Leadership

Bank of America Charitable Foundation's Student Leaders Program: Since 2004, Student Leaders has been part of our ongoing commitment to youth employment and economic mobility. Preparing a diverse pipeline of community-minded young students with the leadership training they need to be successful in the workforce is vital to our approach to responsible growth and helps to build thriving communities. Through our Student Leaders program we connect more than 300 community-minded high school juniors and seniors from nearly 100 communities to employment, skills development and service. They're awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Habitat for Humanity and participate in a national leadership summit in Washington, D.C. The Student Leaders Summit focuses on skill building and creating a more civically engaged society. Click here for more information.

Benedictine College Youth Leadership Conference: At BCYC Immersion, students receive a week-long experience of community, faith and scholarship, participating in one of more than a dozen academic tracks including Engineering, Voice, Nursing, Theology, Creative Writing and more! Click here for more information.

Economics for Leaders (EFL): is a selective summer program that teaches leaders how to integrate economics into the process of decision-making in a hands-on, experiential environment. Click here for more information.

Foresight Prep: The Power of YOU: Foresight Prep is an intensive, pre-college institute for 10 motivated high school students passionate about social equity and the environment at Loyola University Chicago. We facilitate hands-on seminars designed to empower motivated high school students to take action on urgent issues, and a year-round network connecting alumni with real world changemakers for ongoing mentorship. Click here for more information.

Global Summer Learning Institute (GSLI): The GSLI will focus on developing a Pipeline of high achieving diverse high-school students (rising high school seniors), LEADing for Life Scholars, by providing an immersive learning opportunity that includes both industry and college experience. GSLI is a 3- week summer learning experience that will focus on the following core competencies: Leadership Development, College Culture, Social Justice, College Admissions, Entrepreneurship, Campus Accommodations, Pre-work study – Corporate/University, Mentoring and Coaching, Corporate Culture, Experiential learning in 21st Century Industries. Click here for more information.

Global Summit: The Global Summit brings together motivated and engaged young people (ages 16-19) from globally diverse backgrounds to build lifelong connections, develop skills, and advance toward academic goals in a participatory, dynamic, and safe environment. Click here for more information.

Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation (HOBY) Leadership Seminar: For sophomores only. HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation. HOBY programs are conducted annually throughout the United States, serving local and international high school students. HOBY provides students, for whom most are selected by their schools, the opportunity to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning, and motivation-building experiences, beginning a lifelong dedication to improving the lives of others. Click here for more information.

Leading with Heart: An initiative to engage Chicago-area high school students in philanthropy and develop them into strong community leaders. Participating students receive leadership development training and learn about philanthropy while raising much-needed funds for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Heart Center. Students engage in several sessions and learn all aspects of philanthropy and leadership from vision to execution. They receive coaching from some of Chicago’s leaders representing all aspects of the for-profit and not-for-profit communities. The students are assigned to teams to develop a strategy coached by community leaders and focused on the outcome of successful fundraising. Click here for more information.

Mikva Challenge Summer Fellows: The Mikva Summer Fellows program offers graduating high school seniors the opportunity to gain experience in a political office setting while also developing their own leadership skills and building a team with their peers. Summer Fellows work for 6 weeks, likely June 29th – August 7th, for 21 hours each week. Summer Fellows serve in an assigned local elected official’s office for 16 hours a week and also attend one weekly 5 hour workshop downtown with other Summer Fellows to build community, explore their leadership strengths, and prepare for their next steps after high school. Click here for more information.

MIKVA CITYWIDE YOUTH COUNCILS: We are seeking youth in grades 9-11 who are passionate about making a change in their community and who want to make their voices heard. Citywide Youth Councils allow youth to have a voice in the formation, implementation, and evaluation of public policy; our councils address issues in public education, juvenile justice reform, teen health and youth-police relations. Click here for more information.

Student Leadership Academy at the National WWII Museum: During Student Leadership Academy, students spend one week with the Museum's staff of historians, curators, and educators in the most immersive WWII experience available at the Museum. A ride aboard PT-305, the Museum's WWII combat-veteran PT boat, concludes this exceptional week. Click here for more information.

The Ronald Reagan Student Leadership Program: SLP is a week long hands-on learning experience that engages students of all leadership levels in innovative and rewarding ways. Students will learn: Informed Decision Making, Effective Communication and Purposeful Optimism. Our Leadership Action Plan curriculum allows students to create projects that impact their communities. Participants will develop several leadership fundamentals as they form meaningful friendships and have fun! We offer a variety of program options to fit your needs: virtual, onsite day program at the Reagan Library, and an overnight camp at Pepperdine University. Click here for more information.

Telluride Association Summer Seminars (TASS): The Telluride Association Summer Seminars (TASS) are six-week educational experiences for high school sophomores and juniors. We offer two programs: TASS in Critical Black Studies & TASS in Anti-Oppressive Studies. Participants in TASS will attend a college-level, discussion-based academic seminar, develop critical reading and writing skills, and explore the principles and practice of democratic community living. We cover all program costs for every student, including tuition, books, room and board, field trips, and facilities fees. Students may apply for additional financial aid for travel costs and to replace earnings from summer jobs. . Click here for more information.