Brenda Martinez’s class might look like fun and games, but spend enough time with her Lower School students as they play and you’ll start to hear a few tentatively spoken Spanish words grow into an enthusiastic Spanglish, and later into fluent conversation in a newfound second language.

Culture Jam is a long-standing tradition at The Ellis School and this year it celebrated a very special anniversary: 20 years of student changemakers making an impact through this student-led and organized diversity conference.

You’ll hear it from fifth-grader Samantha Schiff, and from many other Ellis Middle Schoolers to follow: kids are powerful.