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Nearly 700 student leaders
will convene in Washington,
DC and other cities across
the country this summer for
Leadership University, a one-week
youth leadership conference.
June
4, 2009 - Washington,
DC – This
summer, nearly 700 teen leaders
from across the United States
met in Washington, DC and other
cities for Leadership
University,
a one week youth leadership
conference for middle and high
school students.
Leadership University is an
experiential learning program
in which the student leaders
engage in hands-on activities,
simulations and workshops designed
to help them develop essential
leadership skills. Negotiation,
team building and creative
thinking are among the topics
covered.
Leadership University is a
youth leadership program that
helps teens discover their
leadership potential, assists
them in creating a personal
roadmap and action plan for
their future, and emphasizes
personal responsibility. Participants
also develop practical tools
they can use every day, including
communication, public speaking,
time management and conflict
resolution. The Leadership
Challenge ropes course rounds
out the experience and gives
students another environment
in which to practice their
leadership skills.
Jessica
Cheuvront, a rising sophomore
from Cantonsville, MD, is
among the young leaders who
attended last year’s
Leadership University. “I
want to impact people’s
lives for the better,” said
Cheuvront. She feels that her
experience at Leadership University
will help her in working with
groups and in public speaking.
She added, “I want to
fight as a representative of
the people and get them more
involved in the government.”
Claudette
Greene’s daughter,
Jody, attended Leadership University.
She says, “Jody came
home saturated with what she
calls ‘important life
stuff.’ She describes
her experience with words like ‘amazing’, ‘awesome’,
and ‘everyone should
do this’.
Two
of Miichelle Witzel’s
teenagers attended Leadership
University. “I was impressed
by the professionalism and
quality of the program and
those who ran it,” said
Witzel. “My teens enjoyed
themselves and already they
are more outgoing and confident
as a result of being with other
like-minded teens.”
Leadership University is open
to students who have completed
grades 6 -12. Applications
are accepted at www.lead-america.org.
About LeadAmerica
LeadAmerica
sponsors youth leadership conferences
for middle and high school
students. Each of its high
school conferences is college-accredited
and its programs are approved
activities of the National
Association of Secondary School
Principals. LeadAmerica sponsors
the Congressional Student Leadership
Conference for high school
students, the National Junior
Leaders Conference for middle
and junior high school students,
and Ambassadors Abroad international
study programs in Europe and
Australia.
Contact:
Karen
B. Sharp
VP, Marketing Communications
LeadAmerica
1.561.368.8085
media@lead-america.org
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