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URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy
Summer Camp - Overnight
Reform;All Affiliations Served
857-246-8677
1 Elm St
Byfield, Massachusetts 1922

About

Each member of our community, regardless of their individual identities - or rather because of them - are welcome within our community! The unique value that each individual brings is a core value of ours. We celebrate Pride Day Friday each Friday of the summer, and many of our leadership team identify as LGBTQ+.

Read more on our website: https://6pointsscitech.org/about-us/dei/ https://6pointsscitech.org/2019/06/28/lgbtq-inclusion-at-sci-tech/ https://6pointsscitech.org/2022/07/08/pride-fridays-and-how-it-all-began/

Listing Details

Organizational Policies

  • Has written anti-bullying policies that specifically address identity-based bullying
  • Has written nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy that mentions gender identity and expression
  • Participation in gender-specific programs is based on gender identity
  • Has written nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy that mentions sexual orientation
  • All registration forms have been updated for LGBTQ+ belonging (i.e. adult 1 / 2 , parents or guardians, expansive gender options, pronouns, etc)
  • Strategic priority of LGBTQ+ engagement

Programming

  • Offers LGBTQ+ affinity spaces
  • Engages with LGBTQ+ civil rights in a way that is consistent with our engagement with civil rights for any core constituency
  • Curriculum and educational materials reflect LGBTQ+ people and identities
  • Has an active GSA (gender and sexuality alliance) / QSA (queer student alliance) or other youth-led LGBTQ+ group
  • Has regular programming on LGBTQ+ themes
  • Observes LGBTQ+ days of significance (such as Pride, National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Visibility, etc)
  • Speakers/presenters/scholars in residence include LGBTQ+ people

Ritual

  • Offers and frequently uses gender-expansive ritual language

Spaces

  • Has all-gender restroom/s and locker/changing rooms (if applicable) available
  • Works with gender-expansive individuals on a case-by-case basis to assign bunking or accommodation that affirms their gender
  • Has all-gender bunking or overnight accommodation available

Staff & Leadership

  • Has working group or task force for LGBTQ+ belonging
  • LGBTQ+ people are represented in our senior leadership
  • Incoming staff and public-facing volunteers receive LGBTQ+ awareness training as part of orientation
  • Leadership and staff/volunteers have been trained on LGBTQ+ belonging within the past five years