NAIS - Conference Preview - December 5-7, 2008 - (Page 16)

sdlc sdlc Welcome The Student Diversity Leadership Conference is in its 15th year. After a meaningful gathering in Boston, we are once again calling together student leaders from around the country to continue the work of equity and justice in our schools. Many of our students went back to their schools and shared the skills and knowledge they gained at SDLC. We are honored to travel to New Orleans, a city known for its rich culture and history. We will continue to explore the unfinished business of the civil rights legacy, take a personal journey through identity, use dialogue and the arts as a means of expression, and stretch ourselves as we reflect personally, act locally, and think globally. We are honored to bring to the table a talented and seasoned faculty consisting of independent school alums, college students who are SDLC alums, educators, and educational consultants. Conference participants will engage in important discussions, explore the possibilities of affinity grouping, and expand their networks of support including meeting with PoCC participants in regional groupings. Our returning conference participants may have the opportunity to engage in an advanced group called Diversity 201 or to serve as peer facilitators, taking a critical role in moving and shaping the dialogue that happens on site. We eagerly await our time in New Orleans where we will affirm the commitment of NAIS and its member schools to cultivate student voices. As we enter a new era of civil rights, we are called upon to preserve ourselves and build community to sustain change. Afterall, that is the essence of student leadership! liz FeRnández Educational Consultant (NY), SDLC Co-Chair Rodney GlasGoW Director of Diversity and Community Relations, Worcester Academy (MA), SDLC Co-Chair 1

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