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2023 ISGP Symposium

February 5-7, 2023

Charlotte, North Carolina

Keynote Speakers

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Justine Fonte

What Sex Ed needs in 2023: A focus on intersectional school programming

Justine Ang Fonte is the child of Philippine immigrants and award-winning health educator, ghostwriter, and professor based in New York City. She founded the Health and Wellness Program at The Dalton School, a K-12 independent school, and served as its Director for nine years. Justine received her Master's in Education in Teaching from the University of Hawai'i and her Masters in Public Health in Sexuality from Colombia University. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN. NBC News, NPR, Business Insider, and USA Today for her notable teaching career in sexuality education and according to a Buzzfeed list, one of 13 sex educators teaching people what they really need to know when it comes to sex. You can learn more about her career on her website justinefonte.com and follow her on social media @imjustineaf. 

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 Dr. Carrie Hart

Where Can Gender Studies Belong in Your Curriculum? Strategizing For Your School

Carrie Hart (she/they) is a writer, educator, community organizer, and lifelong southerner who works in the overlaps of queer and feminist thinking. They studied English and Women's and Gender Studies at Hollins University and UNCG and ultimately earned a PhD in Educational Studies from UNCG. She currently teaches English in the High School Academic Program at UNCSA, where her curriculum encourages students to exercise original expression and envision more compassionate futures. Her favorite things are zines, cats, and the earnest, quirky, sometimes chaotic energy that her students bring to the classroom.

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Schools in Attendance

The Baylor School

The Webb Schools

The Thacher School

The Hotchkiss School

Deerfield Academy

Phillips Exeter Academy

Lawrence Academy

St. Stephen's Episcopal School

Kent School 

The Hockaday School

Beaver Country Day School

Hawai'i Preparatory Academy

Hawken School

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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Everyone was there to truly think, engage, and it also seemed the vast majority of people there were open to thinking and learning in new ways, so I found it a very supportive community.

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I appreciated the camaraderie with like-minded people from around the country.

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I really enjoyed being with like-minded people and getting to dig into these topics that I don't normally get to dedicate time to into in my day-to-day school life

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