The NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of student leaders from eligible independent high schools across the U.S. and abroad. SDLC focuses on self-reflecting, forming allies, and building community. Led by a diverse team of trained adult and peer facilitators, participating students develop cross-cultural communication skills, design effective strategies for social justice practice through dialogue and the arts, and learn the foundations of allyship and networking principles. In addition to large group sessions, SDLC "family groups" and "home groups" allow for dialogue and sharing in smaller units.
The 2023 Student Diversity Leadership Conference will be held in St. Louis, MO, November 29–December 2. This year's theme is Bending the Arc Toward Justice: Radical Optimism, Transformational Joy, Resilience, and Brilliance.