Where Everyone Belongs: DEI Through the ABIDE Values
Dr Neeti Tripathi
In many schools, DEI lives in policies and posters. At CIDER, it lives in people, practices, and daily micro-moments—all anchored in the ABIDE values: Agree, Balance, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy.
This session shows how ABIDE became more than a values chart and evolved into a culture-shaping engine that drives belonging, fairness, and emotional safety across the school.
Through CIDER’s experience, participants will see how ABIDE translates into:
Agree: shared language, conflict-resolution protocols, and student–teacher agreements that strengthen trust.
Balance: decision-making that considers student needs, staff capacity, and community equity.
Integrity: consistent, value-aligned actions—especially when it’s hard.
Diversity: curriculum, celebrations, and representation that reflect every identity in the school.
Empathy: relational practices, wellness check-ins, and an environment where every voice has weight.
The session offers a blueprint for schools wanting DEI that feels lived, not lectured—a model where values guide behaviour, behaviour builds culture, and culture shapes a community where every learner truly belongs.
About Dr Neeti
Dr Neeti Tripathi is a transformative education leader with over 18 years across Cambridge, IB, and Indian curricula, known for building teacher-centred, future-ready learning cultures. As Principal of a Cambridge international school in Bangladesh and Programme Leader of the city’s only Cambridge PDQ Centre, she leads large-scale professional development grounded in evidence, reflection, and ethical leadership.
A British Council Action Research Mentor—and the first educator in Bangladesh to win the British Council Action Research Grant—Neeti champions inquiry-based, data-informed improvement in classrooms. She is the creator of Empowering Educators, a 10-mission gamified OER that blends AI, reflective practice, and game mechanics to reimagine teacher growth and school capability-building.
As an international speaker, she presents on technology integration, educator empowerment, and courageous leadership, advocating for schools that nurture integrity, voice, and professional excellence. Her work consistently bridges policy, research, and practice to shape learning ecosystems prepared for an uncertain future.
