The Importance of Global Cooperation, Citizenship, & Leadership

Since 2012, the Dominion High School Global Ambassadors Club has been fostering the intellectual and social engagement of young global leaders through annual international summits.

Dominion’s Global Ambassadors were first inspired to host their own international summit in 2012 after attending a summit at Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore. The experience sparked much excitement as students witnessed the vibrant summit atmosphere for themselves. With the collaboration of other Loudoun County high schools, what began as Dominion International Youth Leadership Summit eventually evolved into the Loudoun International Youth Leadership Summit.

The Loudoun International Youth Leadership Summit brings together young adults from around the globe to Loudoun County each spring, for an opportunity to share perspectives on the most important issues facing the world and develop action plans to address these issues. Year after year, LIYLS has empowered students in Loudoun County and around the world to become informed and active global citizens.

During COVID we adjusted our program to an online format. Once again we drew inspiration from our Singaporean partner school and the Global Digital Youth Leaders Convention hosted by Hwa Chong Institution in July 2020. In March 2021 we launched our first virtual conference, Global Online Aspiring Leaders for Sustainability (GOALS). And in 2022 we re-engaged other Loudoun County high schools to expand the program, once again using the name Loudoun International Youth Leadership Summit.

This video, created in spring 2022 to mark the 10 year anniversary of LIYLS, gives a history of the program.