Introduction
The Diversity Awareness and Leadership Training (DALT) program is a unique year-round program designed to create authentic change within schools and communities. Throughout the year, young people come together to participate in large-group experiential activities and small group discussions. Through sharing personal experiences and analyzing their assumptions, the students become the teachers. The DALT program provides follow-up and support for participating students all year-round.
"This really opened people up and made them more comfortable with who they are and what they believe in."
- Portage Northern senior
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The principal objective of the DALT program is to build a world where all people are safe to be who they really are and empowered to create a culture of acceptance through action.
"I used to be a real mean person. I would have to be tough all the time. It's just real nice to have a safe place where I don't have to be tough all the time."
"When I think about DALT I just close my eyes and smile and think about the way the world could be."
- Phoenix Alternative High School sophomore
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How do we do this?
- We love unconditionally.
- We listen.
- We have fun.
- We discover our own strengths.
- We imagine what we want the world to look like.
- We respect each other.
- We learn from other students.
- We step out of our comfort zones.
- We are open-minded.
- We learn and practice new skills.
- We ask questions.
- We appreciate our diversity.
- We get to know new people.
- We change our world.
- We trust young people.
- We become powerful together.
- We include everyone.
- We talk about race, gender identity, heterosexism and class issues.
- We learn how to dialogue with each other.
- We meet in small groups.
- We create Action Plans to take back to our schools.
- We work all year long to make our schools and communities better places.
- We learn new ways to interrupt prejudice and bullying.
- We challenge our own stereotypes.
- We educate each other based on our own experiences, not experts.
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