Claremont McKenna College
Step Up to Leadership

The goal of Step Up to Leadership is to provide high school students with the knowledge and skills to develop leadership competence and character. The program is offered to invited participants who are nominated by their high school, and is held on the Claremont McKenna College campus each summer. Applications for Step Up to Leadership 2010 will be available in February from your high school activities director, guidance counselor, or from your principal's office at participating schools. 

 

Applicants, watch your email! We have sent our our acceptance responses and are hoping you will accept our offer. All paperwork is due MAY 24, 2010.

***Accepted applicants click HERE***

 

 

Program Overview:

 

 

Who: Current high school sophomores at participating schools
What: A week of leadership development, education and FUN!
When: June 19-24, 2010
Where: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
How much: $695 per student (covers all program fees, room and board for the week)

Watch a short video from Step Up to Leadership 2007!

 Program Sessions
Daily program sessions cover such topics as communication skills, project planning, cultural diversity training, and conflict resolution. Activities include role-playing, team-building, and ice-breaking games.

Community Service
Divided into teams, students plan, manage, and complete a community service project during their week-long stay at Claremont McKenna College.

Outdoor Leadership
Leaving behind the classroom, students travel to the nearby Claremont Wildness Park for an afternoon of team-building and trust exercises led by program directors. There students attempt to "Cross the Amazon" and solve the secret of the "Blind Square."

Suite Meetings
As part of the individual focus of the program, participants meet each night with their fellow suite mates and with their suite counselor. These are the source of some of the most rewarding moments of the program, as participants have an opportunity to reflect on the day's activities, share their feelings and thoughts, and just talk with students from around the country about important issues.

 

  

For further information, please contact the program coordinator, Jessica Briggs at jessica.briggs@cmc.edu.