The Doon School has announced its Residential “Summer at Doonleadership Programme” from June 3 to 17, 2017 at The Doon School, Dehradun. The programme is open for all aspiring young boys and girls in grades 9-12 who are passionate about making a positive impact on the world around them.
Application for this programme closes on April 15, 2017.
Benchmarked with the world’s leading youth leadership programmes, this dynamic and thought provoking leadership programme will be a blend of Socratic dialogues, leadership case studies, creative experiential learning, motivational lectures, outdoor adventures, self-reflection and group interaction. The programme will allow students to expand their horizons across multiple academic disciplines and learn through the lenses of history, geography, philosophy and economics.
A critically important element will be social service and social responsibility, and their relationship with leadership. This programme will ensure that boys and girls receive a profound understanding aof what successful leadership is all about and what is required to demonstrate it in the twenty-first century in the context to developing society and an increasingly globalized world. The programme will be taught by many of our experienced staff as well as by alumni and other special guests.
“The Doon School has long been associated with innovative thinking and leadership and is passionate about being at the forefront of educational opportunity for its students”, said Mr. Matthew Raggett, Headmaster, The Doon School. “Summer at Doon seeks to create a very special experience that will enable a wider student body of girls and boys to discover essential qualities within themselves that will help them on their journey of action, leadership, service and fulfilment.”
“The two week long programme will be an adventure that promises to be challenging and intellectually demanding, enabling students to meet and make like minded friends, and to learn from each other and the adults leading Summer at Doon”, added Mr. Raggett.