Faculty members are involved in many different forms of training in multicultural education. Summer reading, presentations, speakers, attendance at conferences-there are many avenues for faculty members to pursue the several facets of multicultural consciousness. For over a decade, Hamlin has supported a SEED, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity, group that includes both members of our own community as well as education professionals from independent and public schools locally. Required summer reading for the faculty and staff has often included non-fiction and fiction on diversity issues. Faculty members have represented the school at the NAIS-sponsored People of Color Conference and the Summer Diversity Institute. The school participates in the Bay Area chapter of POCIS (People of Color in Independent School).

Each year the school continues to build on the foundation of community-wide events that bring students, faculty, staff, and parents together to celebrate and learn about the unique and shared characteristics that make us a vibrant and healthy school. Every member of Hamlin is invited to participate in the annual Multicultural Festival, a day filled with music, food, art, and performances from around the world. Our all-school assembly program exposes the student body to performers from around the world with particular emphasis on the performing arts from a variety of cultures and countries.

The Middle School Culture Club is open to all middle school students and meets weekly at lunch for all students interested in organizing activities that highlight the many cultures represented at Hamlin. In this club, the girls explore what the word "culture" really means by sharing their belief systems, traditions, and ethnic heritage with fellow members. They also participate in the Multicultural Festival and plan other middle school events, including sending representatives to the annual Bay Area Middle School Student of Color Conference.

The faculty emphasizes a multicultural curriculum, seeking out opportunities to study important contemporary and historical movements and leaders around the world. Whether the girls are reading The Joy Luck Club in English, studying the civil rights movement in history, exploring the role of different religions in social studies, or reproducing ancient Mayan artifacts in ceramics, Hamlin girls are asked to stretch the boundaries of their own individual cultural experiences and see the world through the perspective of others. The literature taught at Hamlin represents a wide spectrum of the human experience. Throughout their time in the lower and middle schools, the girls are introduced to characters and authors from a range of countries, cultures, ethnicities, and genders. Additionally, faculty members strive to use "teachable moments" to address culturally sensitive issues for students.