A Day of Diversity with Virginia Diversity Network (VDN)

"We the People," a student club celebrating diversity, has been busy. On Monday, the group presented a powerful video honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Earlier, the club attended a high school conference on diversity. The group that went -- Fernanda '18, Ja Yoon '15, Maleia '15, Natalie '16, Virginia '16 and Club Advisor Esther Sánchez -- represented diverse countries and backgrounds as well! Foxcroft is a "Member School" of the VDN, an association to help promote diversity within independent school cultures.

Here's a report on the conference from Maleia '15 and Natalie '16.

This past Saturday, the “We the People” Diversity Club took five girls to the Virginia Diversity Network Conference at St. Margaret's School. There were about 155 students there from different independent schools in Virginia.

At the conference, we heard from a great keynote speaker, 17-year-old high school senior Justin Bachman, who spoke about his life living with Tourette's syndrome and accepting not only our own differences but others’ as well.
The highlight of the conference were our break-out sessions where we chose from different topics such as diversity, tolerance, acceptance, and awareness of our own and others’ differences.

Throughout the day, we were all able to make new friends and connections, and we knew that we were in a safe place where we could share ourselves with new people. It was truly an amazing experience for all of the girls and we can’t wait to attend another conference!
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