Seattle Teen Summit

The Seattle Teen Summit has opened its call for proposals for the 2018 to be held August 12th at the New Holly Gathering Hall.

It is a one-day summit with workshops, a banquet, service projects, team-building sessions, entertainment and leadership excursions attended by students and advisers from dozens of schools throughout Washington State. Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to submit a proposal to present a workshop at this summit with a audience of more than 200 plus youth.

Workshops are either 60-minute single sessions or 135-minute double sessions. These sessions are interactive sessions that engage, equip and empower participants in one of seven areas:

* Social Justice, Empowerment, and Activism: these workshops will introduce and/or advance students’ understanding of the importance of becoming social agents of changes and empower youth to take on different initiatives and implementation within their communities.

* Personal Leadership Development: students build and learn skills that they can use to achieve their full potential. Students learn the importance of health and wellness issues related to the mind, body, and soul.

* Cross Cultural Communication and Skills: these workshops are designed to increase students’ awareness, knowledge, and understanding related to race, ethnicity, and other differences of groups other than their own.

* Ethnic, Racial, Identity, and Cultural Sensitivity: introduce students to concepts and structures that will strengthen their ethnic and/or racial identity.

* Education, High School and College Navigation: Students learn how to navigate the high school and college system to be successful. Some topics can include: financial aid, college admissions, academic success, positive relationships, resisting peer pressure, making positive choices etc...

*Employment: Students will learn how to build resumes, best practices around attire, interviews, elevator pitch, job applications and internship support.

* Community Engagement and Service Project: Students will learn, and/or participate in projects that impact community and provide opportunities to continue being a part of the positive transformations locally and globally.

Submissions

Proposals must be submitted online by June 11th, and more than one proposal may be submitted.

Presenters will be notified of their proposal status by June 18th and will be asked to confirm their participation by June. 25th. All presenters must be registered for the conference by June 26. Registration opens June 4^th.

Link to online proposal form: https://goo.gl/forms/aLEVWcv5DCco4b1e2

Link to Seattle Teen Summit Website: https://www.tinyurl.com/seattleteensummit

Other Information

Contact Ty Edwards, Seattle Teen Summit Advisor at email: ty.edwards@seattlehousing.org or 206-883-7841.