Professional Learning Workshops - Creating a Culture of Dignity: Focusing on Educating Young Women Leadership

Treating people with dignity matters. But creating a culture of dignity must go beyond slogans, posters, and programs that don’t have real-life applications or only exist briefly and then disappear. What is needed is a principle-based approach that gives people structure and flexibility to turn common social challenges that often exacerbate tensions between us into teachable moments where everyone’s dignity is affirmed. Moments that create a sense of belonging for everyone. With this as a foundation, adults and young people can learn skills to understand emotions, manage conflicts, create appropriate boundaries, and effectively advocate for themselves. This environment creates strong, supportive relationships where adults, children, and communities thrive.

Topics covered:

● How to apply a principles-based approach

● Differentiating between respect and dignity to transform relationships

● Using social and emotional learning to build group cohesion

● Identifying dynamics that lead to social conflict

● Repairing and strengthening relationships after conflict or making assumptions

● Demonstrating ethical authority

Women’s Day Keynote - Creating a Culture of Dignity: Focusing on Women’s Leadership

Treating people with dignity matters. But creating a culture of dignity must go beyond slogans, posters and programs that don’t have real-life applications or only exist briefly and then disappear. With this as a foundation, adults and young people can learn skills to understand emotions, manage conflicts, create appropriate boundaries, and effectively advocate for themselves.

Young women are asking for leadership roles in new and innovative ways. These roles include traditional leadership positions like student councils, peer leadership, orientations, athletic teams and student advocacy groups. How do students bring dignity into their understanding of leadership and learn effective strategies to manage groups, inspire, and listen to others?

Topics covered:

● Defining leadership outside of formal roles

● Showing the difference between being bossy and leadership

● Understanding how young people’s experience with people in authority influences their leadership style

● Creating a feeling of belonging in the group so people feel their contribution is valued

● Managing conflicts as a leader

● Learning to advocate and work with the adults