The Hammond High Cultural Proficiency Workshop is an innovative approach to providing professional development to students, staff and parents in order to develop a community that recognizes and embraces diversity in our school, and society as a whole. The workshop cultivates an inclusive environment where participants collaborate as equal and valued members of a community that is enriched by its diversity. As a result of the workshop, participants will be ambassadors of change by using workshop tools and insights to build our school's ability to meet the social and emotional needs of our community.