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Cultural Leadership facilitators will support students as they step out of their comfort zones, synthesize their perspectives while utilizing them to encourage growth and understanding, and develop skills to transform their school communities.
The LEAD Immersive School Partnership is a year-long experience for high school students where our staff will equip students with tools and leadership skills to understand and identify inequity, and prepare them to “Stand up, Speak out, and Take action.” Students complete workshops with increased understanding of subject matter and commitment to sustained action and equity. The work has as its vision in “the head, hand and heart,” centering on 1) Cultural Competence; 2) Critical Consciousness; and 3) Service and Leadership.
The Cross-District School Partnership is a semester-long experience where our staff will facilitate a semester-long partnership between two school districts with differing demographics and spatial equity. This seminar will take place during the school day and promote intercultural communication; provide students with a fundamental understanding of local history; equip them with tools to identify and combat bullying; and more. Participants will engage in a range of activities and relationship-based learning to understand how the subject matter manifests in their communities, and be presented with a tool-box of action items to make positive change.
The High School Leadership Program is a year-long experience for high school students (10 & 11th graders) that develops students into civic leaders and social justice changemakers. The program includes 6 Sunday afternoon programs (2:00- 8:00pm, February 4, February 25, March 10, April 14, August 18, September 8) and 3 weekend retreats (Jan 12-14, May 3-5, September 27- 29) where students engage in material related to Black history, culture, and identity, Jewish history, culture, and identity, and social justice concepts.
The Emerging Changemakers Program is a year-long experience for middle school students (7, 8, and 9th graders) that that develops youth into civic leaders and social justice changemakers. The program includes an Opening overnight retreat (Jan 20-21) and 6 Sunday afternoon programs (2:00- 6:00pm, Feb 18, March 17, April 21, May 5, June 2, Sept 15) where students engage in material related to Black history, culture, and identity, Jewish history, culture, and identity, and social justice concepts. The Emerging Changemakers also embark on a 3 day overnight trip to Chicago (Aug 11-13).