Private School Village

Private School Village (PSV) cultivates and harnesses the power of community to positively transform the private school experience for Black and Brown families so that students fully thrive. We are a community of families (not a school) who share the same unique experience, just at different private schools. We collaborate with, and work across, private schools to increase racial socialization, racial literacy, representation and support related research.

We envision a schooling experience where everyone feels as if they belong and where all students thr

Goal One: PSV empowers parent engagement to instill student well-being, normalize inclusive and equitable communities, and encourage lasting systemic and institutional change that impacts healthy development.

Goal Two: Realize infrastructure and geographic growth.

Goal Three: Realize growth to new communities.

PSV provides partial sponsorship of a 3-week, virtual board leadership certificate program produced by the African-American Board Leadership Institute. Available to volunteer leadership, this program provides a broad range of insight into successful NGO management and governance. PSV also regularly brings experts and speakers to the community to discuss an array of educational topics -- from how to create affinity groups to mental health, these speakers enhance leaders knowledge base personally and professionally.

We have pivoted programming to hybrids and we will continue with virtual and in-person opportunities moving forward. We have vowed to remain nimble to the current social and cultural climate in America as well as a result of COVID. As such, no matter where we sit on the "return to normal" continuum, we remember: 1. Despite the many ways we each approach the challenges and opportunities with our schools during this time, we share a commitment to the school community and believe in the potential of what can be realized. We willingly and eagerly applied into an institution historically connected to a racist agenda. Many years later, change is still often hard and takes time, but we are committed to being a part of progress. 2. As Stefanie Brown James reminded us during one of our webinars, how activism takes shape differs for each person. Some may be artists who make great protest signs, some may be eloquent communicators, some may simply write a check. Stefanie's point was that we need it all, no matter the role, no matter the action, big or small, it all benefits the collective cause. For our part during this unique time, we stay rooted in our mission and we are more focused on providing programs that specifically fall within one of four pillars -- racial socialization, racial literacy, research and representation. This ensures we remain nimble but keenly focused in our pursuit to forever enhance the generational experience of Black and brown families in private schools so that students reach their maximum potential.