Black Lives Matter. We stand with you.

I grew up in a very diverse community. I was taught to accept others based on the content of their character, not on the colour of their skin. I also grew up largely ignorant of the struggles of my Black friends, peers and community members. My parents never needed to tell me not to wear a hoodie & backpack in public or not to keep my insurance and vehicle registration in the glove box for fear that reaching for it may be misconstrued.

I regret not being more aware, so I have spent more time understanding the experiences and challenges of the Black community through participation in anti-racism events, conversations with friends and family and listening to real-life stories from our Staff members from the Black community.

While the teaching of my parents holds strong, I am newly recommitted to diversity, equity, and inclusion and we will work harder to provide an environment within our broad Making Waves family that is anti-racist and free from bias.

Making Waves aims to provide a welcoming environment for everyone: students, parents and guardians, and anyone who walks through our doors. No matter what, we strive to uphold our work value to keep getting better in our diversity journey.

~ Tiernan