We offer a variety of trainings ranging from leadership and identity development to community building to having challenging conversations.
Roots & Wings workshops encourage participants to take risks, find common ground, and create connection. Our trainings are individualized to the skills you want to build in your community. The workshops include series of activities and discussion structured around skill development. You can expect to be talking, moving around, and engaging with trainers and other participants.
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Teen Speak OutTarget Audience - High School
Teen Speak Out is an experiential program. Teens, with support of adult mentors, facilitate a school-wide Speak Out to help establish action steps that will strengthen the community and create a positive and inclusive climate.
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Peace SquadTarget Audience - Middle School
Peace Squad is a six part skill building program designed for middle schoolers. We give students the opportunity to learn, integrate, and practice five key skills that allow them to be effective leaders in their schools, homes, and communities. The goal is to inspire a cultural and behavior shift that will carry through to high school and beyond.
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Lead In(ter & tra) FaithTarget Audience - Faith Based Youth Groups and Mentors
Lead In(ter&tra) Faith(LIF) is a two part workshop designed for youth leaders and their mentors. Part one gives youth the opportunity to explore how their beliefs impact their leadership and the challenges they face when connected to people within and outside their faith community. Part two provides mentors the tools to support the youth through giving effective feedback and promoting a growth mindset.
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Connect Across DifferencesTarget Audience - Administrators, Community Members, & Guardians
Connect Across Differences is an interactive workshop that provides participants the tools to support each other in navigating and embracing difference in a safe space. Throughout CAD participants ask questions and explore challenging topics to overcome judgement and stereotypes.
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Professional PracticeTarget Audience - Staff and Faculty
Professional Practice is a training designed to assess and further develop cultural competency skills for the workplace. Roots & Wings identified key cultural competency skills required for today's rapidly changing workplace. Participants find their ability to create a more accepting and collaborative work climate.
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Critical Campus ConversationsTarget Audience - College and University Community Members
Critical Campus Conversations is a unique dialogue training that incorporates reflection on personal triggers and how facilitators can overcome them. Participants learn a framework for having a constructive conversation that encourages people to participate fully, listen actively, and enhance empathy.
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Community Speak OutTarget Audience - Community Representatives
Community Speak Out is a program designed to bring together diverse voices to identify current community challenges. Representative members facilitate the Speak Out to help establish action steps that will strengthen the community and create an inclusive environment.
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Walk the WalkTarget Audience - Parents and Guardians
Walk the Walk is a four part program designed for parents and guardians of youth. Participants will; learn to how to have difficult conversations, practice communication methods based on youth developmental stages, explore parenting techniques that build leadership, and understand the strengths of family culture and identity in raising youth.
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Skills LabTarget Audience - Everyone
Skills Lab is a personalized program targeted to meet the needs of your community or group. Each client has a unique mission, vision, and budget which Skills Lab allows us to support. We create a customized training by partnering with our clients to determine the skills necessary to achieve their specific goals.
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