2025 RISE U.S. program details
Who: Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders from the United States.
Location: Everywhere! This is a virtual program.
The program will include a minimum of 15 hours of synchronous learning (large group sessions together on Zoom). This is considered your mandatory preparation for Camp for those attending and an optional course for those invited.
We highly encourage full attendance to these programs as they will serve as an introduction to dialogue so when you arrive at Camp you can go deeper into multinational dialogues.
Overview: During your Core Leadership Program experience, you will take part in a series of workshops and dialogues, all while being a part of a tight-knit cohort of young people from around the country representing different backgrounds, identity groups, and lived experiences. You will come away with a groundwork and understanding of what dialogue is so that whenever you are a part of a container again (at Camp or in other spaces) you understand how to dive deeper into dialogic spaces and build a deep understanding of those you share those spaces with.
Focus areas
Dialogue
- Container Setting —building trust and holding space for a group
- Self awareness—identification of our comfort, stretch and panic zones and how we react in certain situations , questioning, and reflecting
- Identity exploration—sharing the pieces of us (religion, sexuality, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, socioeconomic status, ability, age, linage, and more) that make up our worldview
- Navigating conflict—developing the skills we need to bridge big divides, and what to do when conflict strikes