Develop your communication skills and learn how to respond productively to conflict and prejudice. Understand conflict styles; learn mediation techniques, and how to create a better balance of power.  Explore non-violence movements, and how to constructively deal with anger. Develop listening and feedback skills and explore facilitation techniques.  You’ll discover how useful these skills are in your every day interactions. They are practical skills that you will use in any career but especially handy for careers in international relations and diplomacy. Become a peace builder!

Wish you had the tools to make a difference?   Learn how to identify needs, recruit friends to your cause, build coalitions, and address community needs.   Develop local campaigns specific to you i.e. helping older neighbors, anti bully campaigns, neighborhood cleanups or think global i.e. raising funds for disaster victims, encouraging manufacturers to reduce production waste, addressing hunger.  Create an action plan to execute at home and engage in peer-to-peer mentoring.    Lead your world!

Many good people are trying to figure out how to change the world. But how does change really come about? In this workshop, explore different models of social change that are being successfully used throughout the world.  Check out people who have committed to action in a variety of ways, such as bringing more food to the table, instituting environmental practices that reduce waste, preventing illnesses through health education etc. Figure out what makes projects successful and how to sustain change; develop your creativity and critical thinking skills.  You’ll also meet Legacy alumni who have done amazing work around the world.   Become a social innovator!

What is health? A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.   What do we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which the people can be healthy? We are all touched by community health issues such as mother child wellness, proper nutrition, traffic laws that decrease accidents, HIV/AIDS, and teenage drinking. This workshop explores how prevention through education is key.  You will look at community health needs relevant to you and develop public service announcements and awareness campaigns.  Expanding your knowledge and conveying messages to support a cause are valuable skills.  “Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time.” -Former U.S. Surgeon General Everett Koop, MD  Become an advocate for health and wellness!

Develop your communication skills and learn how to respond productively to conflict and prejudice. Understand conflict styles; learn mediation techniques, and how to create a better balance of power.  Explore non-violence movements, and how to constructively deal with anger. Develop listening and feedback skills and explore facilitation techniques.  You’ll discover how useful these skills are in your every day interactions. They are practical skills that you will use in any career but especially handy for careers in international relations and diplomacy. Become a peace builder!