Lead
Leadership Workshops
Practice confidence, listening, feedback, and clear introductions through guided activities.
✦Leadership Academy
Leadership Academy
Develop. Lead. Serve. Inspire.
An application-based learning pathway where girls ages 10–18 can practice their voice, decision-making, community action, and responsible communication.
- Ages
- 10–18
- Cost
- No application fee
- Entry
- Staff review
✦The Experience
What She'll Practice
Serve
Community Action
Plan realistic, adult-supervised service actions around needs participants can understand and affect.
Create
Team Projects
Try roles, agendas, simple project plans, and reflection with an adult-supported group.
Speak
Public Speaking
Build a safe short pitch, receive useful feedback, and practice sharing it responsibly.
Connect
Peer Support Practice
Learn listening, boundaries, and how to bring a serious concern to a trusted adult—not how to handle it alone.
Discover
Future Possibilities
Connect strengths and project choices to future interests without treating a game or workshop as a credential.
✦Leadership Pathway
Her Leadership Journey
Each stage gives participants a clear practice, a keepsake artifact, and an age-scaled way to take part. Staff—not this page—decide any future cohort placement or progression.
- 01
Voice, values, and belonging
Emerging Leader
Discover your voice, values, and strengths.
Objectives
- Name personal values and a strength to contribute in a group.
- Practice listening, introducing yourself, and giving respectful feedback.
- Choose one leadership habit to practice with an adult-supported group.
Guided activity
Create a Leadership Compass, rehearse a short introduction, and revise it after kind, specific feedback.
Portfolio artifact
A Leadership Compass with three values, one strength, and one practice goal, plus a 60–90 second introduction.
Ages 10–12
Use a drawing or sentence-starter template and rehearse with a partner.
Ages 13–15
Add an example of a decision guided by one value and reflect on feedback.
Ages 16–18
Draft a personal leadership statement and revise it after peer feedback.
- 02
Community needs and money choices
Rising Leader
Build skills by noticing needs and making choices.
Objectives
- Notice a local need and distinguish needs from wants in a project choice.
- Set a limited project budget, compare two options, and explain a trade-off.
- Use an age-appropriate Money Moves scenario as decision practice, not as a financial credential.
Guided activity
Map a need, work through a Money Moves-style decision, then explain which project choice fits the available budget and why.
Portfolio artifact
A simple needs map, a project budget, and a short “because” statement explaining one choice and trade-off.
Ages 10–12
Use picture cards, whole-dollar choices, and an adult-facilitated conversation.
Ages 13–15
Compare alternatives and revise a budget after a scenario changes.
Ages 16–18
Consider recurring cost, scarcity, and an ethical reason for the final choice.
- 03
Plan, serve, and reflect
Community Leader
Plan, serve, and reflect with others.
Objectives
- Select a realistic local need with an adult-supervised small group.
- Map stakeholders, choose a role, and plan one practical service action.
- Reflect on what happened, what changed, and what to improve next time.
Guided activity
Create a short action plan, use a meeting agenda and role card, then reflect after any adult-supervised service activity.
Portfolio artifact
A one-page action plan, meeting agenda or role card, service reflection, and an adult-confirmed participation record when service occurs.
Ages 10–12
Choose a simple role, use a picture or checklist plan, and share one reflection aloud or in writing.
Ages 13–15
Map who is affected, coordinate a group role, and identify one improvement for the next action.
Ages 16–18
Compare feasible actions, explain role decisions, and document a concise impact reflection.
- 04
Responsible communication and peer support
Glow Ambassador
Communicate responsibly and help others grow.
Objectives
- Prepare a clear, audience-safe project pitch and improve it with feedback.
- Practice listening, boundaries, and referring a serious concern to a trusted adult.
- Bring earlier artifacts together to describe growth without publishing a personal story by default.
Guided activity
Build and revise a 90-second project pitch, practice a trusted-adult referral, and choose portfolio pieces that are safe to share.
Portfolio artifact
A capstone portfolio with the Leadership Compass, budget, action plan, reflection, and final pitch.
Ages 10–12
Use a visual prompt, practice a short safe share-out, and name a trusted adult to ask for help.
Ages 13–15
Revise a pitch after peer feedback and practice a respectful boundary or referral response.
Ages 16–18
Tailor a responsible pitch for an audience and explain why an adult referral protects everyone.
Artifacts show what a participant may practice and keep. They do not automatically create enrollment, level advancement, verified volunteer hours, a certificate, or placement in another GGU opportunity.
✦Eligibility
Is She Ready to Glow?
Girls ages 10–18
A parent or guardian should complete the application with the participant. Staff review each submission; an application is not a place reservation, acceptance, or enrollment.
- Girls ages 10–18
- A parent or guardian completes the application with the participant
- A willingness to practice respectful collaboration and communicate attendance changes
- No prior volunteering or leadership experience is required
✦FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a fee to apply?
No fee is requested with this application. Submitting an application sends it for staff review; it does not reserve a place or confirm acceptance.
How often do participants meet?
The application asks when a participant and guardian are usually available so staff can consider cohort fit. Selecting a time does not guarantee a meeting schedule or placement.
How do girls join?
A parent or guardian and participant complete the application together. Staff review the application and any cohort decision appears in My Applications. Pending review is not acceptance or enrollment.
Is this the same as GGU Mentoring or a campaign?
No. Mentoring and campaign opportunities have their own applications, consent, and review. Applying to or joining Leadership Academy does not enroll a participant in either one.
Do the activities create volunteer hours or a certificate?
An application does not create hours, completion, or a certificate. If an offered cohort includes supervised service, staff—not this page—can explain how completed participation is documented.
Is transportation available?
Transportation is not arranged through this application. Any availability can be confirmed only for a specific offered cohort, if one is arranged.
Ready to Lead?
Start an application with a parent or guardian. Submitted applications begin as pending review; check My Applications for the current status and any staff note.