DDD Peninsula – Student Registration

Congratulations!  Your child has been nominated to attend the annual Peninsula Diversity Dialogue Day (DDD), scheduled for December 11, 2025 at Christopher Newport University! The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities has proudly conducted this program for high school students in the Peninsula region for over 15 years. Reports from previous programs can be found here.

Diversity Dialogue Day is a one-day youth leadership forum that takes participants through a process of awareness to action. The 2025-2026 theme is Standing Up to Stereotypes. Students will learn to recognize prejudice and intolerance, and ways to respect others. They will work closely with their peers from a wide range of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds attending public and independent schools throughout the Peninsula area. Trained facilitators guide the students through small group learning activities that explore personal experiences while helping them recognize ways to stand up for themselves and others. At the conclusion of Diversity Dialogue Day, participants develop strategies for increasing awareness and promoting inclusion within their schools.

Thanks to support from Dominion Energy, there is no cost for your child to attend! Transportation will be arranged by your child’s school.  Lunch is provided by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (pizza, chips, and water), and every effort will be made to accommodate any dietary restrictions listed on this registration form.

Please complete the registration form to ensure your child’s registration by November 14.

If you have any questions, please contact VCIC’s Director of Hampton Roads Programs Meagan Starks at [email protected].

We look forward to the chance to work with your child on December 11!

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Accessibility

The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities strives to make the Peninsula DDD as accessible and inclusive as possible while acknowledging the existence of external barriers that may prevent 100% accessibility. VCIC leans into our core values of integrity and openness as we work to provide the most accessible experience for all, while welcoming feedback about what we can do better.

Upon request made at least four (4) weeks before the event, VCIC commits to: 

• Support any needs related to participants’ ASL interpreters or need for large print handouts.
• Offer a meal accommodating dietary restrictions.
• Provide venue layout information including nearest parking and accessible entrances