Middle/Upper School Students Attend Student Diversity Leadership Conference 

Nine Middle and Upper School students attended a recent virtual Student Diversity Leadership Conference.
 
"It was a great experience to meet with students from different schools and learn from them; we exchanged a lot of precious ideas of strengthening the diverse student community in our schools," said junior Geraldi Nie, a conference attendee.
 
The event, sponsored by the CAIS Commission on Diversity in Independent Schools, included such topics as diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. 

Hamden Hall attendees included Geraldi and fellow junior Elena Li; sophomores Julian Lord and Han Yan; eighth-graders Daniella Li and Kiran Menon; and seventh-graders Alma Goren-Eisenberg, Adam Mandelbaum, and Nico Razza-Baril. Also in attendance was Student Equity Advocate Krysi Crimley.

The conference was led by some of the leading diversity practitioners and educators across the state of Connecticut. Offerings included workshops, affinity groups, and ways to build community and connect.
 
"I have a much deeper interpretation and a clearer self-awareness of how to be a supportive ally - not just do it performatively or put a relatively small effort into the allyship - but be willing to take more risks to help. For example, spreading more informative posts on social media, instead of just posting an effortless 'hashtag,'" said Geraldi.