truly <\/em>belong<em>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96ecae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f96ecae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea64e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea64e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-466347a\" data-id=\"466347a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b42a8dc\" data-id=\"b42a8dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8de636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8de636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belonging at RIS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb70e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb70e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca4a1d8\" data-id=\"ca4a1d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf3321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcf3321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Our Systems for Building a Community of Inclusion and Compassion<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec4b016\" data-id=\"ec4b016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b4a98 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21b4a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversity is a source of strength and creativity for our community. Our Belonging at RIS framework is designed to build and sustain an open and equitable school culture where our shared values are deeply felt and clearly communicated and where every member of the RIS Community feels that they belong.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We embrace the richness of a community that includes a diverse faculty, staff, and student population that includes but is not limited to identity markers of age, gender identity, sex, culture, race, body size, citizenship, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage, pregnancy, disability, and neurodiversity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This framework brings transparency to our purposes, policies, and practices regarding diversity so that all learning stakeholders can confidently choose our school.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b9e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2b9e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DIVERSITY OF LEARNING<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea6b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea6b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a11926\" data-id=\"4a11926\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea1005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea1005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"background-color: #eaeff6;\" \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><i>Inclusive Systems for Supporting All Students<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101e7cc\" data-id=\"101e7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d03f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d03f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All children learn differently. Our Student Support Services are intentionally designed to ensure every child in our community is optimally supported and challenged. Our goal is that by valuing neurodiversity, every learner will be successful in their own right and in their own way. Every individual has unique strengths that contribute to the collective success of our community. All community members benefit from inclusion.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945f8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"945f8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recruiting for Our Professional Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5801486 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5801486\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-024c76c\" data-id=\"024c76c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e451be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e451be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"background-color: #eaeff6;\" \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><i>Inclusive Systems for Recruiting<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-640a710\" data-id=\"640a710\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd57b64 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd57b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are committed to an intentional and consistent system for hiring faculty that does not make an unjust or prejudicial distinction based on identity markers. Our first criterion for recruiting is the quality of teaching and learning. We also value a diverse faculty. We use recruitment platforms committed to good governance of diversity, Child Safeguarding screening, and systems for building portfolios of credentials and confidential references throughout candidates\u2019 careers.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662a360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"662a360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECOGNIZING GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0789bdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0789bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eea7e3\" data-id=\"4eea7e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2dd58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2dd58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"background-color: #eaeff6;\" \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><i>Our Systems for Respecting Individual Identities<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a11896\" data-id=\"8a11896\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fcaa9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03fcaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RIS is committed to supporting the development of each person\u2019s identity. Personal identity lies at the heart of each individual\u2019s sense of well-being. We believe that the clearest, most rational way to establish equitable policies and practices is to recognize both the biological definition of \u2018sex\u2019 and the sociological definition of \u2018gender.\u2019 As we support each individual in forming their identity, we are forming our collective identity as a thoughtful, caring community. Clarity and communication are vital to achieving our goal of helping every individual and every family feel safe, secure, and successful. Therefore, we have worked within Thailand&#8217;s legal boundaries to develop and share clear policies on confidentiality and inter-stakeholder communications.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df97ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df97ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECOGNIZING ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND RACIAL IDENTITIES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c244c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c244c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e47a85\" data-id=\"6e47a85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52823e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52823e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"background-color: #eaeff6;\" \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><i>Our Systems for Celebrating and Championing Ethnic, Cultural, and Racial Diversity<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8c4330\" data-id=\"a8c4330\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acbfbb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0acbfbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being part of an international school community allows us to benefit from various ethnic, cultural, and racial identities. Acknowledging the strength that comes from being diverse, we are committed to celebrating and learning from one another and challenging implicit and explicit biases stemming from history. The power of learning in a community where various accents, cultural backgrounds, experiences, and belief systems prepare our students for the diversity of their current world and impact their future.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1412c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1412c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND SERVICE LEARNING<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-893a704 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"893a704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-483cfb9\" data-id=\"483cfb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0a37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be0a37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr style=\"background-color: #eaeff6;\" \/><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><i>Our Systems for Supporting Social Balance<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08afda4\" data-id=\"08afda4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369579d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369579d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our community is enriched by socio-economic diversity, providing our students with a more authentic learning experience and better preparation for a life as a successful individual and a contributing citizen in a diverse world. We are committed to providing opportunities to experience socio-economic equity both on and off campus. As a matter of principle, every child deserves access to a high-quality education. To play our part, we offer a fair, managed scholarship program. We also engage in service learning on and off campus to provide authentic experiences for students to reflect on economic privileges and responsibilities as global citizens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b01559 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b01559\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f216b4\" data-id=\"2f216b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3c2711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3c2711\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4cadc\" data-id=\"4b4cadc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902f03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"902f03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e hope these broad position statements contribute to the evolution of Ruamrudee International School as a school in which diversity is respected and embraced, a school in which we constantly strive for equity, which is consistently just in its decision-making, and in which everyone is included and successful. It is a school where everyone in our community feels they<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belong<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #293b54;\"><b><br \/>THE BUILDING BELONGING TEAM:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1079531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1079531\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5012911\" data-id=\"5012911\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0693d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0693d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Dr. James O\u2019Malley<\/em> <br \/>Head of School<\/p><p><em>Ms. Madeleine Bystrom<br \/><\/em>Elementary School Principal<\/p><p><em style=\"font-family: Calibri, Prompt, sans-serif;\">Mr. Mark Dominguez<br \/><\/em>Middle School Principal<\/p><p><em style=\"font-family: Calibri, Prompt, sans-serif;\">Dr. Nathan Meisner<br \/><\/em>High School Principal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-073a5cc\" data-id=\"073a5cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fce493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fce493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Khun Piyapong (Bond) Siriviriyanun<\/em> <br \/>School Manager<\/p><p><em>Ms. Claudia Mora<br \/><\/em>Director of Student Support<\/p><p><em>Ms. Deneene Ricketts<\/em> <br \/>High School Counselor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff79060\" data-id=\"ff79060\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIS Vision &amp; Mission ACHIEVING OUR PURPOSE During the 2023-2024 academic year, we recognized an internal need to clarify and communicate our position on all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30383,"parent":67,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-30376","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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