Leadership Studies Library

In Middle School, research and news literacy are skills taught in library classes for grades 5 and 6. Students people search, read, consider and evaluate results, and ingest news based on their identities and perspectives. Each week in the library, Middle School students read books as a class that cover different points of view, experiences, and perspectives. Read-alouds are always paired with a discussion about relevance to their personal identities and lives.

The library supports Upper School division faculty and students by collaborating on projects, assignments, and events aimed at cultivating a culture of reading among Upper School students and growing students’ information literacy. As they grow in their research skills, students are encouraged to view research as an ongoing conversation in which authority is constructed and contextual. Through the library, students have access to books and digital resources representing diverse perspectives and experiences.

World Langauge

At St. Luke’s, World Language teachers teach both language and culture. In World Language, teachers are deliberate about how they choose and present content both via textbooks and supplemental materials. Beyond the classroom, the World Language department makes efforts to inform members of the larger SLS community about people, practices, languages, and issues from many parts of the world, and to include their own life experiences in that work. Through videoconferencing, travel opportunities, guest speakers, and local community in-person involvement, students have chances to use their language skills to interact with others with the goal of gaining knowledge and insight and discovering new perspectives through doing so.