INSPIRING YOUNG LEADERS TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD
The SDG Program provides high school students with the training, tools, and mentorship to bring about positive change in their communities.
THE PROGRAM
Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for action, participants research a local challenge that they are driven to solve.
Through collaborative workshops, guest speakers, and mentor meetings, students analyze the needs of their communities and produce realistic solutions in the form of policy memos. Student groups receive hands-on instruction in presenting their solutions to decision-makers. The Program culminates with an opportunity for each group to present their memos to a panel of renowned policy experts who know first-hand what it takes to create local change.
our difference
The SDG Program offers young people more than simply an award to add to their college application. We help young leaders learn the processes for creating change at the local level and the tools for making a lasting impact.
We provide each student with the mentorship and tools to take their solutions from concept to real-world implementation.
We guide students to connect their interests in areas like STEM, education, economics, political science, philosophy, psychology, and law to real-world policy applications.