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![Message from Head of School: Human Dignity and Equal Opportunity]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591292933/denver/qvsrhljksfuqjwb0ss2l/ScreenShot2020-06-04at114828AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591292933/denver/qvsrhljksfuqjwb0ss2l/ScreenShot2020-06-04at114828AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591292933/denver/qvsrhljksfuqjwb0ss2l/ScreenShot2020-06-04at114828AM.png","width":607}])
"I believe that all humans are entitled to live a life that allows them to have dignity...which comes from the equal opportunity to achieve all that they can during their short time on earth."
![Starting a Conversation About Racial Inequality With Your Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591118287/denver/rmhllam5nqw9kmdq958g/BLM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591118287/denver/rmhllam5nqw9kmdq958g/BLM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1591118287/denver/rmhllam5nqw9kmdq958g/BLM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591118287/denver/rmhllam5nqw9kmdq958g/BLM.png","width":960}])
Of all the school communities, it is ours who should talk about this. The most important thing is to have the conversations - today and always. And realize that our individual perspectives are not the experience of others. Listening, and learning, is essential to moving forward.
![Ruijie (Rae) Guo Appointed Chinese Language Lead, August 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1589301141/denver/lotxhjb5fvv92n0rrhgo/RuijieGuoHeadshot.jpg","width":2200}])
Building on six years of teaching in our Chinese Program, Ruijie (Rae) Guo will add the role of Chinese Language Lead for both ECE and Lower School, starting this August!
![Hope Forgey: Our Middle School Visionary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1588969841/denver/g1cdfgalgqr3awl6nq97/IMG_1921.jpg","width":2200}])
Over a decade ago, Hope Forgey had a dream: a middle school where learners could thrive in their educational pursuits as they find their unique voice in the world. Flash forward to May 2020, where 37 8th graders will be the 7th class to matriculate from the International School of Denver Middle School.
![Maria Rodriguez Appointed ECE Principal, August 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1588102530/denver/eegxswajcqwathvkg8ms/MRODcopy.jpg","width":2022}])
We are thrilled to announce the selection and appointment of respected ISDenver teacher and leader Maria Rodriguez to the role of ECE Principal, beginning in August, 2020. Maria joined ISDenver in 2012 and has lead our Spanish program since 2014.
![ISDenver Students and Alum Winners in Confucius Institute Contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1587673287/denver/awaxzjatbc6wctobnyoz/IMG_4686.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1587673287/denver/awaxzjatbc6wctobnyoz/IMG_4686.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1587673287/denver/awaxzjatbc6wctobnyoz/IMG_4686.jpg","width":640}])
Congratulations to two International School of Denver Students and one ISDenver alum, all of whom were awarded honors at the Confucius Institute’s Chinese Language Contest on Saturday, March 7!