Free Leadership and Advocacy Training for Students!
Be the Change: Youth Perspectives on Improving the
Culture and Climate of Our Schools
Part of the 2016 Conference on School Culture, Climate, and Positive Behavior Support
August 11–12, 2016
Thursday: 8:30am–4:30pm; Friday: 8:30am–3:30pm
SERESC Event & Conference Center, 29 Commerce Drive, Bedford, NH
Why Should Youth Attend?
Middle and high school students from all over New
England are invited to join together to determine how
they can improve their school communities. Youth
registration is free!
Which Youth Should Apply?
What Should Youth Expect?
- Meet youth leaders from other schools
- Participate in experiential learning activities
- Engage in collaborative decision-making
- Discuss ways to promote accepting and
understanding school communities
Those involved in:
- Student Government
- Leadership Roles
- Diversity Organizations
- Juvenile Justice Systems
- Mental Health Services
- Athletics
- Special Education
Those interested in:
- Improving school
community
- Overcoming adversity
- Learning leadership
skills
- Understanding
experiences of others
For more information about the conference
& to register youth, please contact Cat Jones
email: cat.jones@unh.edu
phone: 603-228-2085, ext. 52
This conference is a collaboration between the UNH Institute on Disability, the New Hampshire Center for Effective
Behavioral Interventions and Supports (NH CEBIS) at SERESC, Strafford Community Learning Center, the New
Hampshire Department of Education, DHHS- Bureau of Behavioral Health, NH Communities for Children (Safe
Schools Healthy Children Project), National Alliance for Mental Health (NAMI) NH, Granite State Federation of
Families for Children's Mental Health, and Youth MOVE New Hampshire.