Inspire Students
Our students are asked to lead clubs, leadership groups, or projects,
but have we equipped them with the tools and strategies necessary for leadership success?
Our mission is to empower students to become changemakers through Student Leadership programs to empower students to live sustainably, and take meaningful action.
These include hands-on, personalized programs for students to explore ideas and tools for compassionate leadership, ego-to-eco mindsets, civic readiness, and futures and systems thinking that is applied and transferred into service clubs and councils, student leadership groups, MYP Community Engagmeent or CAS projects, and other kinds of capstone, service learning, personal or community projects.
Key Leardership Skills
I. Identifying Talents and Leadership Skills
Helping students recognize their unique strengths and potential as leaders.
II. Identifying Local and Global Issues
Encouraging students to explore the causes they care most about.
III. Taking Action and Building Partnerships
Guiding students to identify practical actions and connect with community partners.
IV. Investigating Issues
Teaching investigative tools like root cause analysis, the Five Whys protocol, interviews, surveys, and data collection methods.
V. Project Management and Team Organization
Equipping students with strategies for effective collaboration and planning.
VI. Impact Analysis and Sustainability
Using tools to evaluate project outcomes and ensure long-term sustainability.
VII. Reflecting and Celebrating Progress
Encouraging students to reflect on their impact, share their progress, and celebrate their achievements.
What we offer
Personalized support
Designing, building, and sustaining meaningful student leadership is no easy task. We partner with schools to co-create approaches tailored to your needs, whether that’s meeting accreditation requirements or advancing your mission, vision, and strategic goals. Our support is flexible: in-person, virtual, or hybrid, and designed for staff, students, or both.
Inspired Student Leadership Micro-Credential
Our Micro Credential offer a ready-to-use pathway for students to grow through 15 essential leadership skills. Each 4–5 week module comes with student resources, facilitator guides, and assessments, with optional coaching to deepen the experience. Schools can integrate modules flexibly, whether choosing a single badge or building toward the full certificate program.
Events/Conferences
Celebrate student voice and agency with a 1-2-day Student Leadership Conference, hosted by Inspire Citizens or student-led with our coaching and guidance.
Free Resources
Changemaker Action Plan
An interactive student guide that brings users through a process to start their changemaking journey.
An interactive student guide that brings users through a process to start their changemaking journey.
Inspired Students In Action
Discover stories from our partner schools as they grow student leadership with Inspire Citizens
Featured stories
Empowering Student Leadership at SAS!
SAS launched a two-day training and ongoing mentorship to empowering students to become adaptable, compassionate leaders.
Cultivating Holistic Student Leadership at ISB
“We wanted to give students a voice, let them learn from failure, and grow our leadership program themselves,” says Peter Assimakopoulos, HS CAS coordinator.
A Changemaker Journey: the Way FIS Leads by Example
“We started a student leadership program in 2020,” recalls Mike Johnston, FIS assistant head of school.
Student Leadership Series Impacts 115 Youth
A 3-part Student Leadership Series recently involved 115 students from schools across the AISA (Association of International Schools in Africa)