Westonbirt Summer School, Cotswolds, England

The Leadership in Action programme is designed for students who want to build essential leadership skills through interactive sessions and hands-on experiences. The main goal is to develop strategic thinking, teamwork, innovation, and communication skills through real-world-inspired leadership challenges. The unique approach combines classroom learning with exciting outdoor problem-solving activities, with each week featuring a fresh leadership challenge. Every session kicks off with an expert-led briefing and wraps up with reflection to refine leadership skills.

Students receive 15 hours of lessons per week, with a maximum of 12 students per class, for ages 14-16. The programme focuses on developing strategic thinking and decision-making, effective communication and public speaking, project management and responsibility, conflict resolution and negotiation, innovation and creative problem-solving, and self-reflection and personal growth. Sessions are interactive and dynamic, combining classroom learning with exciting outdoor problem-solving activities. Each week, students tackle a fresh, real-world-inspired leadership challenge. Hands-on projects build strategic thinking, teamwork, innovation, and communication skills. Every session includes an expert-led briefing at the start and reflection time at the end to refine leadership skills. A minimum CEFR B1 level of English is required. Students also participate in Integration Projects alongside UK host students, developing communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills in an immersive environment.

The course is focused on developing leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills through hands-on projects and real-world challenges.