Youth Leadership Program 301

Registration is Open

Registration is Open

You can register for the 2025 Classes by visiting the YLSBC Site

Note: While registration is allowed prior to completing Course 301, you must finish Course 201 before proceeding.

Leadership 301 is the third and final level of leadership education, completed after Leadership 201. At this stage, the focus shifts to advanced leadership strategies, crisis management, and global leadership dynamics. Participants analyze complex leadership challenges in international business, politics, and social movements, developing the skills needed to lead in an interconnected world.

They explore how leaders navigate global crises, negotiate across cultures, and drive innovation in diverse environments. By the end of the course, participants are equipped with the expertise to lead effectively on a global scale, preparing them for leadership roles in business, government, and nonprofit sectors.

The Introduction

Our Youth Projects

Aditi Kini, a Grade 11 student at Seaquam Secondary, founded The New Horizons Foundation (NHF) in Surrey, BC. NHF's first project supports schools in Manhalli Village, Karnataka, India, focusing on underprivileged children, especially girls, by providing essential amenities and sustainable solutions for their development. More at thenewhorizonsfoundation.com.

Neor Tiku, a YLSBC Youth Leadership Program alumnus, is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Connect Vancouver, a non-profit providing free phones, phone bills, and digital training to Vancouverites in need (connectvancouver.org). A UBC political science student, he is dedicated to using technology to support at-risk communities. Passionate about local impact, he advocates for solutions to Vancouver’s homelessness crisis through tech-driven change.

Vedanshi Vala, a YLSBC Youth Leadership Program alumnus, is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of BOLT Safety Society (boltsafety.org), a federally registered non-profit dedicated to personal safety and supporting survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse. She led the Safe Hubs pilot project, creating a network of safe spaces across the Vancouver Lower Mainland. BOLT Safety works to shift victim-blaming narratives and foster community support for survivors.

Learning Objectives:

1-1: Explain what leadership is and does.

1-2: Describe global leadership attributes.

1-3: Discuss the dark side of leadership.

Learning Materials

Course Outline

  1. Leadership Is a Trait

  2. Leadership Is an Ability

  3. Leadership Is a Skill

  4. Leadership Is a Behaviour

  5. Leadership Is a Relationship

  6. Leadership Is an Influence Process

  7. Global Leadership Attributes

  8. The Dark Side of Leadership

  9. Leadership Snapshot: Indra Nooyi

Example of Weekly Challenge

For this chapter the challenge will be to do 14 days of kindness. In these 14 days each student is required to complete at least one act of kindness. 

A Video on Leadership