Academy Teaches Teens Leadership Skills

The Rockland Community Foundation is providing eight scholarships for students, middle school age through college sophomores, to attend the first annual Hudson Youth Leadership Academy at Rockland Community College.

One scholarship will be given to a student from each of the eight districts in Rockland County. A few scholarships are still available.

Hudson Youth Leadership Academy runs June 28 to 30, with costs ranging from $100 to $200. The program is set to take place at the RCC Technology Center on the main campus off College Road in Ramapo.

Middle school students through college sophomores are invited to a three-day social justice-themed day academy. Students will gain the leadership skills and confidence necessary to create change and the opportunity to become part of a worldwide social movement.

Here's the schedule of events:

Monday, June 28, 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Kick-off BBQ, 6 - 8 p.m., free for student participants and open to the public (teachers, parents, siblings, and friends) at $30. All welcome to stay for the opening presentations.

Tuesday, June 29, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 30, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The academy includes:

• Interactive learning through seminars and workshops on leadership
• Development and social justice issues
• Guidance from internationally trained Me to We leadership facilitators
• Presentations from local non-profits
• Talent show showcasing youth participants (family and friends invited)
• Friendships with like-minded young people

The academy, sponsored by the Kurz Family Foundation and RCC, is coordinated by Me to We Leadership, a social enterprise that challenges traditional methods of doing business; Creative Response to Conflict, an organization that teaches skills to find nonviolent, creative solutions to conflict and bullying; and Free the Children, a charity that has built more than 500 schools bringing education to more than 50,000 children every day.

For more information call 845-353-1796, inquiries@crc-global.org. To download the registration form, visit www.crc-ny.org.