The 2018 International Student Leadership Summer Program Successfully Held

From July 16th to July 29th, the 2018 International Student Leadership Summer Program was successfully held at the three centers of Cogdel in Chengdu, Suzhou and Wuhan. The summer program attracted a large number of students and parents , more than 60 students signed up for it and spent a meaningful week of summer holiday.

The International Student Leadership Program (ISLP) is a leadership development program hosted by the George & Barbara Bush Center for Scholars and Leaders (BCSL) in Houston, Texas which is the only high school student leadership center in the United States named after the US President. Cogdel got the exclusive authorization of BCSL and launched the ISLP for the first time in China this summer and all Cogdel students got a Bush Family Leadership Certificate after completion of the course.

Let's take a look at the wonderful performances of students in this summer camp!

Chengdu Kaibo Center

The ISLP started from Chengdu center, Dr. Darren Price and Ms. Anne Dalton were appointed to teach in classroom on behalf of the faculty member of BCSL. Dr. Darren Price has more than 14 years experience in teaching and has played several important roles in the IBO Pacific Regional Seminar. He gave leadership speeches at several conferences, and also he was the Apple developer. Anne Dalton got her M.A degree in organizational leadership, she is good at communicating with teenagers, helping them speak out and building their confidence. She has helped thousands of students become confident communicators.

In 5 days of ISLP, the students learned solid leadership theory and important life skills such as presentation skills, teamwork and leadership abilities. They also learned how to look at themselves and others with a broader perspective.

Wuhan Kaibo Center

The 14 days of student leadership training were divided into 9 days preparation courses and 5 days advanced courses (ISLP). The preparation courses were aiming to help students lay a solid foundation of leadership skills, then students could be more adaptable in ISLP study.

Suzhou Kaibo Center

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How to explain the complicated concepts of leadership to the students? Professor Andrew who taught in Suzhou is an expert in interactive teaching methods. He initiated a series of conversations and questions in the class, and then used classic cases to show the series of leadership knowledge, and finally students were encouraged to draw their own conclusions.

The knowledge, strength, and friendship gained from ISLP will benefit all Cogdel students. Because of these wonderful students and excellent tutors, the ISLP achieved a successful startup, and we believe it will benefit more Chinese students in the future. Let’s look forward to it!

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