Leader in Training

Become a Leader

The Leader in Training program is a leadership program for Eagle Hill students who want to continue to develop and practice life long leadership skills. The program blends workshops, supervised opportunities to assist the younger summer students, special off-campus trips, and service learning with classroom and camp activities. Leaders in Training (LITs) will also earn credits that meet enrichment requirements for the EHS academic year.

Workshops and training sessions will include topics such as:

Ropes course
Working with students
Lifesaving skills
Community service
Opportunities to practice these skills in a supportive setting

LITs will also participate in weekly service learning projects. LITs are a distinct group of students. They are summer students with a specific curriculum and set of responsibilities, but they are not interns or faculty; they are in training to become better leaders and to perhaps take on greater responsibility in summers to come.

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Workshops

Working with Students / Behavior Management

This workshop is geared toward behavior management techniques and hands-on working with students. LIT training will cover a variety of difficult behaviors and how to work with them in an appropriate and positive manner. They will also be learning how to spot potential difficulties and approach them before they become a problem. Topics will include: discipline (how to, when to), homesickness, bullying, listening, and communication.

Activity Planning/Facilitation

Group Dynamics

Role Modeling / Leadership Styles

Making Choices

Frequently Asked Questions

In addition to assisting with the traditional school program, what classes will my child be enrolled in?

The Leaders in Training will take four classes. Leadership 101, Profiles in Leadership, Lifeguard Survey, and Outdoor Adventure. The LITs will take the classes as a group. Outside of these classes, students will also have the opportunity to complete a community service project throughout the summer, working at a local food bank and soup kitchen. A large part of the program is focused on how to work with people, problem solving, discussion skills, conflict resolution, and managing relationships (working, friendships, etc.).

The program was put together to give these students opportunities to take responsibility for themselves and also help out with the younger students in a structured manner. They will have opportunities to try out the skills that they learn in class and then reflect upon the experience, discussing what worked, what didn’t, and what they could do next time.

How many students are enrolled in the program?

We can take up to fourteen students including LIT IIs (students who are undertaking the program for a second time), all of whom are current EHS students who have displayed leadership skills over the course of the school year. Each student’s advisor is consulted before students are enrolled and each prospective LIT must undergo an interview and application process demonstrating they have the initiative and interest in making the upcoming summer and LIT program a successful one.

If my LIT needs to take a math and an English class, can they do that?

It is our recommendation that LITs participate fully in the program as outlined; however, a strong candidate for the LIT program who also needs other specific academic classes during the summer is permitted to take one or two of such classes. We believe that were an LIT to miss more than two LIT classes each day, it would detract from the experiential learning as a group. There are valuable skills and life lessons that are discovered and taught during the LITs classes together. There are also several days over the summer that the LITs will be off campus for a good part of the class day. This could impact any other class they may be involved in outside of the LIT program.

Where do LITs live and who oversees their program and provides guidance when needed?

LITs live in Harmsworth Hall in a quad designated specifically to them. This gives them the freedom that comes along with being an LIT, but also a dorm counselor to assist in the evenings. LITs participate every day of the summer program, including one activity that they are responsible for organizing and facilitating on the last weekend. The LITs attend workshops, have multiple check-ins, and take part in planned activities until 9:00 p.m. every night. LITs enjoy the same support they have throughout the school year: dorm staff, advisors during the school day, and weekend faculty during the weekends, as well as the teachers on campus.