Common Ground Workshop: tolerance

Oxley students Chloe S (Year 10), Chloe D (Year 10), Alex N (Year 10), Fred J (Year 10) and Sophia S (Year 10) participated in a two-day workshop run by The Ethics Centre that was engaging and a fun way to learn about discrimination and how prevalent it is in our society. Oxley sees an opportunity to examine its anti-discrimination stance, focussing on encouragement of diversity in all its forms. The program took a hands-on approach to solving discrimination against things like neurodiversity, gendered toys, ageism, ableism, and diverse sexual identity. The common theme was about respect, advocacy, and open-mindedness. It was an experience that developed us as people and made us consider how to view things from a different angle – definitely an experience worth participating in.