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La Salle Students To Attend National Diversity Conference
Two La Salle Academy students, junior Faith Osinaga and sophomore Tara Louis-Jean, who are members of the Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity Committee at La Salle, will be attending the national Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in Philadelphia December 1-3, 2011.
The SDLC is a part of the National Association of Independent Schools annual People of Color Conference. The SDLC is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9 - 12) from across the U.S. SDLC focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies, and building community.
Two La Salle Academy students, junior Faith Osinaga and sophomore Tara Louis-Jean, who are members of the Student Racial-Ethnic Diversity Committee at La Salle, will be attending the national Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in Philadelphia December 1-3, 2011.
The SDLC is a part of the National Association of Independent Schools annual People of Color Conference. The SDLC is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9 - 12) from across the U.S. SDLC focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies, and building community.
Led by a diverse team of trained adult and peer facilitators, participants will develop effective cross-cultural communication skills, better understand the nature and development of effective strategies for social justice, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies.
In addition to large group sessions, SDLC "family groups" and "home groups" allow for intense dialogue and sharing. SDLC and POCC participants also interact in regional and intergenerational dialogue sessions.
Also attending from La Salle will be Senior Class Dean Timothy Donovan, who attended last year, and Civics and History teacher Megan Dillon.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
