Core concepts include cross-cultural communication skills, diverse learning styles of students, motivational strategies for diverse students, retention strategies, mentoring across cultures and striving for excellence among all groups. A proactive phone link for the public to share information anonymously with law enforcement concerning community level threats. A community being defined as a large group of 10 or more that share a common interest, ie a business or school facility. A threat being defined as any planned act of violence towards a community. Students from more than 14 high schools participate throughout the year.
Students participate in retreats, workshops, a conference and various projects.
A Respectful Work Environment Explores disrespectful and respectful work behaviors and how participants individually and organizationally can create a respectful workplace. A series of half-day, one day or two day interactive workshops to develop cross cultural skills and competencies to interact with people of diverse ethnic and cross cultural backgrounds. Workshops are customized for your setting. Group exercises and discussions that examine stereotypes of race, gender, sexual orientation. Program takes newly formed teams as well as mature teams to new heights with awareness and skills to improve everyone's performance.