We are glad you are joining us tonight!

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We are glad you are joining us tonight!

• Please take your school aged children to the gym
  where they will have dinner and participate in
  multi-cultural games.
• 2. When you return, find your table and meet
  your table host for the evening.
• 3. Please fill out your name tag at your
  assigned table.
• 4. Enjoy the buffet dinner with the other table
  guests.

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Welcome!

• Your School Name
• Community Circles
• Celebrations and Conversations
• Date

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• Conversation is a natural way
• we humans think together.
• Its not differences that divide us.
• Its our judgments about
• each other that do.
• Margaret J. Wheatley

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Why are we here tonight?

• Get to know one another
• Building greater community
• Celebrate our communitys cultural diversity
• Recognize that everyone is special and has
  gifts to share
• Be aware that each of us can make a difference in
  our community and the world

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Evenings Agenda
Topic Duration
Purpose Norms Introductions 10 minutes
Dinner Celebrations and Conversations 60 minutes
Closing Activities Evaluation Survey 15 to 20 minutes
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Norms

• Speak freely.
• Listen carefully to others. Try to really
  understand what they are saying and respond to
  it, especially when their ideas are different
  from yours.
•     Keep an open mind and heart.
•     Value one anothers experiences. Think about
  how your own experiences have contributed to your
  thinking.

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Questions

• Introduce and describe yourself to the group.
• Describe your racial, ethnic, social class
  background while you were growing up and
  something that you are proud of about your
  background.
• In what ways have your upbringing, experiences,
  or thinking influenced your life?
• What can we do as individuals/group to bring
  understanding of others into our district and the
  Andrews community?

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Thank you!

• Organized by
• The Multicultural Committee
• Sponsored by your school name
• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)