b'A DIVERSE COMMUNITY EVERYONE HAS A HOME AT NASHVILLE CLASSICAL Viva Price visited Nashville Classical Charter Schools campus three times before enrolling her daughter for kindergarten. She wanted to get a true sense of what the school was like on a daily basis. DIVERSE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT EVERYBODYEvery time it felt the same, not like a show they Our schools racial, geographic, economic, and ethnic diversity is at the core of who we are, how we succeed,put on just when they knew someone was coming to and why families choose us. visit, she said. I saw classrooms in different grade levels, and it felt balanced, a place where shed be both supported and stretched. RACIAL DIVERSITY During one of her visits Viva noticed a second grade classroom studying Hinduism. There is so Hispanic Hispanic much intentionality behind showing kids beyond 8.18 4.08% what their home life or small community looks like, she said. I thought if I had access to this type of White All White instruction before high school, how much my horizon EAST or perspective would have been broadened at an 35.5% Scholars 48.98% earlier age. Black Black62.08% 44.9% Viva grew up in a small, mostly white Christian community in Tennessee. As a Black female, I experienced the feeling of otherness that was attached to that, and I wanted something different for my daughter, she said. I didnt want her in a school where no one looked like her, or a school ECONOMIC DIVERSITY GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY where everyone looked like her. I wanted to make sure that she was exposed to other cultures and backgrounds. Our schools serve scholars from Now going on her daughters fourth year at Nashville Classical, Viva appreciates how the staffs 28 zip codes across Davidson County. commitment to a diverse and inclusive community shows up in every facet of the schoolfrom of scholars are economically disadvantaged ensuring individual classrooms are economically mixed to reaching out to families for their ideas on and qualify for free or reduced lunch. how to incorporate and celebrate other cultures in both curriculum and school activities. Nashville Classsical EastNashville Classsical West Theyll reach out for help, and theyll not only get those ideas, but execute them and even dedicate Both Campuses funding behind it, so it can be done with excellence, she said. Its a wonderful place where everyone feels welcome. Everyone has a home at Nashville Classical. LEARNING DIVERSITYof scholars at both campusesCELEBRATING DIVERSITY ENRICHES THE EXPERIENCE FOR receive special education servicesEVERYONE through an IEP or 504 plan.After parent Viva Price suggested to Nashville Classical staff that they plan activities for Latinx History Month, she was put in touch with a school administrator to share her ideas. They had a whole month of activities, including a parade of countries where families shared what makes their country special and waved their national flags, Viva said. It was a true celebration, not just an acknowledgement of diversity. It was about really seeing each other and appreciating the value that diversity brings to our school.Nashville Classicals commitment to sharing and celebrating diverse perspectives and experiences is what Viva loves most about her daughters school. It enriches the educational experience for everyone within 8 | Our First 10 Years the school community, she said. Our First 10 Years | 9'