School Meetings
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2:50 - 3:35 pm

At the end of the conference day, each school or organization regroups in their own area to discuss the day's events and what they have experienced. This time is provided so school groups may immediately begin building on the excitement of the conference day and plan for their own diversity events in the upcoming semester. A light snack is provided at this time.

Some examples of events planned by schools at our conference:

• Columbine High School attended our workshop Living as a Latino in Today's World, which prompted them to recognize the need for Hispanic mentoring of new and existing students, and they created an organization to do just that.
• St. Mary's Academy participants started a monthly roundtable of teachers and students discussing controversial issues, especially those surrounding diversity.
• Windsor High School attendees, all from their Student Council, were inspired by our conference to pass a unanimous resolution calling on their administration to include sexual orientation, age, and physical appearance in their non-discrimination policy.
• Numerous schools and diversity clubs were prompted to host their own diversity week or diversity day events based largely on our conference's framework and contacts.

If your school is looking for ideas on how to improve diversity and tolerance in your community, visit the Resources and Forum section for examples and links to contact information of those who can help.

Several months after our conference, we contact each participating school or organization to see how successful these efforts have been, and to provide any support or advice they may require.