
Leaders 4 Social Change (4SC) offers week-long workshops for students entering grades 5-10 on leadership, communication, decision-making, and advocacy. The workshop aims to train the next generation of civic leaders: members of a community who actively participate in society.Students can participate in any combination of workshops for a maximum of six weeks. Find out more! WHY ATTEND LEADERS 4SC? Students experience Civics Education in a fun and demanding environment. Public Speaking Students will receive practice and instruction on developing good public speaking habits and crafting a rhetorically powerful speech. Argumentative Writing: Students will work on developing a persuasive and well-reasoned editorial (op-ed style) article on a topic of interest to them. Current Events: Each week students will discuss topics directly pertains to the students, as well as, national, global, and futuristic topics. Interdisciplinary: Students will be exposed to topics in philosophy, psychology, economics, sociology, history, civics, statistics, and more! Students may attend any combination of weeks (curriculum below): Session 1 Writing Focus: July 5-9 (M-F) Session 2 Speaking Focus: July 12-16 (M-F) Session 3 Writing Focus: July 19-23 (M-F) Session 4 Speaking Focus: July 26-30 (M-F) Session 5 Writing Focus: August 2-6 (M-F) Session 6 Speaking Focus: August 9-13 (M-F) Live sessions will occur 11am to 3PM EDT. Staff will be available from 8am to 12am EDT This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.