CASC Summer Leadership Camp
CASC's Summer Conference is a leadership camp unlike any other – it's a conference by students, for students, where campers are empowered to change their community and stand out as leaders, forming lifelong friendships along the way. Our camp provides students and educators with leadership skills, team building techniques, and inspiration to transform their school and community, empowering them to make a difference.
Staff Development Program (SDP)
If you are a high school student and have attended any of our SABE, SABLE, or Summer Camp programs, consider joining the CASC staffing team, where you will deepen your leadership skills and learn how to train other students to be leaders by serving as a Counselor or in other staffing roles at our leadership development programs!
This year we are hosting SDP trainings at UCLA, Santa Clara University, and a TBD Northern California location in June and July. (Count on a bit more outdoor/nature time and the opportunity to have a window into student life at our new premier locations!)
Participants at SDP will have the opportunity to learn:
Introduction to peer coaching and mentoring skills
Advanced team-building techniques and presentation skills
Fostering meaningful small group discussions
Facilitating small group collaborations
Leading experiential learning activities
Completion of SDP training can qualify participants to serve at one or more of our leadership training programs throughout the year. Anyone can join the CASC staffing team by completing training at SDP.
Note that you must have already participated in CASC's Summer Camp or SABE/SABLE programs to be eligible to serve as a Counselor at each of those respective programs.
Please also be aware that while not all SDP participants eligible to serve as Counselors at Summer Camp or SABE/SABLE will be placed as Counselors at those programs (pending final SDP skill evaluation and ultimate Counselor Headcount needed), every participant completing SDP will be invited to serve in roles as Counselors or in other staff roles at CASC's Regional Workshop programs.
Scholarships are available to support your participation at SDP (See the link to our Scholarship Application in the Reservation Form). If you are selected to serve as a Counselor or staff member of any kind at any CASC program, you will not be charged registration fees to participate as staff in those programs.
CASC OnBoard Fellowship
CASC's OnBoard Fellowship is a year long program serving students serving as School District Board Members. Our hybrid training model combining in-person workshops and zoom sessions to help you learn how to navigate school board meeting procedures, understand student legal rights, join a peer network of other Student Board Members, and survey student opinion. CASC's training will help you to raise your voice on behalf of students in your district and become a changemaker in your community!
Student Advisory Board on Education (SABE)
Come to SABE! Each year 75 students gather from across California to create and present education reform proposals directly to the California State Board of Education. Join your peers to raise your voice on behalf of change for California's 6 million elementary, middle, and high school students!
Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education (SABLE)
At SABLE, students in small groups discuss and develop solutions to state education issues over three days, culminating in proposals presented to the California Senate Education Committee, leading to significant changes in statewide policies.
