Ambassador Leadership Summits

AMBASSADOR LEADERSHIP SUMMITS

The Ambassador Leadership Summits are not based on an exchange principle but rather focus on a learning experience. The Summits help promising students develop leadership skills, build confidence and get ready for the opportunities and responsibilities ahead. Participants come from as many as 140 countries to:

Experience college life at a top university, like Harvard and other renowned universities.
Gain a competitive edge for college and career—more than 80% of our past participants were accepted into their college of choice.
Meet the change-makers and learn from industry experts, while exploring a career in medicine at our specialized Summit on Medicine and Health Care.
Develop new friendships and fresh perspectives with motivated students from around the world.

Students cannot apply for this program, but are nominated by the headmaster’s school leadership team. Students who demonstrate strong scholastic merit, leadership potential and exemplary citizenship are suitable to be nominated for this program. Nominated students will receive more information from the organizers about applying. Four leadership programs are available for students to choose from UCLA, Yale University and Harvard University. The John Hopkins University offers a Medicine and Healthcare Summit.

We encourage students to apply for programs that will not effect their academic schedule at St Alban's College. This program is strongly recommend for students in their Form 1 year going into Form 2.

Feedback from previous years

AMBASSADOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME: BOSTON AND HARVARD

I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive before going on this trip but I ended up loving every minute of it. We all made new friends and had a lot of fun whilst learning many skills such as being proactive, climbing out of your comfort zone and accepting our diversity amongst others.

We participated in many activities and duties: we had to initiate a project to alleviate a problem in our community, we listened to guest speakers, we engaged with others from different cultures and backgrounds, we toured the world-famous Harvard campus, learning about the admissions process and we hung out with our new friends whilst visiting a food festival.

The whole experience was priceless as I really learnt a lot. The programme helped me grow in confidence and ability and I will cherish the memories forever. I will not forget the great friends I made, the lessons learnt and the fact that I now know I can overcome problems and how to do so.

I would like to thank Mr Kidwell for giving the programme his approval, as well as Ma’am van Rensburg for accompanying us on the trip which would not have been possible without Ma’am Weerepas. On behalf of all of us who to Harvard, please know, Ma’am, how much we appreciate all your hard work in making this trip possible for us.

Travelling the world is truly a wonderful gift and all the experiences definitely shape you as a person. No one says it better than Mary Anne Radmacher, ‘I am not the same, having seen the moon shine from the other side of the world.’

Tiago Teixeira