Leaders 4SC is a summer workshop for middle school (rising 5th to 9th grade) students on leadership, communication, decision-making, and advocacy. Our goal is to train the next generation of civic leaders: members of a community who actively participate in society.
By the end of each week, students will have participated in three major projects:
You can login anytime during “workshop hours” every day and interact live with staff and other students.
If you miss part of a day or activity, there will be a replacement activity you can do on your own to make sure you don’t fall behind or get a lesser experience.
You can participate in the workshop at any time of the day with the pre-recorded activities and lectures and still learn everything.
There will be at least one staff member available in “office hours” between 8am EST and 12am EST to help you with your assignments or explain something if you are doing it on your own.
One Week: $150/week
Two Weeks: $275/total
Three Weeks: $400/total
Four Weeks: $500/total
Five Weeks: $625/total
Six Weeks: $750/total
On top of the lowest prices on the market, need-based financial aid is available. No student will be turned away because of cost.
All of our content and activities can be viewed and done from any internet-connecting device with a browser and keyboard. That can be a tablet, netbook, laptop, computer, or even a smartphone with a bluetooth keyboard.
If you don’t have any of the above or think using your device will hinder your workshop experience, email us and we’ll try our very best to get you connected with a better alternative.
All of our curriculum is planned down to 30-minute increments and for live and pre-recorded versions.
Our non-live options are not just recorded live versions or copies of things we will do live, but specifically designed to be done by students on their own and recorded separately or in some cases even animated.
We’ll make sure there are enough instructors that every child gets personalized attention.
All assignments will either get immediate computer feedback (multiple-choice questions, drag/drop activities, etc) or guaranteed personalized feedback (for writing and for speeches).
EVERYTHING will occur on one site with one login on one page at time.
You won’t have to have multiple tabs open to access the live class and the activities.
You also won’t have to download any special apps or use any special equipment.
Students may attend any combination of weeks:
Session 1 — Writing Focus: July 6-10
Session 2 — Speaking Focus: July 13-17
Session 3 — Writing Focus: July 20-24
Session 4 — Speaking Focus: July 27-31
Session 5 — Writing Focus: August 3-8
Session 6 — Speaking Focus: August 10-14
Live sessions will occur 11am EST to 3PM EST
Staff will be available from 8am EST to 12am EST
One Week: $150/week
Two Weeks: $275/total
Three Weeks: $400/total
Four Weeks: $500/total
Five Weeks: $625/total
Six Weeks: $750/total
All options include free access to all Summer 2020 Saturday Leaders 4SC Conferences.
Need-based financial aid is available.
The workshop will require students to have access to a laptop/computer/tablet during the workshop times or they can watch any of our recorded lectures and do the activities from anywhere.
Week 1/3/5: Writing Focus
These weeks of the workshop focuses on students’ argumentative writing abilities. We will work with students on developing a persuasive and well-reasoned editorial (op-ed style) article on a topic of interest to them. Students will have the option to publish their written work on our site. We will also publish a digital magazine at the end of the workshop with all of the students’ written work. In the below curriculum schedule for Week 1/3, boxes in this color are for lectures pertaining to writing skills, while boxes in this color are group and individual work for developing those skills.
Week 2/4/6: Public Speaking Focus
These weeks of the workshop focuses on students’ persuasive speaking abilities. Students will receive plenty of practice and instruction on best developing good public speaking habits and crafting a rhetorically powerful speech. Students will present their speeches to the whole group and also have the option to submit them to our podcast. In the below curriculum schedule for Week 2/4, boxes in this color are for lectures pertaining to speaking skills, while boxes in this color are group and individual work for developing those skills.
All Weeks: Topic Discussions
Each day of the workshop students will start off by learning about and discussing a major current event. They will have the chance to discuss their thoughts with fellow classmates and then participate in a group activity that focuses on one particular aspect of the topic. Both weeks have different topics, but each week there is one topic that directly pertains to the students, one national topic, one global topic, one futuristic topic, and a national topic that pertains directly to students. In the below curriculum schedules, the topics are in this color, the topic discussions in this color, and the relevant activities in this color.
Every Saturday: Leaders 4SC Conference (Optional/Free)
Student leaders will get together to enact scenarios involving non-profit, government and private sectors to discuss solutions to societal problems. Students will come up with a joint plan to solve the issue through cooperation and debate. Students will gain essential skills to become effective leaders in society. Students will also gain important practical experience in business, NGO, and government sectors while they figure out how to drive real-world change. Students will be randomly grouped by our system into small groups to facilitate the discussions. Students will present to the entire group after discussion. Boxes in this color pertain to the conference.