Exactly my thoughts. Fieldson admins are wrong, at so many levels! They made it for their own good, to demonstrate wealthy parents the importance of education at Fieldson. IMHO that was the intent and it is served well.
If you want to “shatter stereotypes” - there are so many ways to do it!
- You have to take kids to a neutral territory: park, church, recreation place.
- You have to come up with some common activity. Something that they can do together. Common project. Making a newspaper. Playing sport (but not against each other). Making some art project. Music. Dance. Together.
- Highlight the team spirit. Highlight that members of the opposite group have unique skills that are important for the team. Highlight individual achievements.