{"id":32040,"date":"2021-02-11T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/?p=32040"},"modified":"2022-10-31T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T18:23:28","slug":"invitation-to-support-students-of-color-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/2021\/02\/invitation-to-support-students-of-color-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the Students of Color Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eastern Mennonite School aspires to \u201creflect Christ\u2019s light as a learning community where every student belongs, thrives, and lives God\u2019s call.\u201d A newly revised endowed fund \u2014 the Beca para estudiantes de color<\/a> \u2014 provides opportunity for donors to support the school\u2019s growing diversity, and help remove barriers to an EMS education for more students of color.<\/p>\n

\u201cEMS is located in one of the most diverse cities in the state of Virginia,\u201d notes Paul Leaman, head of school. \u201cWe hope the Students of Color Scholarship will help us increase the number of cultures and traditions in our school and thus more closely reflect the make up of our city.\u00a0Recognizing that tuition can be a barrier for some families, we believe this scholarship will make an excellent education accessible to more families of diverse backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 2020-21 school year, this scholarship is limited to students entering grades 6-12. Applicants should be students who are excited about learning and ready to explore music<\/a>, las artes<\/a>, atletismo<\/a>, and clubes<\/a> at EMS.\u00a0 Applicants will arrange to visit EMS to share more about their desire to join the school community as part of the admissions process.<\/p>\n

Interested students entering grades 6-12 and families can learn more about the application process at aqu\u00ed.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Financiaci\u00f3n del fondo de dotaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n

The EMS Students of Color Scholarship was established in 2020 as the school\u00a0 sought more tangible ways to address racial inequities and barriers in the culture at large and at EMS in particular.<\/p>\n

Gracias al capital inicial plantado hace casi 30 a\u00f1os, el fondo de dotaci\u00f3n se estableci\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente. La dotaci\u00f3n original se estableci\u00f3 a principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1990 para que los estudiantes inmigrantes laosianos de una iglesia menonita local pudieran asistir al EMHS. La familia que aport\u00f3 el capital inicial se alegr\u00f3, cuando se le pregunt\u00f3 a finales de 2020, de ver ampliado el alcance para incluir ayudas a estudiantes de color de cualquier origen \u00e9tnico.<\/p>\n

A lo largo de los a\u00f1os, se ha recurrido a los ingresos de la dotaci\u00f3n como parte del proceso habitual de ayuda financiera de la escuela; la escuela espera que su ampliaci\u00f3n como beca atraiga m\u00e1s apoyo de los donantes y la haga m\u00e1s accesible a un grupo m\u00e1s amplio de solicitantes.<\/p>\n

Una donaci\u00f3n no solicitada de Chuck Hostetter '71, destinada a estudiantes de color en el verano de 2020, impuls\u00f3 la revisi\u00f3n de la dotaci\u00f3n original, las conversaciones con los fundadores y la renovaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

Hostetter was moved to send a gift to the school after running across a stack of letters in storage. The letters were sent to him by EMHS classmates while living with his family in Nigeria during his senior year.\u00a0\u201cThat support from peers meant so much,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI see now how my life trajectory took shape, influenced by other cultures. I\u2019m grateful to support this fund in appreciation for what those EMHS friends meant to me, and to support the insights and gift to humanity people of color bring to school communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others who would like to support the endowed fund to ensure the availability of a growing pool financial aid over the long term, can make a gift online here<\/a> (designate Students of Color Fund), or contact Trisha Blosser<\/a>, development officer, blossert@easternmennonite.org or 540-236-6024.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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