Equity and Inclusion

Learning Together in a Diverse and Dynamic Community

At Milton Academy, students, families, and educators share a commitment to make Milton a place where everyone experiences true belonging, ownership, and purpose. We are committed to recruiting, supporting, and retaining a diverse faculty and staff, knowing that students thrive when guided by educators who bring a wide range of lived experiences and perspectives to the classroom and community.

Strong relationships and a sense of belonging allow young people to flourish. As students move through Milton’s Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, they engage in developmentally appropriate opportunities to explore identity, build cross-cultural understanding, and practice the skills of respectful dialogue, inquiry, and collaboration. These experiences prepare them not only for academic success, but also for thoughtful participation in a complex and interconnected world.

Our guiding principles have been endorsed by the school’s Board of Trustees and are in practice every day across campus. From Kindergarten through Grade 12, students grow within a richly diverse community where encountering people with different backgrounds, identities, perspectives, and experiences is not incidental, it is foundational. Living and learning alongside others who may see the world differently teaches students to listen carefully, think deeply, and lead with empathy.

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Celebrating thoughtful, courageous community members

In Milton’s Middle School, equity, inclusion, and justice are woven into daily life as students deepen their understanding of who they are and how they connect with the world around them. In these years, our program helps students explore identity, build empathy, and practice the skills they need to engage thoughtfully with complex social issues.

Through our course work, community conversations, focus days, and a wide range of affinity, cultural, and training groups, students learn to examine their experiences—and the experiences of others—within both historical and contemporary contexts. They develop the language to talk about identity, the confidence to raise questions, and the awareness to recognize inequities when they arise.

Supported by dedicated faculty and staff, middle schoolers begin to build a sense of agency: learning how to listen deeply, collaborate across difference, and engage in meaningful citizenship to strengthen their communities. Whether they are connecting in affinity spaces, designing a capstone project, or participating in school-wide initiatives, students discover that their voices matter and their choices can create positive change.

At Milton, Middle School is a time to grow not only academically, but also as compassionate, responsible citizens—prepared to contribute to more inclusive and just communities, both on campus and beyond.

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