Our young people are equipped to be confident in who they are and who they can become as leaders and influencers for good. As real world challenges and initiatives (such as Fair Trade) are introduced and discussed in our classrooms, opportunities to volunteer and provide service are regularly available, and students are paired with elementary partners to develop relationships with them throughout the year, a deep awareness is developed in their capacity to be agents of change in the world as advocates, volunteers, and mentors. These opportunities along with others such as Student Leadership and Mix It Up lunches ( intentional times to share meals with new friends) are anchored in the Quaker SPICES (Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Service) that serve as core values in all that we do.