During the academic year, students are invited to opt-in to a series of monthly workshops. Through these workshops, students will build skills and deepen their understanding of leadership, civic engagement, and social justice. The workshops are flexible so students may sign up for a single workshop that interests them or engage in the entire series. Participation in six or more workshops will award students with a Hiatt Leadership Institute Certificate of Completion.
Workshop dates below are tentative for 2024-25. Students will receive the most up-to-date info via their Beaver email and at weekly MS meetings. Parents/caregivers will be notified via the monthly newsletters and weekly MS Community Meeting email updates. The website will be updated to reflect changes as they come.
Workshop #1: Inside Out: Discover, Grow, Lead
Leadership is a lifelong journey. Understanding yourself and your values helps guide your actions and decisions with authenticity and integrity. How you act should reflect what you stand for.
September 23, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #2: Beyond the Surface: Mastering Deep Listening
Attentive, empathetic, and reflective listening are essential skills in times of disagreement or conflict. Join us to learn and practice the art of listening for genuine understanding.
October 21, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #3: Bridging the Rift: Conflict as Opportunity
Conflicts can become opportunities for growth and understanding. Learn how to handle disagreements constructively and cultivate collaboration for mutually-beneficial outcomes.
November 18, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #4: Justice Unfolded: Exploration of Human Rights
Leaders make decisions that affect others’ lives. Exploring human rights can give leaders perspective, knowledge, and tools needed to prioritize dignity, justice, and equality.
December 16, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #5: The Social Justice Retreat
Our Beaver community is committed to the work of social justice. The Hiatt Center is honored to host you for a full day of reflection, learning, and collective imagination.
January 31, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Workshop #6: Rise Together: Building Collective Strength
An effective leader is collective-minded. They act from a place of care towards others in their team and are comfortable leveraging everyone’s skills, knowledge, and talents to achieve goals.
February 10, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #7: Bounce Back: Build Resilience and Recovery Skills
Develop the ability to overcome challenges and recover from setbacks. Learn strategies to strengthen your resilience and bounce back stronger from difficulties.
March 31, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #8: Take the Reins: Focus on What’s Yours to Impact
Let’s make time to focus on things you can directly impact. Get practical tools, ideas, and strategies for taking the next step in your leadership journey: action and impact!
April 28, 8–9 a.m.
Workshop #9: Speak for Impact: Make Your Message Matter
Harness the power of your inner voice to deliver messages that make an impact. Learn techniques for clear communication, verbal or nonverbal, that will help you effectively share your ideas and inspire others.
May 12, 8–9 a.m.
Dates and times are subject to change
Questions? Email The Hiatt Center.