Agency Details:

The mission of The Future Leaders Institute is to engage high school youth in generating and implementing visionary solutions for society. The Future Leaders Institute (FLI) guides and mentors youth across the San Francisco Bay area, supporting them as they develop individual initiatives and employ social entrepreneurship in the face of the world’s most pressing needs.

Description:
The Future Leaders Institute (FLI) provides a year-long course in public high schools that empowers youth to create projects addressing society's greatest needs. FLI advances education and builds civic leaders as students pursue their passions, network with local professionals, mobilize their communities and build social enterprises that create powerful social change.

History:
Developed over a decade of reflective practice and scholarly research in youth/leadership development, service-learning and education reform, The Future Leaders Institute (FLI) Passion-to-Action© curriculum and pedagogical approach is comprised of the most effective, research-based components of successful youth, education and service-learning programs. Every aspect of the FLI program has been tested and proven, allowing FLI to provide the most powerful, positive impact for our students, schools and communities. FLI is a nimble organization, aware of innovation and best practices in order to maximize upon each student’s ability and commitment to contribute in meaningful ways.

Since the fall of 2004, The Future Leaders Institute team has met with principals and top administrators of more than 35 Bay Area public, public charter, Catholic and independent high schools. With 100% interest and the word spreading rapidly both within and beyond the Bay Area, we created a strategic plan that allows for calculated growth in order to ensure an unwavering focus on providing a high-quality learning experience for each and every participant, school and community we serve.

Contact people:

Michele Lee, (phone), (email) Laura alatorre, (phone), (email) Barbara Sachs, Executive Director, (email)

Address:

P.O. Box 22598 Oakland, CA 94609

Web Site: http://www.thefutureleadersinstitute.org/

Directions:

n/a - volunteer opportunities will happen at the individual schools.

Last updated on December 8, 2009