Leadership is a year-round habit.
Task Force Saturdays keep it going this fall — four Saturdays, each in two separately bookable three-hour blocks. The morning (9–12) is the substantive civic block: a real question, discussed and then taken on as a task force. The afternoon (1–4) is Leadership Lab, a skills workshop keyed to that morning's topic. Do either — or the full day, lunch included.
4 fall dates · $50 a block · Alumni save 25% booking all four · Aid available
The gist
A fall of leadership, one Saturday at a time.
Same method, same small cohort, same finish-something energy as summer — spread across the fall so it sticks.
Inside a Saturday
Two three-hour blocks, separately bookable.
The morning (9–12) is the topic discussion and task force — the substantive civic block. The afternoon (1–4) is Leadership Lab — a skills block keyed to that morning's topic, in a format that rotates monthly across writing, speaking, and pitching. Book either block, or the whole day, 9 to 4, lunch included.
Dig into the question.
Lunch together.
Learn the craft. Use it.
The fall at a glance
Four fall Saturdays.
Mark your calendar — these four dates are the fall program, at Academy 4 Social Civics Headquarters · One Beacon St, 15th Floor, Boston (steps from Government Center (Green Line), Park Street, and Haymarket). Every topic is a genuinely open question, and each afternoon's Leadership Lab puts a different skill to work on it. Later dates are announced as they're confirmed.
Every date runs with at least 4 students enrolled — the discussion-based work needs at least two pairs. If a date can't run, we email registered families by the Friday of the week before and refund that date in full.
$50 a block. $100 a full day.
or afternoon Leadership Lab (1–4) · $100 for the full day, lunch included
- Book morning only, afternoon only, or the full day — per date, change anytime
- Full-day students stay for lunch, on us
- The same small cohort & 1:7 ratio all fall
- All materials, snacks, and personal feedback
Summer alumni save 25% — booking all four at once
Did a summer week with us? Register for all four fall dates at once and 25% comes off automatically — a fall of full days drops from $400 to $300, which works out to $75 a day. The discount is the bundle, not a per-date code. Claim it in the portal →
Cost shouldn't decide this. Need-based aid is available and no student is ever turned away for cost. See financial aid →
Why families love it
One Saturday a month goes a long way.
A perfect first taste
You don't need to have done the summer program — drop into a $50 half day and see if Leaders 4SC is your child's thing.
Momentum that sticks
Skills fade by October when they sit unused. A monthly rep keeps the speaking, arguing, and building muscles warm between summers.
A room that takes ideas seriously
One big idea and a cohort of peers who argue in good faith — the same energy as the summer workshop, one Saturday at a time.
Join us this school year.
Four fall Saturdays, one small cohort, and real questions taken seriously. Seats are limited — reserve your child's spot today.