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From https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/05/at-this-school-being-different-is-an-asset/?utm_term=.8e959c51b8b0

At this school, being ‘different’ is an asset
by Valerie Strauss
June 5, 2018

It’s lunch hour at Denver South High School, and the halls and public spaces are bustling with students from all over the world.

Some of the teenagers — hailing from countries including Eritrea, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and El Salvador — wear native clothing while others sport U.S.-brand jeans and sneakers. As they mingle, chat and share lunch, the camaraderie is palpable.

Here, at an international school where more than one-third of the students are born outside of the United States, being “different” is an asset, and inclusion is the norm.

Read the full article at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/05/at-this-school-being-different-is-an-asset/?utm_term=.8e959c51b8b0

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