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Date: 4th July - 8th July 2023
Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm GST
Eligibility: Ages 13-17
Extended Deadline : 1st July 2023
Fee: AED 5,000/-*
Venue: GEMS New Millennium School,
Al Khail, Dubai
Priority deadline ends on 30 November 2022. Priority applicants get preference in their admission to the program
Conducted by Harvard Mentors, the Harvard Youth Leadership Conference transforms highschool students like you into the confident problem-solvers, collaborators and communicators, who will solve global issues and lead the change of tomorrow.
Over the 5 day course, students work in a mentor-led group to understand a global issue – whether it is climate change, mental health, or poverty – and develop a social change project to address it. On finishing the program, there is an opportunity to receive mentorship for an entire year, to implement their project.
What makes the workshop unique is that our mentors are not lecturers, but current students of Harvard University who have garnered invaluable experience and training at a young age, and know what it takes to implement social change. But perhaps more importantly, they understand the nuances and challenges of growing up in the 21st century. Hence, they break down intimidating age-based authority structures and become relatable advisors and friends to you, through a plethora of hands-on activities!
The workshop is in extremely high demand and has traveled across the world to places like Japan, Myanmar, Colorado, Dubai, and Puerto Rico.
Gain Leadership Skills that Lead Change
Innovative hands on curriculum
A Certificate of Accomplishment
1 Year Free Mentorship from Harvard College
Develop a Social Change Project
YLC is led by Harvard undergraduate students who are leaders in their own communities. Differentiating this program are the student teachers and their youthful perspective on leadership development. Reliable and relatable, the teachers serve as advisors and friends to the students, breaking down intimidating age-based authority structures. With tremendous enthusiasm for both teaching and learning, the teaching team constantly learns from the students, adapts to their interests and needs, and builds lasting relationships that continue after the program through formal and informal mentorship opportunities.
Jailene is a junior in Lowell House from Las Vegas, NV, USA. Academically she is concentrating in Human Evolutionary Biology and has a passion for public service, specifically by fighting for immigrant rights in the United States and educational equity/accessibility worldwide. On campus, she is the Executive Director of the National Latina Empowerment and Development Conference. Also, she is the Director of a volunteer tutoring organization for recent high school-age immigrants in the Boston area. She desires to have an impact by creating opportunities for people to form more promising lives for themselves, such as through educational programs for young students. She enjoys reading, spending time with friends, and learning languages in her free time.
Jonada is a rising sophomore in Eliot House from Albania. She is concentrating in Government with a focus on conflict in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. On campus, Jonada has been involved with Model UN and the Harvard Albanian Students Association. She is currently on a gap year and hopes to learn Russian and become part of Harvard Women in Law next fall. She is passionate about women’s rights and educational equity and in her spare time she loves to read, journal, and travel.
Donia is a senior at Harvard concentrating in Government + Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations with a secondary in Economics. On campus, she’s involved with planning Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) conferences and has loved seeing all the students come up with creative solutions through staffing Boston and international conferences. She's also involved with the Harvard Program for International Education (HPIE) where she teaches once a week at a local high school and loves interacting with the students. Donia is interested in a career in global affairs in the future and in potentially working abroad. Outside of school, she loves exploring new music, playing tennis, and cooking. She can’t wait to meet you all soon!
"My name is Samira Sanni. I'm from India. I come from Jamaica College Grade 8. I joined Harvard YLC to learn about leadership skills and improve my knowledge of the topic. I learned during this YLC conference. I think I've gained a stronger vocabulary. I've learned many things about leadership. I've had ups and downs like Tada and aha moments, but I've learned a lot about leadership. So my social change project, my group and team, are focusing on cultural discrimination and how the history in the past has affected what it is today. I'm really excited to present it tomorrow and share it with all the parents and the audience. For me joining this programme, I think the first reason would be to uplift my confidence. The second one is obviously to learn more about leadership because that is what I'm passionate about. And the third one would probably just be to come here and socialise and make some new friends as well. this? Yeah, the top skills that I've learned during this Harvard YLC conference are public speaking and collaboration. "
"My name is Layan Eyas Zakri I'm from the Jeddah Pvt International School in Saudi Arabia, and I'm in 8th grade. I joined Harvard YLC Because I thought it was a really great opportunity for me to learn more about leadership and the different aspects that come with that. Yeah, Harvard YLC gave me the most unexpected experience in a good way, because I was expecting that I would be nervous, I won't relate with the mentors or so more, but honestly, it was just like my second home. I felt really comfortable in it and As I said, I got a lot of new experiences and skills. The people I met come from different backgrounds and different countries it was really nice to meet all this diversity of people, and I really like that part. One word that will describe Harvard YLC is amazing and yeah, I really recommend you to come and join and get this experience since it's probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and you'll gain so much from it. "
"My name is Farhana Jardine, I'm the academic coordinator at Jeddah Pvt International School from Saudi Arabia, and I'm here with my students who are participating in the Harvard program. For many of the students, This is the first time that they have ventured out of their comfort zone at Jeddah Private International School. This program has given them the opportunity to interact with students from other schools, other nationalities, and other age groups, and it's really been an eye-opener for many of them and it's really built their self-esteem and confidence. I would recommend this program to all other students. "
Take a sneak peak into the world of our YLC Trainees and their social change projects. All these projects have been developed in the course of 7 days of the YLC workshop.
