Student Action & Affinity Groups

OUR VISION and PURPOSE

Mens Conscia Recti inspires us not only to be aware of what is right, but also to act on our beliefs. As a dynamic and engaged learning community, we believe that excellence stems from our members’ diverse backgrounds and life experiences. In our everyday interactions, policies, practices, and programs we aspire to be an inclusive school that lives its commitment to equity, empathy, cultural competence and respect.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Students leaders at College Prep have created a wide range of service and experiential learning programs for the community that are accessible to and appropriate for persons of all experience and interest levels to engage in awareness raising, effective advocacy, and meaningful action for social justice and service leadership.
 
Below are examples of College Prep's action and affinity groups.

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  • Black Student Union

    College Prep’s BSU is a space for the celebration, examination, and discussion of Black and African-American people in the past and present. Our goal is to create and sustain a community where Black students do not feel alone and can take pride in their identity by:  

    • Empowering student leaders
    • Raising awareness about the facts surrounding key issues
    • Advocating effectively for the needs of students  
    • Act effectively to stop bullying, discrimination, harassment and other acts of violence 

    We engage in the following actions as a demonstration of our commitment to an equity and inclusion practice: 

    • Collaborate with community partners to ensure a joyful, kind, diverse and creative community for all people
    • Create programs that inspire and empower people to build a kind, creative, diverse and joyful communities
    • Hone our awareness, practice and skills with equity and inclusion specific training

    Community Partners: Black Lives Matter (Bay Area) and People of Color in Independent Schools
  • Gender Sexuality Awareness Club

    The Gender and Sexuality Awareness (GSA) Club strives to create a safe space for students and others to safely explore identity and expression in a way that nourishes and enriches all. We aim to educate and raise awareness within the wider College Prep community, fostering an inclusive environment for students of all genders and sexualities.

    Our Approach
    GSA invites people who are intellectually adventurous, ethically sure-footed, and generous of heart and spirit to raise awareness about, advocate for, and act meaningfully to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ persons. 

    Our Goals

    • Reach out to the broader Oakland school community
    • Create a safe space for LGBTQ+ students to discuss, express, and discover their identities and expression.
    Community Partner: GLSEN
  • Jewish Club

    Our goal as a club is to celebrate Jewish culture and traditions with the greater College Prep community. We will do this through exploring the holidays with food, movies, presentations, and guest speaks, as well as hosting various events throughout the year.
  • LatinX

    Our mission is to provide an equitable and inclusive community for all students; and explicitly brown and other Latinx students by celebrating culture, advocating for students, and mentoring students on how best to become activists for “La Raza” to

    • Empower student leaders
    • Raise awareness about voting issues and rights
    • Advocate effectively for brown folks  
    • Act effectively to ensure the rights of all people; especially brown people 

    We engage in the following actions as a demonstration of our commitment to an equity and inclusion practice: 

    • Collaborate with the City of Oakland and State of California to ensure eligible students register to vote. 
    • Create programs that inspire and empower people to build kind, creative, diverse and joyful communities through civic service
    • Hone our awareness, practice, and skills with equity and inclusion specific training so we act effectively to ensure the rights of all people.

    Community Partners: League of Women Voters (Oakland) and Oakland Chamber of Commerce
  • South Asian Alliance

    College Prep is a space for the celebration, examination, and discussion of South Asian people in the past and present. Our goal is to create and sustain a community where South Asian students take pride in their identity by:  

    • Empowering student leaders
    • Raising awareness about the facts surrounding key issues
    • Advocating effectively for the needs of students  
    • Act effectively to stop bullying, discrimination, harassment and other acts of violence 

    We engage in the following actions as a demonstration of our commitment to an equity and inclusion practice: 

    • Create programs that inspire and empower people to build a kind, creative, diverse and joyful communities
    • Hone our awareness, practice and skills with equity and inclusion specific training
    Community Partners: People of Color in Independent Schools and Learning 4 Justice

  • Students with Interracial Lives

    Our mission is to provide a space for and about mixed race students to discuss what being mixed means to them, and how it affects their lives. We wanted to provide this space because the very real and visible reality of race in America is important to address not just through a binary lens. Although spaces where multi-ethnic and cultural people can meet, race has a political significance that is often talked about in terms of one single group, and only identified with that group. We believe that race is a social construct set up to enforce a white supremacist system, but we also need to function within a system before we can change it. 

    We engage in the following actions as a demonstration of our commitment to an equity and inclusion practice by: 

    • Leading discussions on what it means to be interracial in America
    • Sharing our own experiences and providing a space for people to share their experiences as a mixed person
    • Acknowledge that race isn’t binary, and a person can belong to different groups at the same time, therefore acknowledging that race is a false construct that has severe impacts on everyone.

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  • Photo of Alexandria  Osei-Amoako

    Alexandria  Osei-Amoako 

    Dean of Equity and Belonging
    510-652-0111 ext.269

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a mind aware of what is right