Monday, September 14

• Arrival Procedure / Optional Activities

  8:00 am - 9:30 am | Ballroom

  • Proceed through security, and follow signs to the Student Summit / Main Ballroom
  • If you get to the ballroom before 8:30, please enter the ballroom and watch the 37-minute film, “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life.”
  • If you get to the ballroom after 8:30, please remain outside the ballroom, and help yourself to snacks and drinks, meet students and teachers from other schools, and browse the Community Partner Expo. Please do not enter the ballroom from 8:30-9:15.
  • At 9:15, please enter the ballroom and find your table. Our program will begin at 9:30.

• Welcome and Introduction – Why are we here today? What will we do?

  9:30 am - 9:45 am | Ballroom

  • Eradicate Hate
  • Allegheny Intermediate Unit

• How are we all connected?

  9:45 am - 10:35 am | Ballroom

  • Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” film discussion led by Not In Our Town
  • Stories of tragedy, healing, and resilience from survivors and victims’ family members

• How have schools across Southwestern PA transformed remembrance into action?

  10:35 am - 11:00 am | Ballroom

  • Main stage panel discussion, featuring students from local high schools

• What change do you wish to see in your school community?

  11:00 am - 11:30 am | Ballroom

  • Global Summit resources and recommendations shared by Eradicate Hate
  • Local opportunities and next-steps shared by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit
  • “Idea Sprint” lunchtime activity instructions

• “Working Lunch” – Student “Idea Sprint” / Chaperone Professional Development

  11:30 am - 12:30 pm

  Students - Ballroom

  • Collect your lunch outside the ballroom and return to your seat.
  • While eating lunch, complete the “Idea Sprint” activity. It will not be collected.
  • Guests of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit, including survivors of hate-fueled violence and victims’ family members, might stop by your table to say hello.

  Chaperones - Room 301/302

  • Collect your lunch outside the ballroom and walk across the hall to 301/302.
  • While eating lunch, please enjoy a professional development opportunity and networking session led by representatives of Eradicate Hate, the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, and the LIGHT Education Initiative of The Tree of Life, alongside educators from more than forty local high schools.

  Please return to your original seats in the main ballroom by 12:30

• How does your group plan to bring this work back to your school?

  12:30 pm - 1:15 pm | Ballroom

  • Finalize your project ideas and look for ways to collaborate with other schools. Then, share one big idea with the rest of the group in <30-45 seconds.

• Conclusion and Dismissal

  1:15 pm - 1:30 pm | Ballroom

  • Survey, closing remarks, and group photo

• Departure Procedure / Optional Activities

  1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

  • Please feel free to leave whenever is most convenient for your school group.
  • If you can stay later than 1:00PM, you have several options: ○ Inside the ballroom: time/space for collaboration, planning, networking, etc. ○ Outside the ballroom: continue meeting potential future program partners at the Community Partner Expo! Take some group photos (and share them with us!).