Following is a list of diversity initiatives launched at Staten Island Academy:

• A Diversity Mission Statement was written.
• The Diversity Action Committee was formed. Composed of faculty from all divisions, the Diversity Action Committee meets monthly to discuss and plan both formal and informal curricular initiatives.
• Professional Development Day, November 2008, was dedicated to Diversity Visions. A consulting group worked with faculty and staff on multicultural awareness.
• Professional Development Day, February 2009, was sponsored by the Diversity Action Committee, which created and taught workshops for faculty on a variety of diversity issues.
• Members of the Diversity Action Committee attended many diversity workshops throughout the year including NAME (National Association of Multi-Cultural Education), People of Color, NYSAIS Diversity Conference, Undoing Racism.
• The school completed the NAIS Demographic Survey.
• The faculty developed a new course in the English Department called "Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice." The Department reviewed literature in its curriculum through the lens of diversity.
• A partnership was developed with Wagner College for student mentoring/multicultural training. Plans are underway for Wagner College students to partner with Academy Upper School students, who will in turn become student leaders working with our own community.
• The Academy held the "Celebration of Light" festivities in December.
• Members of the five Upper School Houses spearheaded research about Christmas, Chanukah, Chinese New Year, Kwanza, Eid, and Diwali and decorated the main student dining hall for the winter holidays.
• Upper School Student Awareness Day, instituted in January 2009, features film, forum, and discussion. In addition, lunch meetings for students of color were held.
• The school attended the first Youth Unity Summit on Staten Island with students and faculty representatives.
• The Academy engaged a multicultural speaker for students and the Parents' League.