Rosslyn was established as an American-curriculum Christian school in order to provide an educational bridge for the children of North American missionaries to further education and life in their countries of citizenship.  From its earliest days, however, the school has warmly welcomed students from a variety of backgrounds.  Indeed, this rich diversity has been one of the school’s greatest strengths, and it is something we continue to treasure.  Today, Rosslyn is home to approximately 700 students representing over 50 different nationalities, representing a wide range of ethnic, racial, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. As a Christian school rooted in the belief that all people are created in the Image of God and, therefore, equal in value and dignity before God and each other, we believe diversity is deeply enriching.  However, we also know that healthy diversity is hard work as it means listening, interacting, and learning across lines of ethnicity, sex, language, race, and belief.

One of the several ways Rosslyn is actively pursuing the work of healthy and God-honoring diversity is the Diversity Advisory Team.  The purpose of this team is to create a space where suggestions, concerns, or complaints related to diversity at Rosslyn Academy can be safely and respectfully heard and explored with the aim of advising the school’s administration on how it might increasingly honor God and serve our community by authentically reflecting biblical values related to diversity in its practices and policies.