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Every year, through our Student Leaders program we help connect 225 community-minded high school juniors and seniors to employment, skills development and service. They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America 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. As a Student Leader, you will participate in an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization where you will learn first-hand about the needs of your community and the critical role nonprofits play. In addition, read more

DYLEP is made up of two-week long modules that focus on the following topics:(1) LEADERSHIP(2) GLOBAL ISSUES(3) CIVIC ENGAGEMENT(4) DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP(5) PROJECT MANAGEMENTThroughout DYLEP, students will hone their understanding of a global issue, and develop projects that address that issue within their own communities. Participants who successfully complete the required activities for the program will receive a certificate and access to alumni networks consisting of other youth leaders who completed World Learning cultural exchange programs.(WEEKS 1 AND 2) LEADERSHIPIn the first module, participants explore their personalities and leadership skills, and begin framing the problem they are trying to solve in read more

Caminos al Futuro is a fully-funded summer scholarship program that engages high-achieving juniors (rising seniors) from U.S. high schools in a residential academic leadership development program at the George Washington University. This program is part of the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute sponsored by GW alumnus Gilbert Cisneros and his wife, Jacki.This program seeks to cultivate leadership potential and scholarship in rising seniors who desire to shape issues impacting Hispanic and Latinx communities. Caminos al Futuro scholars will get a chance to examine the political, economic and social transformations impacting Hispanic and Latinx communities nationwide by:Conducting research, ­­­­­­content, and media analysesEngaging read more