WINGS

April 2010 - Dwight Vidal, RCS graduate and current faculty member is giving wings to young men of color he mentors at Riverdale through the peer to peer organization he created. WINGS encourages wisdom, integrity, nurture, gratitude, success, and service. On April, 19, WINGS held it’s first symposium for young men of color at “Hill” (Riverdale, Horace Mann & Fieldston) independent schools. The inspirational and actionable day of workshops was  hosted by Riverdale Country School (RCS). The days workshop was  supported by distinguished figures in the community to shape, guide, and provide positive self images.Vidal wanted the young men attending the workshop to have a clearer sense of themselves by hearing voices of wisdom from guests like Charles Blow, NY Times editor, and Milton Sipp, Head of Middle School at RCS.  The young men were challenged to confront past and current media perceptions and to establish tools for positive self development.