The World Leadership School partners with schools to develop service learning and leadership programs in Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize and the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe. On a World Leadership School trip, students study a single global issue like climate change or poverty. They advance from understanding to action by doing volunteer work alongside inspiring community leaders. By the end of a trip, we want students to understand the issue, feel like they can do something about it, and be on the path towards articulating their own leadership style and vision. Over the long term students and schools continue their relationships with their partner communities through student-directed development plans, distance learning sessions, and student exchange programs.
What is the change we seek?
The mission of the World Leadership School is to unite young people around the world's most pressing problems and empower them to become leaders. Today's youth will face huge challenges during their lifetime. They will need to reverse, or at least mitigate, major global problems such as climate change, poverty and lack of access to basic public health and education services. We want to prepare young people to lead on these issues.
Why we became a B CorporationTM
If the problems are advancing at for-profit speed, so must the solutions! We must get market forces behind the solutions and, most importantly, ensure that corporate mandates are properly aligned with those of the globe. We fully support B Corp's mission of a sustainable, market-driven future.
World Leadership School
- Industry: Education & Training Services
- Denver, CO
- http://www.worldleadershipschool.com
Founding B Corporation
Certified: July 2007
Areas of Excellence
• Environment
• Consumers
• Leadership