Ten fifth grade students from Abraham Pierson School participated in the 22^nd Annual Leadership Conference sponsored by CAS (Connecticut Association of Schools) on Wednesday, January 14th.  The conference took place at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich. At the conference, the children participated in activities to develop skills related to productive thinking, communication and decision making.  In addition to taking part in role-plays, the students problem-solved and took part in discussions with fourth through sixth grade students from other schools in Connecticut.