From AI-powered speeches to crisis simulations, you'll build something impossible in Week 1, then master diplomacy, public speaking, and passion project design across 6 weeks with Harvard student mentors.
Master the skills that define world leaders and changemakers
Negotiation, alliance-building, crisis response
Persuasion, argument structure, confident delivery
Identifying impact areas, building actionable roadmaps
Decision-making under pressure, geopolitical analysis
Leading groups, managing conflict, collaborative problem-solving
Each week builds a new presentation skill - by Week 6, you command the stage
From building something impossible to a global summit showcase in 6 weeks
Prove your voice can change the world - using nothing but AI and ambition
A 16-year-old started a global climate movement from a school strike. A 14-year-old invented a device that detects lead in water. Today, you'll prove that your voice, your idea, and your cause can change the world - using nothing but AI and ambition.
Track 1: AI Speechwriter - use AI to draft, refine, and deliver a 60-second speech on a cause you care about
Track 2: Campaign Builder - use Canva AI to design a full advocacy campaign (posters, social media, brand identity) for a global issue
Track 3: Crisis Simulator - use ChatGPT to simulate a UN crisis scenario where you negotiate as a world leader
60-second live demo presentation to the group
Your AI-powered creation (speech, campaign, or crisis resolution) + a 60-second live demo
Improve your creation. If you gave a speech, record yourself delivering it to a family member. If you designed a campaign, get 3 people to react to it. Submit on Padlet: "The reaction that surprised me most was ___."
Precision
Articulate complex ideas with clarity and impact
Two countries both want the same river. Millions of lives depend on the outcome. You have 40 minutes.
Water crisis negotiation simulation (teams represent countries)
Alliance-building and back-channel diplomacy
Draft a peace resolution under time pressure
Debrief: what strategies worked?
Signed peace resolution + negotiation reflection
Argument
Build a case with evidence and logic under pressure
Obama rehearsed his speeches 50+ times. Churchill rewrote his hundreds of times. Great speaking isn't talent - it's craft.
Analyse 3 famous speeches (structure, not content)
Write a 2-minute leadership speech on your cause
Rehearse with mentor coaching (pacing, pauses, eye contact)
Peer feedback rounds
Recorded 2-minute leadership speech
Presence
Own the room when you present
Every university application asks: 'What have you done outside the classroom?' This week, you build your answer.
Identify a real problem in your community or the world
Design a Passion Project blueprint (mission, audience, first 3 steps)
Create a visual one-pager using Canva AI
Mentor one-on-one project reviews
Passion Project Blueprint + Canva one-pager
Persuasion
Make people believe in your idea
A humanitarian crisis just broke. You are the delegate. The clock is ticking.
Full-scale Model UN crisis simulation (2 hours)
Media pressure, alliance shifts, resolution drafting
Final speech rehearsal with mentor coaching
Peer judging dry run
Crisis resolution paper + polished showcase speech
Storytelling
Turn your project into a narrative people remember
The stage is yours - deliver your speech and pitch your project to judges
2-minute world leader speech to judges
2-minute passion project pitch
Peer and mentor feedback
Best Delegate + Best Project awards
Complete leadership portfolio (speech, resolution, project plan)
Command
Deliver with confidence and authority
AI-powered speech, campaign, or crisis resolution with a live demo
Signed peace resolution from a negotiation simulation
Recorded 2-minute leadership speech with mentor coaching
Crisis resolution paper from a full Model UN simulation
6 Saturday sessions (excluding Christmas and New Year weeks) - 9:00 AM EDT, 2 hrs per session, live on Zoom