About Friends
Student Groups with a DEI Focus
Many of our student clubs and committees in middle and upper school have a DEI focus. Most clubs take place once a week during the school year. Clubs are student-led and supported by a faculty member.
WFS recognizes the need for students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and girls to gather in a safe space to discuss issues specific to their shared experience, and to have a space where they can be themselves free of any judgment. To that end, some of our student groups are affinity groups--a gathering of students who all have a particular shared identity.
Middle School Student Groups
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Group Name
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Purpose/Audience
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Sisters of Color
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To provide a safe space for BIPOC* girls
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Boys of Color
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To provide a safe space for BIPOC boys
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AAPI Lunch Group
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To provide a safe space for AAPI* students
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Upper School Student Groups
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Group Name
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Purpose/Audience
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Asian Food and Culture Club
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Focus on food and cultural traditions from countries all across Asia
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Asian Student Union
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To provide a safe space for AAPI students
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Black Student Union
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To provide a safe space for BIPOC students
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Female Athletic Advocacy
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To discuss and correct inequalities between male and female sports teams
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Gender Sexuality Alliance
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To provide a safe space for any and all LGBTQ+* students of Friends as well as allies to the community to learn and grow
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STEMinist
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To provide a welcoming space for women to explore different aspects of STEM* and discover STEM career options
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Women’s Affinity
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To create a safe space for all women to discuss issues and empower each other
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Women of Color
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To provide a safe space for BIPOC women students
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*Definition of acronyms used above:
BIPOC- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
AAPI- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
LGTBQ+ - Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, Queer or Questioning
STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
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Wilmington Friends School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students of these schools. Wilmington Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
