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Step Up to Leadership
Step Up to Leadership 2008 was a great success!
TWO amazing sessions were held this summer, June 14-19 and June 21-26, to accomodate more students this year. Participants came from 11 states and 38 schools, creating two groups of intelligent, energetic and diverse high school students.
The goal of Step Up to Leadership is to provide high school students with the knowledge and skills to develop leadership competence and character. The program is offered to invited participants who are nominated by their high school, and is held on the Claremont McKenna College campus. Applications for Step Up to Leadership 2009 will be available from your high school activities director, guidance counselor, or from your principal's office in the Spring of 2009. Inquiries should be directed to those individuals first to determine if your school is a participant in the program. Program funding is dependent on gifts, scholarships, and grants.
For further information, please contact the program coordinator, Jessica Briggs at jessica.briggs@cmc.edu.
NEW! Watch a short video from Step Up to Leadership 2007!
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Program Sessions
Daily program sessions cover such topics as communication skills, project planning, cultural diversity training, and conflict resolution. Activities include role-playing, team-building, and ice-breaking games.
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Community Service
Divided into teams, students plan, manage, and complete a community service project during their week-long stay at Claremont McKenna College. |
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Outdoor Leadership
Leaving behind the classroom, students travel to the nearby Claremont Wildness Park for an afternoon of team-building and trust exercises led by program directors. There students attempt to "Cross the Amazon" and solve the secret of the "Blind Square."
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Suite Meetings
As part of the individual focus of the program, participants meet each night with their fellow suite mates and with their suite counselor. These are the source of some of the most rewarding moments of the program, as participants have an opportunity to reflect on the day's activities, share their feelings and thoughts, and just talk with students from around the country about important issues.
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