The 2026 "Own Your POWER: SHEro Empowerment Sessions" symposium will serve as a day of professional development and empowerment for women who are determined to level up in their professions, and/or create the life they've imagined for themselves, by gaining knowledge that will guide them in pursuit of making the lives they imagine for themselves a reality. This is all in alignment of this year's theme: "Get Back UP!"
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Come, get this lesson!
Join Cydny Consults on a journey through literature exploring and analyzing the works of literary icons and revolutionaries who flexed their power through their lived experiences, their visions, and their pens! You may not have learned much about them in public school, but you will learn about them in our classroom! These adult literacy lessons are designed to be engaging, inspiring, real, relatable and very relevant.
Registration for Verses will open in Summer 2026!
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I look forward to facilitating "Thinking Outside of the Box to Engage Students in The Writing Process during the VATLL Middle School Conference on July 1st!
To register, access the program, and learn more about the conference and work of VATLL/VASCD, please visit their website linked here.
Familiar Struggles: Analyzing the Lingering Side Effects of Colonialism on Blacks in America, East and South Africa
Take part in this interactive workshop where Ms. Cydny A. Neville will share her experiences through Fulbright-Hays GPA experiences in East Africa (through Virginia Tech), and South Africa (through University of Pennsylvania) and analyzes the “Familiar Struggles” experienced by Blacks in America, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. This presentation will allow participants to examine primary resources from her lens and relevant resources to position them to develop lesson plans for K-16 and/or engage in informative discussions about “Familiar Struggles” at the community level. In addition, this workshop will inform participants about studying abroad through a Black lens and develop a practical understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Next Session:
August 2025
Downtown Richmond, VA location