IMPACT LEADERSHIP TRAINING 

JAN - MAY 2025

During this three-month training, 30 selected high school students are mentored by local leaders to learn how to affect positive change in the community through different impact pathways. Upon graduation from the program, students present their own innovative solutions using their chosen in front of a panel of judges. Nothing is going to prepare you for a future of impact like this!

    • Join Miami Waterkeepers on their research boat to learn how they test water quality and inform the public and decision makers based on their research.

    • Hear from people who’ve made environmental science their full time job.

    • Follow a National Geographic Explorer into an iconic Florida ecosystem and learn how to tell stories that promote conservation.

    • Visit a local regenerative farm that is feeding our community and healing the environment at the same time.

    • Learn how to turn sustainability into a great business.

    • Learn how decisions that effect the environment get made and how you can influence those decisions.

    • Visit a local decision maker to advocate for clean water policy.

    • Shadow people who’ve made service their job. Learn from nonprofit leaders and educators whose programs are transforming our community for the better.

  • Explore rewarding careers full of purpose and impact through Saturday morning field excursions

  • Meet other passionate high school students

  • Participate in overnight expeditions*

  • Develop professional skills like public speaking, networking, and pitching

  • Receive a Certificate of Service Leadership upon graduation

  • Earn 75 community service hours

** Selected students must be able to commit to attending multiple meetings and Saturday morning field excursions.
* Optional fee-based experience

Applications close Oct 25th

2023 Guest Speakers (left to right): Will Charouhis | Million Mangroves Project, Linda Cheung | Before it’s Too Late, Tasman Rosenfeld | Florida Wildlife Federation, Delaney Reynolds | Sink or Swim Project

“I would definitely recommend this program to other high school students, I feel like it really shaped my path for the future.”
— 2023 Cohort Student

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Fill out our interest form below and we will reach out to you! *** This is not the application.