Education
Leading Change in a COVID World
A conference designed to educate and move to action South Florida high school students.
Leading Change in a Covid World is an interactive, virtual conference to be held on Saturday, November 14th from 9–1:30 pm. It is sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Miami and Perrine-Cutler Ridge Palmetto Bay and the Rotaract Clubs from FIU Medical School and Miami-Dade College. The conference is designed to educate and move to action South Florida high school students desiring to bring positive change to our Covid world.
The General Sessions will be led and facilitated by community professionals who will present and discuss strategies to cope with Covid-related mental health issues, essential conflict resolution skills and the importance of embracing resilience going forward. A group community project, open to all participating students, will be introduced by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students from MDC — Homestead incorporating learned skills from the event.
Participating high school students will earn a minimum of 8 hours of community service, with the potential of earning more hours when they join and participate in the follow-up community project after the event. Students who wish to be considered for this first-come, first-serve virtual conference* are urged to go here to register before November 9th LCCW Registration Form
Please note that this conference is limited to the first 85 students who respond and qualify.
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