Seventeen of our students in eighth grade undertook National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) leadership training this week at Chatham Middle School. Hosted by the CMS counseling department as part of our ongoing character education program, this training aimed to create a more caring school environment. The training was led by guest NCBI trainers Tawana Davis and Ira Baumgarten, and focused on the impacts of self-awareness, personal identities, and stereotypes, as well as effective ways for the students to take a leadership role to reduce prejudice, conflict, and bullying.
NCBI is a nonprofit leadership training organization that works to eliminate conflict and prejudice in schools, workplaces, and communities the world over. NCBI training has been a part of Chatham Middle School’s character education program for the past 16 years.
With their NCBI training now completed, these student leaders will take an active role in positive relationship-building initiatives for our sixth grade students starting this November. With guidance from school counselors, they will lead workshops that focus on celebrating students’ similarities and differences while helping their peers better understand and appreciate one another.
Our 2022 NCBI members are:
Camila Jimenez Morales
Emily Moschini
Annaleigh Butts
Lylah Rowe
Kaylee Couitt
Timothy Ewers
Sydney DeLuca
Emmet Bishop-Hayes
Bailey McShane
Dayaa Powell
Marianna Chudy
Taylor Kubisek
Cassandra Michalek
Aden Wiessner
Grifyn Russell
Landon Van Alstyne
Annabelle Greenburger
