Program Format

Length: 3 days
Time: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Audience: Middle school Youth Leaders
Recommended Cohort: 15–20 Youth Leaders
Meals: Continental breakfast and lunch provided

Instructional Approach: Experiential learning, simulations, games, discussion, teamwork, reflection, and project-based learning

Young people already have ideas, experiences, perspectives, and the capacity to lead. Board Bootcamp, Youth Edition is a three-day interactive leadership experience that provides Youth Leaders with a place to practice using their assets to make decisions, work with others, and turn ideas into action.

Rather than simply teaching young people about leadership, Board Bootcamp, Youth Edition puts Youth Leaders in situations where they have to practice their leadership skills. Through games, simulations, group challenges, real-world scenarios, and a culminating board meeting, participants practice expressing their ideas, listening to others, navigating disagreement, making collective decisions, and advocating for change.

The central question of the program is:

How do you turn something you care about into something that actually changes?