Registration for the Global Leadership Youth Program Summer 2023 Cohort is Closed.
La Jolla Country Day students should register via LJCDS Summer Camp website, here.
With our unique itinerary of guest speakers, diplomacy simulations, group projects and supporting cultural enrichment activities, the Global Leadership Youth Program is ideal for high school students looking to increase their cultural understanding and global acumen, while building their resumes and connections with peers.
Back for a fourth consecutive year, GLYP Summer 2023 will run from late-June to the first week of August. This year, we are excited to offer the possibility of UC San Diego Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for students: 5 modules will equal 2 units, with partial units available for students who complete less than 5 modules. GLYP ’23 will be offered as an in-person program only and will be held at two locations in San Diego, California:
La Jolla Country Day School (Modules 1-3); 9490 Genesee Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
UCSD Park & Market (Modules 4 & 5); 1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101.
GLYP Summer 2023 sessions will be held in week-long modules weekday mornings from 8:30 - 12:00 pm Pacific Time, and are open to High School students in the U.S. and abroad (entering grades 9 - 12) according to the below schedule. High school students may register for one or more modules as suits their interests and availability.
Both paid and scholarship positions are limited, so register today!
Per Student Cost
High School General Tuition: $550 per module*
La Jolla Country Day School, For-credit: $2320 for four modules**
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
SDDC strives to bring diverse cohorts of students together for each module of this program, and recognizes that cost should never be a barrier to participation in our programs. Thanks to our generous sponsors/funders, we are typically able to offer scholarships for San Diego-area students in need of financial assistance and/or who are underrepresented/underserved in their community.
*UCSD Continuing Education Units (CEUs) option offers non-credit-bearing, pre-college-level courses designed to provide an opportunity for students to explore academic interests or prepare for college admission. Courses may be transferable for secondary school credit at the discretion of the receiving institution. Students should discuss the transferability of individual courses with the registrar of their secondary school prior to enrolling. Upon registration, students will have the option to opt in for this credit option at no additional cost.
** La Jolla Country Day students should register via LJCDS Summer Camp website, here . For questions and inquiries about earning LJCDS credit for your participation in GLYP 2023, please contact Jonathan Shulman, jshulman@ljcds.org
Introduction to International Relations: Peacebuilding in the 21st Century
June 26 - 30
Held at La Jolla Country Day School
Since the devastating World Wars of the 20th century, the world has witnessed a decline in interstate conflict, or war between countries. However, this “Long Peace” did not mean the world was spared the horrors of violent conflict and upheaval. Many of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century have occurred within the borders of individual countries in the form of civil wars, ethnic conflict and even genocide, resulting in substantial death, displacement, instability and in some cases a “failed state.” This module will examine such trends in International Relations, providing students with an understanding of global interactions between actors with different interests and ideas, and explore global strategies and efforts in Peacebuilding. Students will be challenged with a simulation concerning the Darfur crisis.
As the climate crisis intensifies daily, and with each UN Climate Change Conference ending mostly in diplomatic uncertainties and strong armed policies that seem to call upon infinite, nonexistent caches of capital, only the climate scientists' pleas to recognize the urgency of climate change and solicitation of tangible efforts to halt it remain constant. Our home, San Diego, is a natural wonder containing different climates, an array of ecosystems, unique geography, and high biodiversity (including keystone species). This module will explore global diplomacy as a tool for–and in response to–global climate change, through the identification, deconstruction, and analysis of less-common misconceptions about our climate. Students will participate in a diplomacy simulation on Sustaining Fisheries in International Waters.
Climate Action: The Imperative of Ocean Conservation
July 10 - 14
Held at La Jolla Country Day School
Market Themes and Financial Means: Global Economic Security
July 17-21
Held at La Jolla Country Day School
Alexander Hamilton called debt a national blessing. The Notorious B.I.G. thought that “Mo Money [brought] Mo Problems”. Yet, every country uses currency, whether it be the U.S. dollar, foreign currency, or cryptocurrency, and economic prowess has long been used as a tool for national power. In an increasingly globalized and digital world, how can we ensure economic security, global trade opportunity, and international cooperation, simultaneously? In this module, students will gain an understanding of how global economic trends form, and what it means to uphold the sanctity of transparent international trade.
Not long after an unprecedented alliance of over two dozen countries took six years to defeat global fascism, Winston Churchill famously remarked, "Democracy is the worst form of government... except for all those other forms that have been tried." The following decades of decolonization culminating with the fall of the Berlin Wall opened the constitutional floodgates as new governments pledged to protect individual liberties and civil rights. Yet two decades into the twenty-first century, the temptations of illiberal democracy have fueled the rise of the autocratic leaders, threatening the hope and promise of representative democracy. This module will explore the contemporary tendency towards authoritarianism and ask whether the world’s democracies can assure that, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Democracy in Danger: Transparency and Accountability in Government
July 24 - 28
Held at UCSD Park & Market
Inequality Through a Gender-Focused Lens
July 31 - August 4
Held at UCSD Park & Market
Sustainable development and gender equality are irrevocably dependent upon each other, and their relationship influences all aspects of the global community. Students will be challenged with a diplomacy simulation attempting to connect the dots between sustainable development and gender equality as it relates to a global health crisis. Through the exploration of social identification, students will gain a greater understanding of global political arenas, the global economy, and international social justice movements as it relates to humanity.
Thank you to our partners at La Jolla Country Day School and UCSD Park and Market for your ongoing support, and enabling us to implement the Global Leadership Youth Program.
