12018-07-10T23:26:50-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7f308631plain2018-07-10T23:26:51-07:00Audrey Maier0f8f4f35e42fcdb6d08eabfaff98566fef8bbb7fDiversity (n.) the inclusion of different people in a school, office or other groups. People can be different in many ways. Some of the most obvious differences we may notice are age, language, culture, appearance, disabilities, race or ethnicity, and religion.
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1media/BrynMawr4.jpg2018-07-10T06:14:41-07:00Our Bryn Mawr Elementary School9plain2018-08-14T20:20:18-07:00After the segregated Bryn Mawr School was closed in 1943 by Rey, Cruz, and Davis it became a Catholic Church and then a medical clinic. The building was bought by Romanian Seventh-Day Adventists who transformed it into a church once again. You can still see the building today at 26271 Mayberry St. in Loma Linda.
Students were taught at Mission School for many years until it became too crowded. In 1993 they built the school you go to today. When the city was deciding what to name the new school Fred Ramos suggested they name it Bryn Mawr Elementary after the Bryn Mawr area. Fred Ramos has lived in Bryn Mawr since 1939 and is known as the "unofficial mayor of Bryn Mawr." Mr. Ramos convinced Hank Mercado, the president of the school board, to name the school Bryn Mawr Elementary School. It is important that as Bryn Mawr Blue Jays we know the history of our school and our town. Today we continue to celebrate the diversity that Rey, Cruz, and Davis fought for. Bryn Mawr Elementary School is the most diverse school in the Redlands School District.
7. Why do you think diversity is important?
1media/2017.004.003.jpg2018-07-10T06:03:01-07:00Moving to Mission School7plain2018-07-16T21:07:08-07:00Mexican American students were allowed to attend Mission School, but moving schools was not easy on the students. Although the rules had changed, many of the Mexican American students were bullied because the other students believed in stereotypes. Fred Ramos was a student at Mission School and remembers the many insults aimed at the new students’ hygiene. Ramos remembers the bullies stating “Wash your hands. How come you are brown?” and “You Mexican kids go back to where you came from.” These statements made the new students feel unwelcome. Although the transition was very difficult Mission School provided the Mexican American students with a better education. The work of Rey, Cruz, and Davis led to the diversity we have at Bryn Mawr Elementary today.
6. Compare the two photographs. The first photo is from the segregated Bryn Mawr School and the second one was taken at Mission School after Mexican American students were allowed to attend.
