As we prepare every child for success in college, career, and life, we are committed to giving our students the opportunity to learn from and engage with the many diverse leaders in our community and beyond. Each year, Glendale Unified and our community partners work together to develop multiple speaker series events celebrating and recognizing diverse cultures and identities. 

Armenian American Heritage Month: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide: A Celebration of Armenian Culture and Heritage

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Two Holocaust Survivors' Eyewitness Accounts: We Survived Fifteen Concentration Camps

Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Peoples: Valuing, Respecting, and Supporting Diversity (Organized by Glenoaks Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI)

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month:  Adelante Latinos! Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker Series (Organized by GUSD Adelante Latinos!)

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month: GUSD 2021 AAPI Month Speaker Series

Armenian American Heritage Month: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide: A Celebration of Armenian Culture and Heritage | Special Interview with Shavo Odadjian from System of A Down (Organized by Mark Kepel Elementary PTA)

Womens History Month: Panel Discussion: Impacting Your 50-Food Radius: Supporting Women in Our Community to Enact Lasting Change

Black History Month: GUSD 2021 Black and African American History Month Speaker Series | "Diversity Designed by Adversity" with Author Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Organized by Franklin Elementary PTA)

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Two Holocaust Survivors' Eyewitness Accounts: We Survived Fifteen Concentration Camps

Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: Adelante Latinos! Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker Series (Organized by GUSD Adelante Latinos!)