SCHEDULE
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
I. 7:30 – 8:30 am | Antlers Hotel
Opening Breakfast and Welcome
II. 8:45 – 10:30 am | Antlers Hotel
Moral Examples from the Field
Real-world stories of ethical leadership from NGO partners.
Session 1: Katy Baric: Peru + Fernando Maldonado: Puerto Rico (8:45-9:30 am)
Session 2: Mia Vaughnes: San Diego + Krystsina Shchelkunova: San Diego (9:45-10:30 am)
III. 10:45 – 11:45 am | Antlers Hotel
Models of Mentorship: Mentoring as Leadership
Exploring how mentoring fosters inclusive leadership and moral courage.
IV. 11:50 – 1:10 pm | Antlers Hotel
Lunch
V. 1:30 – 2:10 pm | Sebastian Hotel
SStS Membership: Principles of Risk Management and Building School Programming
How SStS can help your school make meaningful progress
VI. 2:30 – 4:10pm | Christiana Hotel & Vail Ski Museum
Rotating Stations: 2:30 pm-3:10 pm and 3:30 pm-4:10 pm
Seeding Hope for Generational Change: Empathy, Education and Global Citizenship curriculum with Middle and Upper School Students
Full Division Immersion Programs: Challenges and benefits of experiential learning across K–12.
VII. 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Sebastian Hotel
Forum Mixer
VIII. 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Vail Mountain School
Film Screening: Between the Mountain and Sky
Friday, October 10, 2025
7:30 – 8:15am | Sebastian Hotel
Breakfast
8:15 – 9:15am | Sebastian Hotel
From Polarization to Progress
Dr. Katy Anthes shares tools to lead with moral courage and inspire unity in divided times.
9:30 – 11:00am | Sebastian Hotel
The Power of 4: How Booming, GenX, Millennial & GenZ Teams Win Together
Barbara Brooks on harnessing generational diversity for stronger teams.
11:15 – 1:30pm | Sebastian Hotel
Keynote Address: Mike Johnston, Mayor of Denver
“Leading Ethically in an Age of Division.”
1:45 – 3:00pm | Sebastian Hotel
Now What?
Hear From A SStS Alumni and Our NGO Partners About Their Answer To This Question.
5:30-8pm | Blue Moose Pizza
Closing Dinner