Tandem Students Attend Quaker Youth Leadership Conference

Seven intrepid Tandem Upper Schoolers and two teachers braved the frigid temps to head to the Quaker Youth Leadership Conference being held January 29-31 at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI. Faculty chaperones Jason Farr and Sonia Brandon led students Claire G, Claire D, Madeline M, Talia P, Alanah R, Nina I, and Ellia M on the trip, leaving Thursday morning and returning Saturday night. QYLC brings together 9th - 12th graders from Quaker schools across the country annually to a host campus for an action-packed weekend focused on central themes of Quaker education. Tandem hosted QYLC in 2007 and 2015. This year's theme was Creat(iv)e Change, chosen to highlight ‘the connections between art - and human creativity in general - and the never-ending work for a more just, more peaceful world.’ The conference included a play, speakers, workshops, and activities that promoted leadership, community building, and spiritual growth. On Friday, student groups went on arts outings to explore how creativity and change are thriving in Providence.