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conference preview 24th NAIS People of Color Conference® ( a nd joint sessions with sdlc)

Pennsylvania Convention Center

18th NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

nais welcome To our Friends and Allies in Independent Schools: Greetings and welcome to the 2011 People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in Philadelphia, the fifth most populous city in the United States. No other city has served as host to PoCC/SDLC three times!

With well over half of Philadelphians identifying as people of color; with countless numbers of notable people of color in the arts, academia, business and commerce, religion, social justice, and athletics calling Philadelphia home, both historically and in the present day; and with some 65 independent schools being located in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley region, hosting the conferences in the “City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection” is an ideal match for NAIS’s PoCC/SDLC. NAIS hosts the annual PoCC and SDLC as the flagship of our equity and justice initiatives.

NAIS addresses two important needs at PoCC and SDLC: the need for people of color in independent schools to come together for networking and support and the need for schools to find ways to build and sustain inclusive independent school communities.

Teachers, students, and administrators of color and diversity professionals of all backgrounds from across the nation and from several foreign countries will gather to celebrate and nurture equity and justice within independent

schools. PoCC and SDLC unite a diverse group of people who together share the challenges and rewards central to their experiences in independent schools. In November 2006, the NAIS board reaffirmed the mission and purpose of PoCC by stating: “PoCC should be designed for people of color as it relates to their roles in independent schools. Its programming should include offerings that support people of color as they pursue strategies for success and leadership. Its focus should be on providing a sanctuary and networking opportunity for people of color and allies in independent schools as we build and sustain inclusive school communities.”

We offer a special thank you to the four Philadelphia co-chairs, the local committee, and their heads of school for providing wise counsel, resources, and recommendations in planning this year’s PoCC. We also salute the outstanding work of the SDLC co-chairs and faculty, the members of the 2011 NAIS Call to Action (CTA), Anita Sanchez and the PoCC external and internal facilitators, and the ongoing support of the NAIS board of trustees and its Equity and Justice Committee.

Join us as we celebrate and engage in important generative work on behalf of people of color and student leaders in independent schools!

Patrick F. Bassett Harold Eugene Batiste III NAIS president NAIS vice president, Leadership Education and Diversity

NAIS wishes to thank the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for granting permission to use portions of Philadelphia murals in the logo for the conferences.

pocc co-chair welcome On behalf of the Philadelphia independent school community, we are excited and honored to welcome you to the 24th People of Color Conference and 18th Student Diversity Leadership Conference! Join us to experience big city life with unique neighborhoods, a diverse population, and educational institutions that have distinctive identities. This year marks the third time that Philadelphia has been the host city. Recently, because of our rich cultural heritage and innovative arts programming — which resulted in the creation of more than 3,000 murals throughout the city — Philadelphia has come to be known as “A City of Murals: A Mosaic of Cultures.” The largest mural painted in Philadelphia, the “History of Immigration,” displays people of different races who have settled in Philadelphia over time.

Our conference theme, “We the People: Painting Our New Mural of Community” is a testament to the rich history particular to this city of firsts, the city of beginnings. Our rich heritage includes having the first independent school in the country, the largest concentration of Quaker schools in the world, and the first university in the country. Philadelphia has an abundant history related to the 900,000 people of color who live within the city limits.

Our Native American heritage is reflected in the names of our schools, streets, and neighborhoods. The oldest piece of land continuously owned by African Americans

in the country is located in Philadelphia, as is the first authentic Chinese gate built in America by artisans from China.

Philadelphia is a city anchored in its past — a past which has challenged people to confront racism, inequality, and injustice since our country’s inception. Philadelphia is also a dynamic city that looks to the future. As Philadelphia grows, we develop as a community painted in vibrant, varied, and magnificent colors. Our walls are claimed as canvases depicting the gifts that difference offers. Our spirits are imprinted with images that evoke emotions, depict challenges, and offer hope. During the 24th PoCC, it is our aim to continue the painting of our mural, which began 408 years ago at the founding of this great city. The mural is a combined effort with all of our hands painting each stroke to create images that reveal our inextricably linked worlds. PoCC will allow us many opportunities to share our stories and learn from each other. Our strokes will collectively portray a vision of a community that PoCC fosters and nurtures — a community that strives for inclusion, justice, and acceptance.

Join us to explore the dynamic and diverse neighborhoods, the engaging cultural and historic landmarks, and the delicious foods and magnetic sounds that our great city has to offer! Bring your warm jackets and your artistic flair. We are excited to continue this journey with you in Philadelphia!

Crissy Caceres

Henry Fairfax

Rafhia Foster

Mindy Hong

Head of Lower School, Abington Friends School (PENNSYLVANIA)

Director of Admissions, The Haverford School (PENNSYLVANIA)

Associate Director of Admissions, The Haverford School (PENNSYLVANIA)

Interim Assistant Head of School, The Baldwin School (PENNSYLVANIA)

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overview The Destination A Welcome from the Pennsylvania Convention Center From hosting internationally-attended events, like the Philadelphia Flower Show, to the “only-in-Philadelphia” Mummers Parade finale on New Year’s Day, the Pennsylvania Convention Center is a crucial part of the city’s fabric. It’s at the heart of the city, both geographically and culturally. Within 10 blocks in each direction, there are famed landmarks, including Independence Hall and America’s most historic square mile, Chinatown and the Stunning Friendship Gate, and lovely Rittenhouse Square. And it sits right above the Reading Terminal Market, which offers a vast choice of mouthwatering regional and international food.

It’s also an economic powerhouse. From its opening in 1993, the Pennsylvania Convention Center has reinvigorated the surrounding district and the city itself, and has been responsible for the addition of more than 50,000 jobs in the hospitality industry. And so many visitors come through our doors that it accounts for almost 50 percent of all hotel rooms in Center City.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Message from the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress Rich in multicultural history with a variety of activity for everyone, Philadelphia is one of the world’s most dynamic destinations made up of wonderfully diverse neighborhoods all serving as the “square quilts” that weave our beautiful city together. Here you’ll find an unlimited selection of multicultural attractions, exhibits, museums, restaurants, and tax-free shopping on clothing and shoes. The board and staff of the Multicultural Affairs Congress (MAC) and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) are delighted that you are here, and we hope that you will consider returning to our city to enjoy some of the sights, sounds, and tastes of Philadelphia.

Share our heritage — Share your heritage…

Enjoy Philadelphia!

William L. Wilson Tanya E. Hall Chairman of the MAC Board

Executive Director

PoCC/SDLC Registration Broad Street Lobby

How to Get the Most out of PoCC For 23 years, PoCC has nurtured and sustained people of color in independent schools. The creation of this sanctuary is possible because of the participants’ accept­ ance of cherished community norms.

Speakers, affinity group work, and workshop presenters will not only inform participants but also challenge them to think in different and new ways. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to network and build connections with others who are committed to building and sustaining independent school communities for people of color.

In order to maximize the conference experience, participants are expected to lean into discomfort and accept conflict as a catalyst for change. When this is done effectively, participants are fully present, they suspend judgment of themselves and others, and they listen and think before speaking from their perspectives. Participants’ commitment to honor confidentiality fosters this respectful community. Attendees of PoCC will leave energized and recommitted.

Revised by members of NAIS’s Call to Action, July 2008

Wednesday, November 30

7:00 AM–8:00 PM Thursday, December 1

7:00 AM–6:00 PM Friday, December 2

7:00 AM–6:00 PM Saturday, December 3

7:00–11:00 AM

What’s New! nn QR

Codes: This year at PoCC/SDLC, you will see QR codes used in a variety of ways.

Just hold up your webcam or mobile phone cameras to a QR code, and you’ll be linked to a website and other useful information about a variety of multicultural museums, restaurants, and attractions in the Philadelphia area!

nn An

updated pre-conference Leadership Seminar led by Steven Jones, a national

expert on diversity, inclusion, and leadership development. nn A Friday afternoon general session is scheduled for PoCC prior to the reception. nn A post-conference College Fair for SDLC students. Read more on page 22.

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overview Affinity Group Work at PoCC Affinity group sessions are uniquely designed to help conference participants develop their own racial/ethnic identity based on the PoCC conference theme. The qualitative difference between PoCC affinity group work and other aspects of the conference in which all conference participants experience the conference as a whole group is that the three affinity group sessions provide an opportunity for each participant to explore her or his own specific racial or ethnic identity development in a safe and trusted environment. Led by a team of trained facilitators, the curriculum for this year’s affinity group work includes three sessions with opportunities to celebrate, share successes and challenges, and engage in adult/student discussions based on racial/ ethnic and gender identity. The overarching vision for PoCC affinity group work includes: nn Facilitating

opportunities for affirming, nurturing, and celebrating; and nn Discussing issues related to racial/ethnic identity development in a safe environment where people who share a racial/ethnic identity can come together to build community, fellowship, network, and empowerment.

Anita L. Sanchez will serve as the lead facilitator of our affinity group work. She is an organization development consultant, trainer, and speaker focusing on diversity and inclusion, large system change, team building, and coaching.

www.sancheztennisassociates.com

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THURSDAY, December 1

1:15 – 3:00 PM session one

Envisioning and Connecting to My Canvas: My Roots and My Past Prepare your canvas and uncover your truth to create the foundation for transformation.

Join together as we journey through our past to reveal our present.

FRIDAY, December 2

9:30 – 11:30 AM session two

Creating My Canvas: My Present and Our Future Blend the colors of yesterday and today to create the hues of our tomorrows. Get into action bringing into life your vision and your dreams.

SATURDAY, December 3

8:00 – 9:15 AM session three

Claiming Our Space: The Collective Mural Having envisioned and created murals of ourselves and of our community, let’s now prepare for re-entering our schools and claiming the spaces before us as unfinished canvases. Let’s harness our creative energies to influence positive transformation in our schools. Keep your paintbrush moving across our collective mural!

Workshops PoCC 2011 attendees can choose from 76 workshops that are 90 minutes in length and offered in four blocks during the conference.

Practi足tioners and experts will present workshops in the areas of: nn People

of Color in Leadership: Pathways and Programs to Success; nn Nurturing Our Soul: Self-Care Strategies for Success; nn Expanding Our Tool Box: Curricular and Professional Skills for Excellence; nn Building Inclusive Communities for People of Color: Programs and Initiatives to Strengthen People of Color in Independent Schools; and nn Exploring Racial/Ethnic Identities for People of Color: Our Many Journeys and Stages.

Featured Speakers One featured speaker will present during each of the first three workshop blocks, giving conference attendees expanded choices in professional development and an opportunity to hear from noted people of color from diverse fields and backgrounds.

Dialogue Sessions In addition to the third affinity group session for adults from PoCC and students from SDLC, the Saturday Adult/Student Dialogues are an opportunity for adults to learn from students. The dialogue groups meet by home state or regions. Using skills cultivated during SDLC, students will facilitate a dialogue about applying strategies from both conferences.

This session empowers the students with an important voice as advocates for diversity, multiculturalism, equity, and justice. Attendance by adults is vital to the success of this session.

It is also critically important for the adults to be led by the students and for the adults to practice good followership.

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speakers Wes Moore

Opening Ceremonies Keynote Address

Thursday, December 1

8:00 – 9:15 AM Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar, youth advocate, Army combat veteran, business leader, and author. Moore graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy (Pennsylvania) and has earned degrees from Johns Hopkins University and University of Oxford. A White House Fellow from 2006–07, Moore served as a special assistant to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He then became an investment professional, focusing on global technology and alternative investments. In 2009 Moore was selected as an Asia Society fellow. Moore was named one of Ebony Magazine’s “Top 30 Leaders Under 30” for 2007. He has been featured by such media outlets as People Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, C-SPAN, and MSNBC. On December 11, 2000, The Baltimore Sun ran an article about how Moore, despite his troubled childhood, had just received the Rhodes Scholarship. At the same time, the newspaper was running stories about four African-American men who were arrested for the murder of an off-duty Baltimore police officer. One of the men convicted was just two years older than Moore, lived in the same neighborhood, and was also named Wes Moore. Moore’s first book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (2010), explores this story and its implications.

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Charles Blockson

Workshop Session A Featured Speaker

Thursday, December 1

10:00 – 11:30 AM Charles L. Blockson is the founder and curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection of rare texts, slave narratives, art, and a host of other artifacts significant in AfricanAmerican history at Temple University. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Blockson graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and holds an honorary doctorate from Villanova University. Blockson has written several essays and books centered on African-American history, especially in Pennsylvania, including The Underground Railroad and Liberty Bell Era: The African-American Story. Blockson continues to travel the world in an effort to amass one of our nation’s largest collections of African-American culture. As part of Temple University’s special collections library, Blockson’s collection contains rare books, prints, photographs, slave narratives, manuscripts, letters, sheet music, and even foreign language publications from the 1600s. Its modern day material includes works from the civil rights era and Negro Baseball Leagues, along with many social and political personalities of Pennsylvania. His collection is said to contain around 150,000 items. The collection spans nearly four centuries from Leo Africanus to Langston Hughes and spans geographically from Africa through Europe and the Caribbean to the United States.

Zohra Sarwari

Workshop Session B Featured Speaker

Thursday, December 1

3:15 – 4:45 PM Zohra Sarwari is an international speaker, author, and life and business coach. Sarwari came to America from Afghanistan at the age of six. She was raised in New York City, then moved to the suburbs of Virginia, finished school in California, and currently resides in Indiana. Sarwari’s parents could barely speak English when they arrived in America, and both of them worked in low-paying jobs just to make ends meet. Despite these circumstances and the environment that surrounded her, she strove to make it to the top. She married at the age of 19, and then earned degrees in psychology and business administration. She is currently working on a degree in Islamic Studies. Sarwari has faced many challenges as an orthodox Muslim. Her passion is to educate others about diversity using humor; a dynamic style that encourages dialogue; and acceptance towards people of all races, religions, and backgrounds. As she writes on her website, “I have been in America all of my life, since I was 6 years old, and this is my country just as it is anyone else’s who lives here. I have [one mission in life,] and that is to break the stereotype of Muslims and Muslim women.”

book signing event

Patti Solis Doyle General Session Speaker

Thursday, December 1

5:15 – 6:15 PM Patti Solis Doyle is a professional political consultant, and has the distinction of being the first Hispanic presidential campaign manager. Born Patti Solis, her parents emigrated illegally from Mexico. Doyle grew up in the Chicago area and attended Northwestern University. She began working in politics on Richard M. Daley’s campaign for mayor of Chicago. She served as a campaign manager for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. Later, Doyle joined the presidential campaign of then Senator Barack Obama, where she served as the chief of staff to Joe Biden.

speakers Lorene Cary

General Session Speaker

Friday, December 2

8:00 – 9:00 AM Lorene Cary is a graduate of St. Paul’s School (New Hampshire). She won a Thouron Award for British-U.S. student exchange and studied at University of Sussex. She has received doctorates in humane letters from Colby College in Maine; Keene State College in New Hampshire; and Chestnut Hill College, Muhlenberg College, and Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. In 1998 Cary founded Art Sanctuary, a unique nonprofit lecture and performance series that brings black thinkers and artists to speak and perform in North Philadelphia. Currently she is a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a 1998 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. She began writing as an apprentice at Time magazine, then worked as an associate editor at TV Guide, and served as contributing editor for Newsweek. Cary’s first book Black Ice, a memoir of her years first as a black female student, and then teacher, at St. Paul’s School, was chosen as a Notable Book for 1992 by the American Library Association. Her first young adult book, Free!: Great Escapes from Slavery on the Underground Railroad, is a collection of non-fiction Underground Railroad stories. In writing The Price of a Child, an adult novel about the Underground Railroad, Cary was called “a powerful storyteller, frankly sensual, mortally funny, gifted with an ear for the pounce [of] real speech,” by The New York Times.

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book signing event

Suzan Shown Harjo

Workshop Session C Featured Speaker

Friday, December 2

1:15 – 2:45 PM Suzan Shown Harjo is one of the leading Native American activists in the United States.

She has raised public awareness about issues of concern to Native Americans by working on legislation to protect their rights; preserve their languages and traditions; reduce their high levels of poverty, alcoholism, and unemployment; and safeguard their sacred lands.

Through a multitude of activities — lobbying legislators, speaking to the media, and writing numerous articles for general circulation and Native American publications — Harjo has been able to exert her influence and raise the consciousness of a public that has not always been receptive. Her most important activity, however, is serving as president and director of the Morning Star Institute in Washington, DC, the oldest and largest Native American advocacy group in the country. That organization, which Harjo founded in 1984 in memory of her late husband Frank Harjo, reminds the federal government of the treaty rights promised in return for land cessions.

Yellow Rage

General Session Performance

Friday, December 2

6:00 – 7:00 PM Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh met in 2000 at a writing/performance workshop where they collaborated on their first group poem “I’m a Woman, Not a Flava.” They gained national attention several months later when they first competed as “Black Hair, Brown Eyes, Yellow Rage” in the Def Poetry Slam tour. They were then invited to audition to be part of the first-ever Def Poetry Jam show at the 2001 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. For more than eight years, Yellow Rage has sought to make a positive impact through poetry. Drawing from their own unique experiences, individual political ideologies, and personal life philosophies as Asian-American women, Myers’ and Vilayphonh’s poems explore the intersections of race, culture, gender, community, and self. Through anger, pain, joy, celebration, sarcasm, and humor, they strive to facilitate honest dialogue and move themselves and others toward some universal truth — to recognize the humanity of others and acknowledge the human desire for peace, healing, happiness, and love. Employing multiple poetic forms and delivery styles — including Hip-Hop-influenced rhyme, character depictions, theatrical monologue, song, and free verse — Yellow Rage seeks to connect people, bridge cultures, and initiate a movement of progressive change.

Martin Nesbitt

Closing Ceremonies Speaker

Saturday, December 3

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Martin Nesbitt attended high school at The Columbus Academy (Ohio) on a scholarship from A Better Chance. One of Barack Obama’s closest friends, Nesbitt also served as his campaign treasurer during the 2008 presidential campaign. He serves as president and CEO of PRG Parking Management, also known as The Parking Spot, an owner and operator of off-airport parking facilities. Nesbitt’s approach to the off-airport parking business has been heralded by industry insiders as extremely innovative and has been recognized in national publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Fortune Small Business Magazine. He currently serves on the board of directors of Jones Lang LaSalle and is a trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and of The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (Illinois). He is the former chairman of the board of the Chicago Housing Authority and a former board member of Chicago 2016. Nesbitt has been active in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and has served as chairman of the DuSable District of the Boy Scouts of America.

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highlights Performing Arts Groups NAIS is proud to feature the following Philadelphia independent school and city-wide performing arts groups during the conferences:

This multi-grade ensemble collaborates to perform a variety of compositions that include Renaissance works through contemporary compositions. The level of skill the students use when performing, improvising, and composing is an acknowledgement of their independence and understanding of music.

variety of performances and ensembles, including Concert Band, Orchestra, String ensembles, and Jazz ensemble. CAPA students are integral members of the All-Philadelphia High School music ensembles and have participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association ensemble program. Under the direction of Grammy nominated producer and acclaimed choreographer LaDeva M. Davis, CAPA will perform its signature piece “Living the Dream,” which is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Friends Select School Percussion Ensemble

Germantown Academy and Community Partnership School

The Friends Select School (Pennsylvania) upper and middle school percussion ensemble wows audiences with original compositions featuring found objects, including scrap cardboard and plastic bags. Students write and perform “cool, interesting, unique, and meaningful” music developed in the student Composers’ Forum.

Germantown Academy (Pennsylvania) and Community Partnership School collaborate to offer students a wide range of opportunities in the performing arts. The unique connection between these two communities provides a real treat for the performing arts enthusiast.

The groups frequently perform in local venues.

High School of Creating and Performing Arts (CAPA)

PoCC Choir

Abington Friends School Chorus

CAPA Dance Department instructs their students in different levels of Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, and even Irish Step Dancing, also known as “River Funk.” The CAPA Instrumental Department encompasses a wide

Directed by Charles Owens of Francis Parker School (Illinois), and accompanied by Karen Bradberry of the Future Leaders Program of the Bickel & Brewer Foundation, the PoCC choir is comprised of PoCC attendees who volunteer to raise their voices in song. Rehearsal times are allocated throughout the conference.

The PoCC choir presentation of diverse selections during the Closing Ceremonies will provide a wonderful celebration and sending forth for PoCC and SDLC participants.

PoCC Networking Coffee Breaks and Book Signings Pennsylvania Convention Center Broad Street Lobby Following the Opening Ceremonies and the General Sessions, grab a cup of coffee and a chat before heading off to the next conference activity.

NAIS Bookstore and Cyber Café

State and Regional Meetings

Pennsylvania Convention Center Broad Street Lobby NAIS will provide a complimentary cyber café. The bookstore offers a wide range of books and materials on people of color, building and sustaining inclusive school communities, and the works of keynote and featured speakers. The bookstore and cyber café will be open at the following times:

Friday, December 2

bookstore

cyber café

1:00 – 6:00 PM

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Thursday

Thursday

7:00 AM – 7:30 PM

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Friday

Friday

7:00 AM – 6:45 PM

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Saturday

Saturday

7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

7:30 – 11:00 AM

Wednesday

3:00 – 4:00 PM This time is dedicated for state and regional diversity committees to meet with their constituents. For attendees from states and regions without diversity committees, this time should be used for meeting other attendees from your area and for networking on ways to take back all of the experiences gained from attending the conference as a catalyst for change back as home.

Wednesday

GLBT Social Hour (gay, lesbian,

bisexual, and transgendered) Friday, December 2

8:15 – 9:15 PM Location TBA

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activities

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Community Service Opportunities $50 (includes transportation from the Pennsylvania Convention Center and a light lunch)

Ticket Required. Onsite registration is not available. You must register (on the PoCC or SDLC registration form) by the November 4 conference registration deadline. You must also submit a volunteer waiver form by November 4. The waiver forms are found at the end of the Virtual Preview.

wednesday November 30

Philabundance — Hunger Relief Center in South Philly 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Founded in 1984, Philabundance integrated with the Greater Philadelphia Food Bank in 2005 to become the region’s largest hunger relief organization. Philabundance has a network of 500 member agencies, including food cupboards, churches, shelters, social service agencies, and emergency kitchens.

Philabundance provides food to approximately 65,000 people per week, 23 percent of whom are kids and 16 percent seniors. Their fleet of 10 trucks is on the road five days a week distributing items such as meats, vegetables, fruits, breads, dairy products, canned and packaged foods, and prepared meals.

In 2010, 18 million pounds were distributed in the Delaware Valley.

Volunteers will be in a warehouse, sorting through donated food such as bulk beans, rice, pasta, and frozen meats.

services to be provided

appropriate attire Warm, casual attire and sneakers. No open-toed shoes are allowed.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and chaperones are encouraged to participate. student participation

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Cradles to Crayons 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM SHARE Food Program 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM The SHARE Food Program is a nonprofit organization serving a regional network of community organizations engaged in food distribution, education, and advocacy.

SHARE promotes healthy living by providing affordable wholesome food to those willing to contribute through volunteerism.

Volunteers will assist the SHARE staff with its December food distribution by sorting canned goods.

services to be provided

Warm clothing and comfortable, closed-toed shoes. appropriate attire

student participation Students 15 years of age and older are welcome to volunteer without the participation of a chaperone. Those under 15 should have a chaperone in attendance.

The mission of Cradles to Crayons is to provide children living in low-income and homeless situations from birth to preteen the basic essentials, free of charge, that they need to feel safe, warm, and ready to learn.

We collect gently used and new donated items (clothing, books, toys school supplies, and more) from the community, which volunteers then sort and inspect in our warehouse. We then partner with other nonprofit agencies (homeless shelters, schools, foster care agencies, and more) to distribute personalized packages of high-quality everyday essentials directly to kids in need.

At the warehouse, nicknamed the Giving Factory, volunteers will sort and process donated children’s items. This may include cleaning and testing toys, inspecting clothing for rips and stains, sorting books by age categories, or matching up outfits for clothing packs. It’s all fun, hands-on work that directly benefits homeless and low-income children in need in the greater Philadelphia region!

services to be provided

appropriate attire Closed-toed shoes and comfortable, working clothing

All students must be accompanied by adult chaperones, at a ratio of at least one adult for every eight high school-aged kids. student participation

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School Visits $50 (includes transportation from the Pennsylvania Convention Center)

8:00 AM–12:00 PM Ticket Required. Onsite registration is not available. You must register (on the PoCC or SDLC registration form) by the November 4 conference registration deadline.

School visits offer independent and special focus schools in the host city an opportunity to offer a site-visit agenda that celebrates each school’s unique culture and mission while sharing the ways in which diversity and multicultural education play a role.

Abington Friends School www.abingtonfriends.net Abington Friends School (Pennsylvania) is a Quaker, coed, college preparatory school serving students from 18 months through grade 12.

AFS originated in 1697 and today is rich in racial, socioeconomic, and ideological variety. Visitors will tour the campus, take part in focus group discussions, and attend classes. We will share our strategic approach to hiring for diversity and retention of faculty of color and our distinctive student leadership program for diversity and inclusion as well as our Parent Affinity Groups’ work. We will share the ways in which our Diversity Council has worked to steer the complex, full-school agenda in diversity and inclusion, recently creating an Office of Diversity and Inclusion with a full-time director. In partnership with The E.E. Ford Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania, a recent two-year research project supported 24 faculty members on an intensive journey toward best teaching practices

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for inclusion, full engagement, and success of all students in our intentionally diverse community.

At AFS, we are building our skills and knowledge for engaging the tensions, multiple truths, and conflicts of being a diverse community. We are moving beyond early stages of assimilation and of confusing good will with competency, toward a professional aspiration to be well trained and able to act on the potential of our diversity as a context for educational excellence.

The Baldwin School www.baldwinschool.org The Baldwin School (Pennsylvania) is a college preparatory, independent day school for girls in pre-K through grade 12. Baldwin’s 2011–12 school-wide theme is Listen. Learn. Lead., which focuses on the importance of communication in establishing a cohesive community among a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, administration, parents, alumnae, and trustees.

Baldwin creates an ideal learning environment for girls through cooperative learning studentcentered classrooms, 21st century learning practices, global education, positive female role models, and more — all in a setting as diverse as the world that surrounds them. We provide a comfortable environment in which girls can solve problems, experiment, debate, learn, and lead — in their communities and beyond. Baldwin families come to Pennsylvania from all over the world. Our significant international population and diverse student body influence Baldwin’s global curriculum. Service, leadership, communication, and global citizenship are important initiatives that Baldwin celebrates. It is our pleasure to host you during your time in Philadelphia. You will be engaged

in conversations with students, faculty, and administration; visit classrooms; and learn more about the diversity initiatives at our school.

The Episcopal Academy www.episcopalacademy.org Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania) is a pre-K through 12th grade, coeducational, day school.

We educate qualified, motivated students to grow intellectually, physically, and spiritually, and to share their talents generously. We are a community of learners and teachers working to achieve excellence through a strong academic program, comprehensive athletics, and vibrant arts. Our school’s Episcopalian heritage with its respect for all faiths forms the basis of our life together. We are committed to equity and inclusion, and we work to the best of our ability to live our school motto of esse quam videri, to be rather than seem to be. We recognize that being a person of color in a predominantly white environment provides an opportunity for everyone to be mindful of assumptions, perspectives, good intentions, and the impact of behavior. We offer opportunities for dialogue among students through student-run, faculty-advised groups and among faculty in a monthly diversity and community life meeting.

We have several opportunities each year for families to gather and fellowship. Our diversity awareness programs are evolving as we gain understanding and as we acknowledge the courage it takes to do what is right. We hope visitors see that becoming an inclusive school and being an inclusive school has many iterations, depending on the variables that make each environment unique.

Friends’ Central School www.friendscentral.org A coeducational day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, Friends’ Central School (Pennsylvania) has been guided by the Quaker testimonies of peace, simplicity, equality, and service. The belief that there is that of God in everyone underlies all aspects of school life.

While we provide a rigorous academic curri­ culum, we believe that a friendly, nurturing, and positive environment is one in which scholarship and learning can best take root and where students can develop strong ethical and moral values. In such an environment it is our belief that students will be empowered to speak their minds as young people and will grow into strong and contributing members of society who will strive to have a positive impact on human endeavors. We intentionally seek a wide spectrum of diversity in our school community.

We respect unreservedly that diversity and strive to enhance and support it through school initiatives. Diversity influences how we teach, learn, and communicate. Our admission and hiring practices reflect that guiding philosophy and it is paramount in our striving to sustain a healthy, inclusive community. During your visit, we hope to engage you in various aspects of our school community.

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wednesday November 30

School Visits continued Germantown Friends School www.germantownfriends.org Germantown Friends School (Pennsylvania) is an independent Quaker, coeducational, urban day school enrolling 894 students, K-12. GFS is considered a leader in diversity. We are a distinctively urban school located in the heart of historic Germantown, a multiracial, largely African-American neighborhood that has suffered through economic decline. We have claimed the acronym QUAD to describe the pulse of our school — we are Quaker, Urban, Academic, and Diverse. GFS’s commitment to diversity spans a range of different areas in our school. Visitors will be able to interact with our diverse staff, and see that key faculty and leadership positions — including all of our division headships — are held by people of color. Visitors can learn about our comprehensive and explicit diversity statement that charges us to work on a range of interconnected issues in diversity and multiculturalism — race, ethnicity and culture, religious diversity, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Visitors can learn about our support of student and adult affinity groups by speaking with students, faculty, and staff. They can also learn about our school’s support of professional development in the areas of diversity and multiculturalism, our commitment to multicultural curricula and classroom communities, and our support of parents of color and lesbian and gay parents.

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The Miquon School www.miquon.org The Miquon School (Pennsylvania) is a progressive elementary school founded by parents in 1932. We will offer visitors an opportunity to see how teachers can engage very young children in authentic conversations concerning social justice and provide them true leadership and independence in democratic classrooms and decision-making. At Miquon, we endeavor to learn about each child’s background and learning profile and interests, and then ensure that child’s identity and agency are supported in the curriculum. We are proud of recent work our staff has done in articulating our longitudinal curriculum for building a peaceful and inclusive community. We are using an anti-bias lens to examine our social studies curriculum.

We have set up parent affinity groups and are researching the development of student affinity groups. Hiring and retaining teachers/ staff of color is where we need to continue our work, and we are actively recruiting board members who will reflect broader backgrounds and perspectives. It is easy for us to get comfortable in our “non-traditional, liberal” identity and we need to make sure we are still listening to what is not being said and who is not at the table. Our 11-acre wooded campus is an oasis where the diversity and interdependence of the natural world is a powerful metaphor for the kind of community we aspire to be.

The Shipley School www.shipleyschool.org The Shipley School (Pennsylvania), a coeducational day school for students in preschool through grade 12, is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and a compassionate participation in the world. Shipley upholds and promotes moral integrity, a sense of personal achievements and worth, and concern for others at school and in the larger community. We are delighted to welcome this year’s PoCC attendees. The visit will begin with a meeting with members of our Central Admission Team (head of school, division heads, director of diversity, and admissions director) to discuss our curriculum and initiatives related to diversity. In the visit to the lower school, you might hear teachers leading discussions about the cultural simi­ larities and differences between Shipley and our sister school in Uganda. In the visit to the middle school, visitors can speak with members (adults and students) of our Point Lunch, at which we discuss topics such as the U.S. criminal justice system, race relations, and socioeconomic issues. In the upper school visit, members of Students United for Racial Equality (SURE) will lead a discussion about the group’s goals and individual thoughts about the independent school experience.

The visit will end in a meeting with members of Shipley’s Diversity Point Team, Multicultural Parents (MCPA), and the Ad-hoc Board Diversity Team.

William Penn Charter School www.penncharter.com Founded in 1689, The William Penn Charter School (Pennsylvania) is a Quaker, coeducational, college preparatory day school.

Because we value the unique worth of each individual, we are committed to a school where everyone treats one another with respect. We affirm each individual’s responsibility to the larger community and embrace the deeply held concerns of Friends for honesty, justice, compassion, simplicity, and the peaceful resolution of conflict. We seek to be a richly diverse school community. In our curriculum, we work to widen our embrace of a plurality of cultures and to celebrate the voices of both women and men. We nurture the special gifts and abilities of every student while honoring excellence in all endeavors: academic, artistic, and athletic. We would like PoCC visitors to have the opportunity to visit classes, meet with a diverse and representa­ tive group of students, and meet with faculty and administrators of color. Our current areas of focus include a concentration on recruitment, hiring, and retention of people of color and Caucasian candidates who understand and support the importance of an inclusive community. In addition, Howard Stevenson, University of Pennsylvania professor and authority on African-American students in independent schools and a Penn Charter parent, will be a consultant to Penn Charter faculty and especially to African-American boys during the 2011-12 school year.

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activities

pre conference

wednesday November 30

Adult Leadership Seminar for People of Color and Women $250 (includes lunch and materials) 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120A

Ticket Required. Onsite registration is not available. You must register (on the PoCC registration form) by the November 4 conference registration deadline.

This new PoCC Leadership Seminar is tailored for people of color and women who aspire to leadership in independent schools. It is based on state-of-the-art leadership development strategies and skills building while creating an experience of encouragement, healing, hope, and transformation. Participants will leave the seminar inspired to declare, “I can do this!”

Led by nationally recognized diversity, inclusion, and leadership development expert Dr. Steven Jones and by 10 heads of independent schools, the seminar will include the following features: nn Leadership

assessment; nn Trust building; nn Brand management — How do I brand myself?; nn How do I promote myself without “selling” myself?; nn Effective networking; nn Finding a mentor; nn Building and leading high performing teams; nn Change management; and nn Creating an action plan to achieve my leadership goals.

Dr. Steven Jones, CEO of Jones & Associates Consulting, Inc., is an author and national expert on diversity, inclusion, and leadership development. Jones is currently completing his second book entitled, Cultural Competency: Leading through New Lenses in the 21st Century. Jones has presented workshop sessions at PoCC and has consulted with independent schools throughout the country.

Leadership Assessment and Coaching Session Seminar participants: maximize your development as a leader by completing a 360° Leadership Assessment prior to the conference. The simple online assessment allows you, your school leaders, and your peers to rate your performance on 22 Leadership Skills such as the courage to lead, planning, communication, valuing differences, and ability to mobilize others. During the conference, in an individual Leadership Coaching Session with Dr. Jones, you will review the results of your assessment and build a personal leadership development plan. After the session, you will have access to an online tool that supports you in setting your personal goals and tracking progress. To register for this leadership assessment and coaching session, contact Melina Jacobs at Jones & Associates Consulting, Inc. at (619) 294-3700 ext. 7000 or mjacobs@jandaconsult.com. Cost $45 paid directly to Jones & Associates Consulting, Inc.

Free Lunchtime Film Screenings Sign up to attend either free film screening on the PoCC registration form.

Lunch will be available for purchase near the film screening location.

Why Us? Left Behind and Dying Thursday, December 1

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM The Thursday film screening is sponsored

by Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee and other individual donors.

Why Us? Left Behind and Dying is an 86-minute documentary feature film as well as a curriculum. It is the result of a 5-year research project primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The film follows a small group of inner-city AfricanAmerican high school students (aged 14–17) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who explore the many reasons why HIV rates are disproportionately high in black communities. The students participate as both researchers and research subjects. The students interview research scientists, epidemiologists and public health experts, community HIV/AIDS activists, and — most importantly — people in their neighborhood with HIV and AIDS. The film is constructed from the students’ point of view and is narrated by one of them. The film examines the social, political, economic, and cultural realities that drive the disproportionate spread of HIV in African-American communities. The accompanying curriculum offers 20 brief video segments with attached lesson plans and suggested exercises and is available for free at www.whyusmovie.com.

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Friday, December 2

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM This film screening is sponsored

by Friends Council on Education and Participating Schools Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 international awards, Brother Outsider illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called the “invisible man” and “unknown hero” of the Civil Rights Movement. Born in 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin was a devout Quaker, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the 1963 March on Washington. He also dared to live as an openly gay man during a fiercely homophobic era. The film reveals the price that Rustin paid for this honesty, chronicling both the setbacks and triumphs of his remarkable 60-year career. In a recent review of the best historical documentaries of the last decade, Michael Fox of the San Francisco Film Society described Brother Outsider as “a mesmerizing eye-opener [that] inspires audiences to carry on Rustin’s worldwide crusade against injustice, discrimination and poverty.” The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Bennett Singer and educators who have used Brother Outsider in their classrooms.

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activities

post conference

saturday December 3 Mural Arts Program:

College Fair for

SDLC Students

African American Iconic

Images Collection Tour

1:30 – 4:30 PM

The tour will depart from the 13th and Arch streets entrance of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Friends Select School

To register for this free event, sign up on the SDLC registration form. Students who register will receive more detailed information. Students must be accompanied by a chaperone.

An exciting new feature of SDLC, the College Fair will be hosted by Friends Select School (Pennsylvania), located just a few blocks from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, following the PoCC/SDLC closing ceremonies. More than 40 colleges and universities will be in attendance to provide all SDLC attendees with information about the college admissions process. Students must be accompanied by a chaperone.

2:00 – 4:00 PM

$25 per person

weather policy:

The tour will go rain or shine unless there is a major storm.

Adults and students are welcome to participate.

The Mural Arts Program has created more than 3,000 murals, many of which represent important aspects of Philadelphia’s AfricanAmerican history, traditions, and culture. The Albert M. Greenfield African American Iconic Images Collection, curated in partnership with the African American Museum in Philadelphia, showcases murals throughout the city that uniquely capture the rich African-American experience in Philadelphia. The murals honor significant figures including W.E.B. DuBois, the women of jazz, Jackie Robinson, and Malcolm X, among many others.

SDLC co-chair welcome In 1995, a group of about 65 students traveled to Philadelphia to envision a conference for high school students interested in diversity work. The result was the fundamental curriculum for the future NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC). Now in our 18th year, we are honored to return to the “City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection!”

Building on our curricular foundation, we will explore issues of social justice, practice authentic expression, stretch our thinking on self and society, and prepare for effective advocacy in independent schools. Using the unfinished business of our nation’s history as a platform, we will go about the work of “Updating Our Status as We Make a Declaration of Interdependence.”

Participants will be guided by a talented team of independent school educators, college students who are SDLC alums, and educational consultants. Students will deepen their “I” perspective by engaging in a curriculum centered on cultural identifiers, working in affinity

groups, and connecting with participants from their region to create a strong network for their continued leadership at their schools. Our returning participants may seek the opportunity to serve as peer facilitators, taking a critical role in moving and shaping the dialogue that happens on site, or they may engage in an advanced group called Diversity 201. Our past participants have taken the learning back to their schools to open conversation, jumpstart local and regional efforts, and educate their peers. In joining us, you will find yourself in a network of some of the most committed student leaders in the country.

In the age of social networking, this is an opportunity to reflect and nurture our indi­ vidual and collective potential to positively affect our widening spheres of influence.

In a time ripe with dilemmas of equity and justice, the voice of youth is a powerful and important tool of civic engagement.

We look forward to adding your brilliant faces to the mural of SDLC 2011.

Liz Fernández

Rodney Glasgow

Dean, Form V, Class of 2013 and Ethics Teacher, Ethical Culture Fieldston School (NEW YORK), SDLC Co-Chair

Assistant Director of Upper School and Director of Diversity, Worcester Academy (MASSACHUSETTS), SDLC Co-Chair

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sdlc

Student Diversity Leadership Conference

The Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) is an inclusive, multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9-12) from around the country that focuses on self-reflection, allyship, and community building. Led by a diverse team of trained adult and peer facilitators, participants will develop an appreciation of their own identities, build effective cross-cultural communication skills, better understand the nature and development of effective strategies for social justice, and practice expression through the arts, while networking with their peers.

In addition to large group sessions, SDLC further creates a safe, supportive environment by organizing participants into cross-sectional teams of 60 known as “family groups,” each of which is led by two adult facilitators. Each family group is further divided into small “home groups,” where intense dialogue and sharing take place, guided by trained peer facilitators who take a critical role in moving and shaping the experience of all students.

SDLC participants will join PoCC participants at the Thursday opening ceremonies and Saturday closing ceremonies. Culminating experiences will include joining together with PoCC attendees in student-facilitated dialogue

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sessions designed to explore concepts and themes of equity and justice in our schools.

Highly rated in conference evaluations, everyone is encouraged to attend and support these opportunities for cross-generational work.

SDLC REGISTRATION SDLC is limited to 1,500 participants who are registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

There is a maximum of eight (8) student registrations per school. It is important that schools complete the registration form for each student fully and accurately to ensure proper communication and placement in family groups. Your registration is not complete until we have received your Student Conduct Agreement and Medical Release Form. These forms can be found at the end of the Virtual Preview.

SDLC DELEGATES Schools use a variety of methods to select their participants. While the conference is multiracial and multicultural in its makeup, NAIS encourages schools to create student delegations of up to eight student leaders that include underrepresented racial/ethnic and cultural groups, are gender-balanced, and have at least one student delegate who has previously attended the conference and is interested in serving as a peer facil­itator. In order to fully benefit from the SDLC experience, NAIS strongly suggests that selected delegates are able to attend the conference in its entirety.

updating our status

A Declaration of Interdependence

Eighteen Years of Diversity and Advocacy Training for Independent School Students

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PEER FACILITATORS: SIGN UP ON THE REGISTRATION FORM! Peer facilitators are trained to serve a vital role in our conference by leading their peers in small group dialogues. Students who would like to serve in this key role and/or have attended SDLC before are eligible to take on a leadership role by serving as peer facilitators.

Please indicate your interest on the SDLC registration form. Students who sign up to be peer facilitators are not eligible to participate in the Diversity 201 family group. Peer facilitators will be trained on-site on Wednesday, November 30, 6:00 – 10:00 PM . Dinner is included. An additional training is scheduled on Thursday, December 1, 7:00 – 7:45 AM , for late arrivals. Breakfast is included.

DIVERSITY 201 Returning students not serving as peer facilitators will join an advanced family group called Diversity 201. Diversity 201 is a specialized and advanced experience designed to allow returning participants an opportunity to dig deeper into issues of identity, power, privilege, and allyship. Because Diversity 201 has limited spaces available, registration is on a first come, first served basis.

All SDLC participants whether local or traveling must abide by the same rules and expectations.

SDLC participants are expected to: nn Attend

all conference sessions, activities, and meals. nn Sign and abide by the Student Conduct Agreement governing behavior throughout the conference. nn Cooperate with adult chaperones and with conference staff.

SDLC CHAPERONES Schools are required to send a chaperone(s) with their student delegation. Chaperones are expected to: nn Attend

one of the chaperone orientation sessions on Wednesday, November 30, 9:15 – 10:00 PM or Thursday, December 1, 7:00 – 7:45 AM . nn Ensure students attend all SDLC activities. nn Arrange for students’ meals not included in the SDLC registration. nn Be responsible for their students during conference designated free times. nn Meet students at designated points and times. nn Support and enforce the Student Conduct Agreement, including participation requirements and adherence to curfew. nn Be on call at ALL TIMES during the conference and check their cell phones regularly. nn Attend the College Fair with any interested students. (Students must be accompanied by their chaperone.)

SDLC MEALS Student delegates will receive lunch and dinner on Thursday, December 1, and lunch and dinner on Friday, December 2. Please indicate specific dietary restrictions on each registration form. Thursday through Saturday breakfasts are not included with student registration. Chaperones are expected to have breakfast with SDLC delegates.

SDLC FORMS SDLC student agreements and medical release forms are available at the end of the conference preview. These forms must be submitted for EACH student by November 11, 2011. You will find those forms at the end of the Virtual Preview. Please also carry copies of EACH form for EACH student with you at all times.

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travel Hotel Information

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Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Conference Headquarters Hotel

Loews Philadelphia Hotel

1201 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

1200 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

NAIS has negotiated the following special rates for PoCC and SDLC.

NAIS has negotiated the following special rates for PoCC and SDLC.

$219 per night single occupancy $239 per night Double occupancy $259 per night triple occupancy $279 per night quadruple occupancy

$179 per night single occupancy $199 per night double occupancy $219 per night triple occupancy $239 per night quadruple occupancy

All rates are subject to applicable city and state taxes, currently at 15.2 percent.

All rates are subject to applicable city and state taxes, currently at 15.2 percent.

Surrounded by rich Revolutionary history and culture, this Philadelphia hotel’s downtown location exceeds the expectations of both business and leisure travelers.

Guests will enjoy the hotel’s close proximity to the Pennsylvania Convention Center and take in the sights of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell located within eight blocks. A collection of fine restaurants are located on-site or within walking distance of this hotel in addition to the city’s best shopping and entertainment venues. This downtown hotel in Philadelphia is easy to reach by any mode of trans­ portation. Ideal for commuters, our hotel is just one mile from the 30th Street Train Station and 9 miles from Philadelphia International Airport.

The first skyscraper ever built in the City of Brotherly Love is home to Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Contemporary décor and gracious hospitality make Loews hotel in Philadelphia one of Center City’s most inviting luxury hotels. Enjoy supremely comfortable rooms and personalized service at our luxury Philadelphia hotel. The 581 guest rooms include 14 suites and 55 concierge club rooms, all of which are luxuriously appointed and are furnished to suit the needs of both families and business travelers. Located in the heart of the city, Loews Philadelphia Hotel is perfectly situated so you can take advantage of everything this city has to offer.

Transportation and Parking Taxicabs A taxicab ride to Center City from the Philadelphia International Airport will cost approximately $29.50.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) As an alternative to a taxicab, attendees can also use SEPTA to travel to and from the Philadelphia International Airport. The trip to Center City on SEPTA takes approximately 25 minutes. SEPTA fares between the airport and the Pennsylvania Convention Center are currently $7 weekdays for travel 4:00 AM to 7:00 PM and $6 evenings after 7:00 PM, weekends, and major holidays.

Parking at the Marriott Philadelphia Hotel on-site parking fee: $16.00 hourly, $45.60 daily valet parking fee: $45.60 daily

Rental Car Information There are numerous rental agencies with offices located at the Philadelphia International Airport with car rental shuttles running from Zone 2 outside the baggage claim area. Check with each for rental policies, service, and rates. For more information, visit www.phl.org.

Amtrak and Bus Transportation The 30th Street Train Station is located in the heart of Center City just a short distance away from the convention facilities. Please note that you can take the SEPTA train from 30th Street Station to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for FREE if you show a valid Amtrak train ticket stub. A taxicab ride costs less than $10 from the 30th Street Station to the Convention Center.

Parking at the Pennsylvania Convention Center There are a number of parking options (garages and surface lots) surrounding the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Parking rates vary from an average of $20 – $35 per day. If you need additional parking information, visit www.paconvention.com and click on “Directions and Parking.”

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PoCC at a Glance

(subject to change) Wednesday, November 30 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM School Visits 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Community Service Projects (Times for each project vary.)

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Adult Leadership Seminar

1:00 – 5:00 PM

PoCC Affinity Group Training

7:00 – 8:00 PM

PoCC Newcomer Orientation

9:15 – 10:00 PM

SDLC Chaperone Orientation I (choose one)

SDLC at a Glance

(subject to change) Wednesday, November 30 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

School Visits

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Community Service Projects (Times for each project vary.)

6:00 – 10:00 PM

Peer Facilitator Training

9:15 – 10:00 PM

SDLC Chaperone Orientation I (choose one)

Thursday, December 1 7:00 – 7:45 AM

SDLC Chaperone Orientation Session II (choose one)

8:00 – 9:15 AM

Opening Ceremonies with Wes Moore

9:15 – 9:45 AM

7:00 – 7:45 AM

Peer Facilitator Training for Wednesday Night Late Arrivals

Book Signing and Networking Coffee Break

7:00 – 7:45 AM

SDLC Chaperone Orientation II (choose one)

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Workshop Session A with Featured Speaker Charles Blockson

8:00 – 9:15 AM

PoCC Opening Ceremonies with Wes Moore

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

9:30 – 12:00 PM

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM

Film Screening — Why Us? Left Behind and Dying

SDLC Opening Ceremonies and Family Groups

12:15 – 1:15 PM

Student Luncheon

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Choir Rehearsal

1:30 – 3:45 PM

Family/Home Groups

1:15 – 3:00 PM

Affinity Group Session I

3:45 – 4:00 PM

Snack Break

3:15 – 4:45 PM

Workshop Session B with Featured Speaker Zohra Sarwari (followed by book signing)

4:00 – 5:45 PM

Family/Home Groups

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Student Dinner

7:00 – 8:00 PM

Keynote: Zohra Sarwari

8:15 – 10:15 PM

Family/Affinity Groups

10:15 PM

Students dismissed to Chaperones Curfew

5:15 – 6:15 PM

General Session with Patti Solis Doyle

Friday, December 2 8:00 – 9:00 AM

General Session with Lorene Cary

11:00 PM

9:00 – 9:20 AM

Book signing and Coffee Break

9:30 – 11:30 AM

Affinity Group Session II

Friday, December 2

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM

Film Screening — Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

7:00 – 7:45 AM

Breakfast with Chaperones

8:00 – 11:45 AM

Family/Affinity Groups

12:00 – 1:45 PM

Student Luncheon and Talent Show

2:00 – 3:45 PM

Family/Home Groups Snack Break

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Choir Rehearsal

1:15 – 2:45 PM

Workshop Session C with Featured Speaker Suzan Shown Harjo

3:45 – 4:00 PM 4:00 – 6:00 PM

Family/Home Groups

3:00 – 4:00 PM

State/Regional Meetings

6:00 – 9:30 PM

Dinner and SDLC Closing Ceremonies

4:15 – 5:45 PM

Workshop Session D

9:30 – 11:30 PM

Student Dance (movie option provided)

6:00 – 8:00 PM

General Session Performance with Yellow Rage followed by PoCC Reception

11:30 PM

Students released to Chaperones

12:00 AM

Curfew

8:15 – 9:15 PM

GLBT Reception

Saturday, December 3 7:00 – 8:00 AM

Choir Rehearsal

8:00 – 9:15 AM

Affinity Group Session III

9:30 – 10:45 AM

Student-Led Adult/Student Dialogues (by region/state)

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Closing Ceremonies with Martin Nesbitt

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Thursday, December 1

Saturday, December 3 7:00 – 7:45 AM

Breakfast with Chaperones

8:00 – 9:15 AM

Affinity Group Session III (Adult/ Student Discussions within race/ ethnicity and gender groupings)

9:30 – 10:45 AM

Student-Led Adult/Student Dialogues (by region/state)

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PoCC Closing Ceremonies with Martin Nesbitt

1:30 – 4:30 PM

SDLC College Fair at Friends Select School

1:30 – 4:30 PM

SDLC College Fair at Friends Select School (with chaperone)

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Mural Arts African American Iconic Images Tour

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Mural Arts African American Iconic Images Tour

conference history with themes 1986

reston, VA The First National Conference for Teachers and Administrators of Color in Independent Schools

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philadelphia Common Ground

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2002

Bridging Cultures, Sharing Stories 2003

los angeles new york city From Thought to Action

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2004

st. paul, MN

2005

Seeing Beyond — Becoming Advocates for Creating Multicultural Educational Institutions 1994

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st. louis

2008

san juan, PR Puerto Rico — The Caribbean: Encounter History, Culture and Self

1999

san francisco

2009

Mosaic: Connecting Communities for Action 2000

nashville, TN providence, RI Connecting Cultures, Connecting Worlds

denver Moving Mountains: Mining Within (PoCC); Mine, Yours & Ours: The Responsibility to Navigate the Rapids of Change (SDLC)

The Children are Our Business 2001

new orleans Music for Life. Food for Thought. Friendships That Sustain.

Rebuilding and Preserving the Essence of People of Color in Independent Schools (PoCC); Preserving Self, Building Community, and Sustaining Change: The Essence of Student Leadership (SDLC)

Journey to Spirit: Solidarity and Voice through Dialogue 1998

boston Learning from the Past, Leading for the Future: Reshaping Traditions (PoCC); The Time is Now: Emerging from Our Past as We Shape Our Future (SDLC)

baltimore A Vision for Building New Alliances

1997

seattle Nourishing Ourselves for the Swim Upstream, The Emerald City: Seattle, Washington (PoCC); Upstream, Uphill, Up to Us: Preparing Ourselves for the Challenges Ahead (SDLC)

philadelphia Lighting the Way to the Millennium: Our Selves, Our Children, Our Schools

dallas/fort worth At the Crossroads: Deepening Perspectives the Cultural Kaleidoscope (PoCC); Collide-o-scope: Twisting Lenses, Seeing Change (SDLC)

albuquerque, NM Los Colores de la Educación — Continuing to Build Environments in Independent Schools that Address the Needs and Issues of Children and Adults of Color

miami Miami: Gateway to Multiculturalism (PoCC); Connecting to Self, Connecting to Others: Eleven Years of Diversity and Advocacy Training for Independent School Students (SDLC)

atlanta Vision 2020

1993

honolulu E Huaka’i P¯u K¯akou (Let’s Voyage Together), Exploring a Majority of Minorities (PoCC); X Marks the Spot: Journey to a New Revolution (SDLC)

Unity in the Midst of Diversity 1991

chicago

2010

san diego Catching the Tides of Change, Riding the Waves of Opportunity: Twenty-Three Year of Empowering People of Color in Independent Schools (PoCC); Coast 2 Coast, Seek to See: Anchoring Ourselves in the Community Harbor (SDLC)

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2011 People of Color Conference ® Adult Registration Please photocopy this form and complete one for each adult attending. (For Group Discounts, send registrations together with one payment.)

how to register Register online at

www.nais.org/go/pocc.

participant information PARTICIPANT’S NAME (last, first, middle initial) Gender identity (check one) Name as it should appear on badge

Female

Male

transgender female

transgender male

OR Fax this form to (301) 694-5124.

OR Mail this form to Sent by U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Registration PO Box 4088 Frederick, MD 21705.

Sent by FedEx or any other non-U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Registration 1888 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701.

There is no on-site registration.

For questions about registration, contact us at (866) 229-3691 or NAIS@ experient-inc.com.

Registration Deadline: November 4, 2011. Early Bird Deadline: October 7.

Cancellation Policy Send registration can­cellations in writing by November 4, 2011, to the address, fax number, or email address above to receive a full refund less a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds are given after November 4.

Cancellations cannot be made over the phone.

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emergency contact and telephone number (Required: Registration form will not be accepted without this information.) NAME Tel. The Affinity Group Work is critical to the success of PoCC/SDLC. While certainly optional, to plan for and comfortably accommodate these groups, it is important that each participant indicates the affinity group with which he or she identifies.

1. Asian/ASIAN American 2. Multiracial American 5. Latina/-o/Hispanic American 6. Middle-Eastern American 9. International Non-u.s. Citizen (please specify) 11. other (please specify)

3. Black/African American 7. pacific islander/pacific-islander american

4. first nation/Indigenous/Native American 8. White/European American 10. Transracially/Transnationally Adopted

If different from above, please indicate the affinity group session you wish to attend.

Dietary Needs: Physical

Vegetarian

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Shellfish Allergies

Diabetic

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Please check here if you require special accommodations to participate. Fax a written description of your needs to PoCC/SDLC, NAIS, (202) 973-9790.

conference registration and events Registration Rates

Special Events

Member Individual for nais, PAIS, ADVIS and Council of Friends Schools $580 Early Bird by October 7 $660 Standard by November 4

Community Service Opportunity

$50 (Choose no more than one project.)

Wed., November 30

Philabundance — Hunger Relief Center in South Philly 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

SHARE Food Program 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Cradles to Crayons 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Member group (5 or more adults from same school, payment received at same time)

for nais, PAIS, ADVIS, or Council of Friends Schools member or subscriber schools $555 Early Bird by October 7 $640 Standard by November 4 NONMember individual $860 Early Bird by October 7 $940 Standard by November 4

Please rank the community service projects in order of preference. Projects will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability.

A signed waiver is required.

adult leadership seminar $250 Wed., November 30, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

workshop Presenters $480 Early Bird by October 7 $560 Standard by November 4

discount code: If you were given a discount code for registration, please insert it here.

payment Visa

AMEX

School Visit $50 (choose one school) Wed., November 30, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abington Friends School The Baldwin School The Episcopal Academy Friends’ Central School

Free Film Screening of Why Us? Left Behind and Dying Thu., December 1, 11:50 AM – 1:00 PM

FRee Film Screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Fri., December 2, 11:50 AM – 1:00 PM

Are you an SDLC Chaperone who will be attending the College Fair on Sat., December 3, 1:30 – 4:30 PM?

Mural Arts Program: African American Iconic Collection TOur $25 Sat., December 3, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

please note: PoCC attendees are not permitted to attend the College Fair unless accompanying students.

total fees enclosed = $

Check (payable to NAIS)

Mc Card # Exp. Date

Name on Card

Germantown Friends School The Miquon School The Shipley School William Penn Charter School

Charge my credit card.

Daytime tel.

Signature

All participants are welcome to attend. NAIS has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity. In that spirit, NAIS does not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national origin, gender, or any other characteristic.

Register online at www.nais.org/go/pocc. Registration Deadline: November 4. Early Bird Deadline: October 7.

2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference ® Registration Please photocopy this form and complete one for each student by November 4. Confirmations for each student will be sent to you once the registration bureau receives the following items: registration forms and fees, medical release form, and student conduct agreement.

Forms are available in the Virtual Preview and on the PoCC website at www.nais.org/go/pocc.

how to register

student information studeNT’S NAME (last, first, middle initial) Gender identity (check one)

SDLC is limited to 1,500 participants who are registered on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a maximum of eight (8) student registrations per school.

Name as it should appear on badge

Female

Male

transgender female

transgender male

Home tel. student cell student email School Name School Address

Register online at

emergency contact and telephone number (Required: Registration form will not be accepted without this information.)

www.nais.org/go/pocc.

NAME Tel.

OR

i am a (check one)

Fax this form to (301) 694-5124.

This will be my (check one)

OR Mail this form to Sent by U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Registration PO Box 4088 Frederick, MD 21705.

Sent by FedEx or any other non-U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Registration 1888 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701.

There is no on-site registration.

For questions about registration, contact us at (866) 229-3691 or NAIS@ experient-inc.com.

Registration closes November 4, 2011.

SDLC Forms due: November 11, 2011.

Cancellation Policy Send registration can­cellations in writing by November 4, 2011, to the address, fax number, or email address above to receive a full refund less a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds are given after November 4.

Cancellations cannot be made over the phone.

Student Diversity Leadership Conference December 1 – 3, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

9th

10th 1st

11th

12th grade student

2nd

3rd

4th SdlC

I do not want my name, school, or email address listed on the Participant List given to all attendees.

I have completed the SDLC waivers, forms, and medical release documents.

I am interested in serving as a peer facilitator. (Peer facilitators must be available for training on Wed., November 30, 6:00 – 10:00 PM. Location will be communicated through each school’s sponsor.)

I would like participate in Diversity 201 (For returning participants only — space is limited.). You CANNOT be a Peer Facilitator and participate in Diversity 201.

The Affinity Group Work is critical to the success of PoCC/SDLC. While certainly optional, to plan for and comfortably accommodate these groups, it is important that each participant indicates the affinity group with which he or she identifies.

1. Asian/ASIAN American 2. Multiracial American 5. Latina/-o/Hispanic American 6. Middle-Eastern American 9. International Non-u.s. Citizen (please specify) 11. other (please specify)

3. Black/African American 7. pacific islander/pacific-islander american

4. first nation/Indigenous/Native American 8. White/European American 10. Transracially/Transnationally Adopted

If different from above, please indicate the affinity group session you wish to attend.

Dietary Needs: Physical

Vegetarian

Kosher

Shellfish Allergies

Diabetic

I am allergic to:

Please check here if you require special accommodations to participate. Fax a written description of your needs to PoCC/SDLC, NAIS, (202) 973-9790.

chaperone/sponsor information chaperone #1 chaperone #1 contact name ON-SITE cell Chaperone #1 Chaperone #1 email office tel. chaperone #2 chaperone #2 contact name ON-SITE cell

chaperone #2 office tel.

Faculty sponsor (For those schools bringing a faculty sponsor in addition to a chaperone.)

Faculty Sponsor Office Tel.

Faculty Sponsor Cell Phone

Signature

conference registration and events Registration Rates

Special Events

student registration $600 Early Bird by October 7 $650 Standard

Community Service Opportunity

$50 (Choose no more than one project.)

Wed., November 30

Philabundance — Hunger Relief Center in South Philly 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

SHARE Food Program 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Cradles to Crayons 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

SDLC is limited to 1,500 participants who are registered on a first come-first served basis. There is a maximum limit of eight (8) student registrations per school.

payment Visa

AMEX

A signed waiver is required.

Mc Card #

Name on Card

Charge my credit card.

Abington Friends School The Baldwin School The Episcopal Academy Friends’ Central School

Please rank the community service projects in order of preference. Projects will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability.

Check (payable to NAIS)

School Visit $50 (choose one school) Wed., November 30, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Germantown Friends School The Miquon School The Shipley School William Penn Charter School

new College Fair Free at Friends Select School Sat., December 3, 1:30–4:30 PM

Mural Arts Program: African American Iconic Collection TOur $25 Sat., December 3, 2:00 – 4:00 PM

total fees enclosed = $ Exp. Date

Daytime tel.

Signature

required release signatures HEAD OF SCHOOL

SIGNATURE

Parent/Guardian

SIGNATURE

All participants are welcome to attend. NAIS has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity. In that spirit, NAIS does not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national origin, gender, or any other characteristic.

Your registration is not complete until you have sent in the Student Conduct Agreement and Medical Release form. Find these forms at the end of the Virtual Preview.

SDLC Student Conduct Agreement For each SDLC participant, we must receive by fax on or before November 11 (1) a Student Conduct Agreement with all required signatures and (2) a signed Parents Authorization and Indemnification Agreement (Medical Release Form). This form will not be accepted unless |it is complete. School chaperones and administrators should also bring a copy of each form with them to the conference.

SDLC Registration Deadline: November 4.

SDLC Forms Deadline: November 11. remember: SDLC Registrations are limited this year and |will be processed on a first come, first served basis. So don’t delay in submitting your registration and SDLC forms!

Student Diversity Leadership Conference December 1 – 3, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Association of Independent Schools

Fax to

(301) 694-5124

by Friday, November 11, 2011.

agreement NAIS and the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) faculty and facilitators are pleased that you will attend this year’s conference. You and other students from across the country will take an active role in exploring issues of diversity. We will take a critical look at ourselves, others, and society at large. We will examine the range of diversity, including age, ability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic class and we will dialogue on how these identifiers impact cross-cultural communication. We will empower you to develop your own action plans for your school. The skill-building, networking, and exploring of ideas will enable you to develop strategies for creating dialogue in your own school and community.

Our goal is to create social justice for and by everyone. We expect that you will take this unique opportunity seriously. These basic rules, designed by students, provide a safe environment and promote optimum participation in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference: 1. Students are expected to abide by the nightly curfew and to remain in their assigned rooms. The curfew on Thursday is 11:00 PM and on Friday is 12:00 AM. 2. Students may meet socially in public areas only. Out of respect and safety, students are not allowed in hotel rooms other than their own. Physical intimacy is strictly prohibited at all times during the conference.

3. The use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs is strictly prohibited.

4. Cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices are to be turned off during all conference sessions.

5. Students should anticipate their medical needs and carry medication, sanitary needs, cough drops. etc. at all times since students will not be allowed to leave the SDLC area to retrieve or purchase these items.

6. Students must attend all conference sessions, meals and activities. Punctuality is required.

7. During all conference sessions, conference faculty must be informed of the whereabouts of each student participant at all times. Upon dismissal, students are responsible to their chaperones.

8. Respect for the views of peers and the guidance of conference faculty and facilitators is expected.

9. Adherence to community norms and the safeguarding of a sense of community is expected and will enhance conference participation for all.

10. Students and adults who are not registered for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference may not attend any events and may not socialize at the conference site.

As representatives of your school, we expect you to work hard, have fun, and dress and act responsibly. Your school and NAIS have placed a great deal of faith in you and feel that you can not only handle the responsibility but will excel individually and collectively. By signing below, you agree to follow these conference rules and understand that violating any of them will result in expulsion from the conference.

In the unfortunate event of a student’s expulsion from this conference, the student’s parents are responsible for any additional travel expenses. The student’s school is responsible for completing disciplinary action. The decision of the NAIS Vice President, Leadership Education and Diversity, is final.

signatures All signatures are required prior to a student’s participation in SDLC.

Student Name (print)

School Name

Signature

Date

Chaperone’s Name (print)

Signature date

Chaperone’s Email Address

Parent/Guardian’s Name (print)

Signature date

Parent/Guardian’s Email Address

School Administrator’s Name (print)

Signature date

School Administrator’s Email Address

Fax to (301) 694-5124 by Friday, November 11, 2011.

SDLC Parents’ Authorization and Indemnification Agreement (Medical Release Form) For each SDLC participant, we must receive by fax on or before November 11 (1) a Student Conduct Agreement with all required signatures and (2) a signed Parents Authorization and Indemnification Agreement (Medical Release Form). This form will not be accepted unless it is complete. School chaperones and administrators should also bring a copy of each form with them to the conference.

SDLC Registration Deadline: November 4.

SDLC Forms Deadline: November 11. remember: SDLC Registrations are limited this year and |will be processed on a first come, first served basis. So don’t delay in submitting your registration and SDLC forms!

Student Diversity Leadership Conference December 1 – 3, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Association of Independent Schools

Fax to

(301) 694-5124

by Friday, November 11, 2011.

agreement The NAIS 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference will take place in conjunction with the People of Color Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1 through December 3, 2011. This document is an essential part of the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, serving three important purposes. The first is confirmation that the student whose parents/guardians sign the form is permitted to take part in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference program. The second purpose is to state the agreement of the student’s family and NAIS as to the allocation of the risks of : 1) the student’s travel to and in Philadelphia; 2) living away from home during the conference in an unfamiliar location; and 3) participating in the activities which make up the Student Diversity Leadership Conference Program. The third purpose is confirmation that NAIS has parental authorization to obtain emergency medical care for the student, should such care become necessary during the course of the Student Diversity Leadership Conference Program. Please read the language of these three provisions carefully and do not hesitate to call the Gene Batiste, Vice President, Leadership Education and Diversity at NAIS (202) 973-9700 if you have questions. It will not be possible for your child to participate in the 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference unless this form is returned with appropriate signatures at all three required locations.

1. Parental Permission To Participate As a custodial parent/guardian of

(please print student’s name), grade

(please provide child’s grade),

from (please provide child’s school), I have given her/him my permission to participate in the NAIS 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference. Before signing this permission form, I had the opportunity to satisfy myself as to adequacy and safety of the arrangements for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference. I am familiar with the mental and physical health of my child/ward and his/her ability to travel to unfamiliar places and be exposed to people of different ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. My permission for my child to participate is based upon my belief that she/he has the maturity and self confidence to be able to respond appropriately to the challenges which he/she will encounter during the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, as they have been described in the printed materials which I have been given.

Signature of Parent/Guardian date Print Full Name of Parent/Guardian

2. Parental Risk Sharing And Indemnification Agreement I recognize that there are risks to my child’s person and property involved in air travel, surface transport and in staying in a hotel in an unfamiliar urban center. I also understand that NAIS could not afford to offer the 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference if it was required to bear the sole financial responsibility for those risks. Therefore, in order to induce NAIS to make the 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference Program available to my child/ward, I agree to share the risk of loss arising from injury to my child/ward and/or her/his property with NAIS by entering into this indemnification agreement in which I accept responsibility for all losses, except those caused exclusively by the negligence of NAIS and/or its agents.

I have reviewed the plans for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and recognize that use of regularly scheduled airlines or other vehicles to provide transportation between our home and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania involves risks to person and property, which may include serious injury and death, and I agree to accept those risks. From my review of the plans for the 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference, I am aware that my child/ward will also be exposed to the risks of surface travel in cars, taxis and buses while participating in conference activities, including volunteer activities and I accept the responsibility for those risks. I have reviewed the arrangements for the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and understand that my child will be staying in a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with other students and their chaperones; and I accept the risk that injury may occur to my child while staying in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have also reviewed the description of the day to day activities which will take place during the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and recognize that attending conference sessions and community service in Philadelphia and its surroundings will expose my child/ward to the risks inherent in those activities, and I am willing to accept responsibility for those risks.

On the basis of my review of the plans for the NAIS 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference, and to induce NAIS to allow my child/ward to participate in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, I, in my capacity as parent/ward of (please print the student’s name), and for myself and my heirs, successors and assigns, agree to indemnify NAIS and its trustees, officers, employees and agents (the “Indemnities”) for any sums of money for which the Indemnities may become liable as a result of any claim, suit or cause of action which I or my heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns or my child/ward may have, now or in the future, arising out of my child/ward’s participation in the NAIS 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference, unless the claim, suit or cause of action arises solely and exclusively from the negligence of the indemnities, which I have not waived or released by signing this form.

I have read all of this Parental Risk Sharing and Indemnification Agreement, and I have satisfied myself that I understand what it means.

Signature of Parent/Guardian date Print Full Name of Parent/Guardian

3. Medical Treatment Authorization As the parent/guardian of (please print the name of the student), a student participating in the NAIS 2011 Student Diversity Leadership Conference, I authorize physicians and / or other medical personnel, at the direction of NAIS or my child’s chaperone to provide medical care to my child/ward while he/she is away from home and participating in the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, including examining, treating and prescribing medications for her/his care. I understand that NAIS and/ or the chaperone will, to the greatest extent possible, consult with me concerning the reasons for and effects of all such care. Recognizing that it may be impossible to reach me in situations in which the physicians treating my child/ward believe that beginning treatment is medically necessary, I authorize NAIS or the chaperone to permit commencement of treatment when, in the professional judgment of the physicians or medical personnel involved, such treatment is medically necessary, even if I/we have not yet been consulted. In authorizing such emergency treatment, I agree to accept the determination of the treating physician or surgeon that the treatment or examination rendered was medically necessary to protect the life, health or mental well-being of my child/ward. I give this authorization on the condition that the treating physician will attempt to contact me, if at all possible, before the treatment or examination is rendered.

Signature of Parent/Guardian date Print Full Name of Parent/Guardian My child/ward is entitled to medical insurance benefits under our policy with insurer/HMO.) Our policy is number

(please print the name of your medical (please provide the number of the medical insurance policy number.)

In case of emergency, I can be reached at the following telephone numbers: Daytime Tel. Cell Phone Night Time Tel. Secondary Emergency Contact Phone Number Print name and relationship

Fax to (301) 694-5124 by Friday, November 11, 2011.

2011 PoCC/SDLC Hotel Reservation Form To book your hotel room for PoCC/SDLC, you must use this housing form. If you wish to book more than one room, please photocopy this form and complete one for each room.

how to reserve your hotel room Reserve your room by November 1, 2011, in one of the following three ways: Reserve your hotel room online at www.nais.org/go/pocc.

OR Fax this form to (301) 694-5124.

reservation information I am the room holder making the reservation.

check one

Mr.

ms. First Name Last Name

Title

School/Organization

Student name (if applicable)

chaperone name (if applicable)

Address

city

State

ZIP

country

OR Mail this form to Sent by U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Housing Bureau PO Box 4088 Frederick, MD 21705.

Sent by FedEx or any other non-U.S. mail: PoCC/SDLC 2011 Housing Bureau 1888 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701.

Cancellations There will be a $25 cancellation fee if sleeping rooms are cancelled after November 1, 2011.

Changes You are allowed to make up to ten reservations per name. However, you will be required to make name changes no later than November 9, 2011, or all but one of the reser­vations held by the same name and credit card will automatically be cancelled.

Attendees cannot reserve rooms by contacting the hotels directly. All reservations must be made via the NAIS Housing Bureau.

Questions For questions about hotel reservations, call (301) 694-5243 or (866) 229-3691.

Office Tel. Home Tel. Cell Phone while at pocc

Fax EMail

Sharing Room with

First Name Last Name

First Name Last Name

First Name Last Name

Arrival date

Departure Date

hotel and room preferences Please see page 26 for hotel descriptions.

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Conference Headquarter Hotel

1201 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Room Type; please check only one. $219 per night single occupancy

$239 per night double occupancy

$259 per night triple occupancy

$279 per night quadruple occupancy

Loews Philadelphia Hotel

1200 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Room Type; please check only one. $179 per night single occupancy

$199 per night double occupancy

$219 per night triple occupancy

$239 per night quadruple occupancy

All rates are subject to applicable city and state taxes, currently at 15.2 percent.

Upon receipt of your housing form, the housing bureau will verify room availability. Rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability. NAIS receives a $5.00 rebate per room night to help offset convention costs.

Room sizes are requests. There is no guarantee that a particular configuration or room type will be available.

Please check here if you have special needs. We will contact you to discuss your needs.

payment A credit card is required to reserve a hotel room even if you wish to pay by check. If you wish to pay by check, you can send your hotel deposit check directly to the hotel after November 9, 2011.

Charge my Credit Card.

Visa

AMEX

Mc Card # Exp. Date

Name on Card

Daytime tel.

Signature

Hotel reservation and conference registration are separate. Be sure to register for the conference at www.nais.org/go/pocc.

Volunteer Application

* Name: ___________________________________________________________________ * Address: __________________________________________________________________ * City: __________________________ * State: _______ * Zip Code: ______________________ Home Phone: _________________________Mobile Phone: _______________________ * Email: _________________________________________

* Date you are scheduled to volunteer: ____________

Are you coming with a group of people? Yes___ No ___ If you are coming with a group… * Group or company name: _____________________________________________________ * Position with company: _______________________________________________________

* Emergency Contact and Relationship: ____________________________________________ * Phone: _______________________________________

Occupation: _______________________ Employer: __________________________

Birthday: MM____DD____ Year ______

Do you have any health concerns? If Yes, please list: ______________________________________________ Do you take any medication we need to be aware of? If Yes, please list ________________________________

* Would you like to receive Fresh News, our e‐newsletter? Yes _____ No ______ Are you friends with Philabundance on Facebook? Yes ______ No _____ I don’t have a facebook account ____ Do you follow Philabundance on Twitter? Yes ______ No ______ I don’t have a twitter account _____

Waiver of Liability/Policies & Procedures:

I, ( Enter name here ) am agreeing to volunteer with the Philabundance program. Volunteering with Philabundance may involve lifting heavy objects and working outdoors in various conditions. By signing, I agree to only perform tasks within my own capabilities as declared to Philabundance, to wear appropriate clothing and to behave in a responsible manner at all times.

I hereby release all sponsoring organizations and Philabundance from any and all claims that may arise and expenses, personal injury, loss or damaged incurred to me or by me during my participation in the Philabundance program.

I grant permission to Philabundance to use any photographs, films, or videos that involve me for promotional or other uses associated with the project or sponsoring organizations including use on an organizational web site.

If under 18, Name of Parent or Guardian: __________________________

Click here if you accept the waiver:

AGREEMENT, WAIVER AND RELEASE

This is a legally binding release to Cradles to Crayons, Inc., a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation and tax-exempt public charity (“Cradles to Crayons”).

I, , give to Cradles to Crayons, Inc., its legal representatives, successors, agents, assigns, and all persons or corporations acting with its permission, the rights granted in this agreement, and state as follows: 1.

Rules. I agree to abide by all rules and regulations of Cradles to Crayons regarding safety and use of any and all equipment. I agree not to consume drugs or alcoholic beverages during volunteer activities and agree to leave the premises and/or immediately cease my volunteer activities, if suspected to be under the influence of same.

2.

Waiver and Release. I have volunteered my time and services because I support Cradles to Crayons and desire to participate actively in furthering its charitable purpose. I understand that my activities as a volunteer may entail a risk of physical injury and that I may be exposed to hazards including, but not limited to, hazards associated with manual labor, working in and around a warehouse (including working in proximity to heavy machinery), and transportation to and from different locations. I hereby expressly and specifically assume the risk of any injury or harm in the activities and release Cradles to Crayons from all liability for any resulting injury, illness, death, or property damage.

In consideration for the acceptance of my participation as a volunteer for the organization, and because suing Cradles to Crayons is contrary to my intent to support the organization, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Cradles to Crayons, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers or agents, from all claims or liabilities, of any kind whatsoever, arising at any time out of, or in any way related to, my service as a volunteer for Cradles to Crayons.

3.

Media Release. I understand that Cradles to Crayons may take photographs and/or video or digital recordings, which may be edited in Cradles to Crayons’ sole discretion, of me while I am engaged in volunteer activities for, with and on behalf of Cradles to Crayons, (collectively, “Pictures”). In consideration of my appearance in such Pictures and without any further consideration from Cradles to Crayons, I hereby give my permission for the use of my name, likeness and voice in connection with such Pictures in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity (including, but not limited to, publicity and fundraising campaigns). I further release Cradles to Crayons, it directors, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, licensees, and assigns from and against any and all claim or any other cause of action arising out of any use or reproductions of such Pictures.

I have read this entire Agreement, Waiver and Release, I fully understand it and agree to be legally bound by it.

Parent and/or Legal Guardian (if volunteer is under 18) Signature _____________________________________ Date (mm/dd/yyyy) __________________________ Your name (print) _________________________________________________________________________ Minor’s name _________________________________________________________________________ Your relationship to minor __________________________________________________________________ Home address _______________________________City, State, Zip Code ____________________________ Email address_____________________________________________________________________________ Home phone number __________________________Cell phone number _____________________________ Volunteer Signature____________________________________Date (mm/dd/yyyy)____________________________ Your name (print)_________________________________________________________________________ Home address________________________________City, State, Zip Code ___________________________ Email address ____________________________________________________________________________ Home phone number__________________________Cell phone number _____________________________ Emergency contact name_______________________Emergency contact number_______________________ B3648499.1