The CAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference 2026
Sponsored by The Commission on Diversity in Independent Schools

DATE: Sunday, April 12, 2026
LOCATION: Hopkins School (986 Forest Road,  New Haven, CT)
FOR: Students (grades 7-12/PG) and educators across all divisions

About the Conference: Founded in 2003 by the CAIS Commission on Diversity in Independent Schools, this conference was inspired by events in other regions (such as Across Colors in Southern California) and modeled after the national conference held annually by NAIS. The mission of the event is to bring students from grades 7-PG and adults from a diversity of independent schools across the state together for a day of networking and dialogue, facilitating cross-cultural understanding and a call to action to improve our school communities and our world.

Sponsored in part by FLIK Independent School Dining