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Summer Leadership Academy (SLA) was a 4-week-long program designed for teenagers who have a
very good level of English and who want to learn leadership in action. The 72 academic hours of the
program were divided as follows:
Outdoors team building, trainer: Alexandru Lozinschi 16 hours
Personal development, trainer: Elena Putina 10 hours
Professional development, trainer: Tania Shevchenko 10 hours
Public speaking, trainer: Catalina Iucal 6 hours
Guest speakers: Alex Iordache, Daniela Munca-Aftenev, Natalia Munteanu, Peter Vlad-Ianusevici 6
hours
The course was structured into three parts: Explore Discover your strengths, Experiment Put your
skills to the test, and Connect Do great work with awesome people. The concept was developed by
the AdAstra group and helps guide students leadership development along a well-structured path.
Aside from regular hours students also had lunch the expenses for which was included in their tuition.
For more details on the structure of the course, please see the schedule attached.
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The outdoors team building sessions were led by Alexandru Lozinski and usually took place in the
central park. The sessions targeted different goals set by the Explore, Experiment, Connect framework
and included teambuilding exercises, interaction with people outside the project and working on a
video project that was presented on the last day of the course.
Personal Development
The personal development sessions were led by Elena Putina and their main focus was exploring and
harvesting students inner leadership potential. During the 5 sessions students did personality tests,
meditated on their leadership styles and discussed famous leaders. The students final project for the
course was making a speech on their favorite leader. The two speeches that were voted best in their
groups competed against each other at the closing ceremony.
Professional Development
The professional development sessions were led by Tania Shevchenko, founder of AdAstra Group2,
and focused on students exploration of their professional values and strengths and the possible
demand for these on the job market. Through a series of tests, group activities and research sessions
students came to assess the value their strengths but also the aspects that are in need of
improvement. On the last day of the course students presented their research projects and voted for
the best one.
Public Speaking
Cataliana Iucal, president of the Public Speaking Club 3taught students to write a good speech and
deliver it to the public following special techniques. Students learned about the content, manner and
impact of a perfect speech. After a series of exercises and peer-evaluated attempts, students had to
write a speech on a topic of their choice and present it to their group.
Guest Speakers
The guest speakers were leaders from different fields who came to share their experience and insight.
They were:
Peter Vlad-Ianusevici founder of Academia Nicolae Dumitrescu4;
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Miscellaneous
Food: The tuition fee paid by students included daily lunches. They were ordered by Anna Gabur and
included pizza, kebabs, crepes, placinte, etc.
Communication
Communication with students was an essential part of the course and was carried out in various ways:
through facebook posts, through emails and through weekly feedback forms.
Conclusions
They key to success, besides the quality of the curriculum, was the sense of belonging and continuity
that was channeled to students. The course was perceived as something more than a just a 4-monthlong opportunity to practice English and this was due to some trainers active involvement and
enthusiasm which allowed for students enthusiastic and responsible attitude. Many activities that
helped shaped the 2014 edition of SLA were not required and not paid, such as making sandwiches,
making decorations and promotional materials, communicating with students outside the classroom,
etc. However, it is safe to say that at least for some students these weighed more than the curricular
material, especially as the warm atmosphere motivated students for better attendance and
performance. One of the things that has to be developed in future editions is attracting trainers who
would take ownership of the work they do for the project and make sure that everybody takes part in
organizing parties and communicating to students. The target group of the course requires trainers
who would go beyond the classroom-related work.
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Due to the fact that the course requires getting into contact with people outside the American
Language Center, a strong English-speaking network would have to be developed in advance in order
to have a list of guest speakers and companies to choose from.
Students feedback
The SLA gave me unique experience in communicating with people. I became more courageous and
creative. I became a true leader.
Ilay
I really liked the teachers that had lessons with us. Especially Elena! They are so inspiring, patient and
positive! I really enjoyed the Summer Leadership Academy!
Laura
Thanks to the Sla team for having us, it was a really great journey for me. I feel like Ive made some
great progress and I will not stop here. I became good friends with all the participants and I really
hope we wont lose touch.
Iuliana
It was a great experience that I will never forget.
Nadia
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