--- title: Youth Leadership Development Programs | The Leadership Program description: Promote positive youth development with our tailored approach to leadership training. 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[Our Blog](https://www.tlpnyc.com/blog?hsLang=en) - [What is Social Emotional Learning](https://www.tlpnyc.com/social-emotional-learning?hsLang=en) - [Books](https://www.tlpnyc.com/leadership-marketplace?hsLang=en) - [Tips for Managers and Supervisors](https://www.tlpnyc.com/blog/topic/business?hsLang=en) - [Resources for School Staff and Administration](https://www.tlpnyc.com/blog/topic/school?hsLang=en) - [Professional Leadership Development](https://www.tlpnyc.com/blog/topic/professional?hsLang=en) - Personal Leadership Development - [Free Webinars](https://www.tlpnyc.com/free-workshops?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://www.tlpnyc.com/contact-us?hsLang=en) - [Schedule a Consultation](https://www.tlpnyc.com/resources/school-leadership-development-consultation?hsLang=en) ![](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/backgrounds/yellow-paint.svg) ## Empower Students to Become Leaders # Our Practical Approach to Youth Development Builds a Culture of Motivation ![youth2](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/youth2.png?width=916&height=660&name=youth2.png) ### Create a Sense of Belonging That Translates to Achievement Empowering students to succeed begins with shifting the way they feel about themselves. Students who are isolated in their schools and communities lack the motivation to achieve in the classroom. Cultivating leadership begins with fostering a sense of community. Our youth development programs engage students in understanding their own emotions, transforming this self-awareness into empathetic relationships, responsible decision-making, and critical thinking skill development. **Read What Others Are Saying** *”Thank you for teaching me everything about leadership. Now, because of your help, my five-year-old cousin looks up to me.*” MILANA BABEYSAKOVA, ELEMENTARY STUDENT ![Tennis-Instruction-PS200-Summer-Camp](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tennis-Instruction-PS200-Summer-Camp.png?width=890&height=696&name=Tennis-Instruction-PS200-Summer-Camp.png) ### Personalized Programming for Your Unique Needs Every school has its own culture, its own community and its own challenges. Programming that resonates in a neighboring school might not be the right fit for your school. At The Leadership Program, we listen to your story to determine which programs will be most effective. These programs combine the latest research and data with our years of experience to address the specific needs of each individual school, aligning with Common Core Learning Standards (CCSS). Learn more about our nationally acclaimed programs. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, [contact us](https://www.tlpnyc.com/contact-us?hsLang=en). We’ll work with you to create a program that serves your school or community. ![youth-violence](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/youth-violence.png) ### Learn more about preventing bullying in schools. [![View the infographic](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/5e09abe6-3b86-4250-99fa-bb6ed81a4016.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/5e09abe6-3b86-4250-99fa-bb6ed81a4016) Youth Development Programming - Leadership Skill Development [Learn more](https://www.google.com/) - HERstory Learn more - Boys 2 MENtors® Learn more - Conflict Resolution Learn more - Mindfulness Learn more - Expanded Learning Time and After School Programs Learn more - Bullying Prevention: Empowering Upstanders Learn more - RISE: Mentoring Learn more - Character Education Learn more - Organized for Life Learn more - Leadership U Learn more - Large-Scale Events Learn more - Restorative Justice Learn more - Social Emotional Learning Learn more - ![leadership-skill-development](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/leadership-skill-development.jpg) ### Leadership Skill Development This school-based preventive intervention and nonviolent conflict resolution program is targeted to young adolescents and teens, with lessons that are facilitated during a class period. It has been field-tested in urban public schools and refined for optimum effectiveness and student engagement.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/dcd5a9d9-e36f-4fa0-a39b-777c9905b676.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/dcd5a9d9-e36f-4fa0-a39b-777c9905b676)     - ![herstory](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/herstory.jpg) ### HERstory Designed to empower young women to find their voices and cultivate their identities, HERstory provides tools for fostering healthy relationships, setting goals and boosting academic performance.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/a4f9a8a1-e8b7-4932-8a03-63ec2a173ae7.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/a4f9a8a1-e8b7-4932-8a03-63ec2a173ae7) - ![boys-2-mentors](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/boys-2-mentors.jpg) ### Boys 2 MENtors® Our activating young men’s program supports the transition to adulthood with identity development lessons, effective communication workshops and SMART goal-setting exercises.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/1c542671-8f7f-4d69-866a-3af143720f7d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/1c542671-8f7f-4d69-866a-3af143720f7d) - ![conflict-resolution](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/conflict-resolution.jpg) ### Conflict Resolution Our foundational leadership development program has been [nationally recognized as a promising model program](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265905973_Urban_Conflict_Resolution_An_Evidence-Based_Approach) in the area of school violence prevention. - ![mindfulness](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/mindfulness.jpg) ### Mindfulness Mindfulness improves focus, compassion, self-control, regulation of emotions and resilience – all important skills for today’s young people. We’ll help you create and implement an intervention that changes hearts and minds, as well as the culture of classrooms and school communities. - ![expanded-learning-time-after-school](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/expanded-learning-time-after-school.jpg) ### Expanded Learning Time and After School Programs Expanded learning programs give students a safe space to cultivate their creativity and develop social responsibility while having fun. Our dynamic role models are professionally trained not only in their respective crafts, from music to dance to yoga and everything in between, but also in strategies for incorporating social and emotional learning into these engaging activities. - ![herstory copy](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/herstory%20copy.jpg) ### Bullying Prevention: Empowering Upstanders The Leadership Program takes the approach that eradicating bullying in schools is in the hands of the witnesses, who can either be bystanders or upstanders. To empower upstanders in your community, we take a comprehensive, customized strategy that targets the challenges your school is facing.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/cbd9ff99-e3a3-49a4-add8-3e5a8982a7ce.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/cbd9ff99-e3a3-49a4-add8-3e5a8982a7ce) - ![RISE-Community-Building-Spring-Creek](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/RISE-Community-Building-Spring-Creek.png) ### RISE: Mentoring This program uses mentors to re-engage students who are in danger of dropping out. Participants have shown improvements in student attendance and credit accrual, as well as academic achievement, goal setting, school connectedness and classroom behavior.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/a6d8ef4a-2763-444e-a9a4-f50b7ad78d2c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/a6d8ef4a-2763-444e-a9a4-f50b7ad78d2c) - ![character-education](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/character-education.jpg) ### Character Education We help students and teachers work together to lower the rate of negative incidents in schools and foster caring communities. Educators learn to engage students in character-building activities that integrate with academics, and students can participate in extracurricular activities that encourage self-expression. - ![Ativo 12](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/Ativo%2012.png) ### Organized for Life Our practical approach to academic success gives students the tools to get organized and take ownership of their education. The program includes study skills, organizational strategies and opportunities for celebrating success. It also gives students the chance to practice life skills they’ll need in the future.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/36100b8e-9a01-45a3-826e-1c435a0dff91.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/36100b8e-9a01-45a3-826e-1c435a0dff91) - ![leadership-u-erin-college-pins](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/leadership-u-erin-college-pins.png) ### Leadership U Our college readiness curriculum offers grade-appropriate syllabi targeting grades 5 through 12. Each grade-level syllabus focuses on scaffolded leadership and social-emotional learning skills, investment in education, goal-setting strategies, and developing support networks for college and career success. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/7dcaaebb-bd3a-4bdc-80e9-8cafedcdee5f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/7dcaaebb-bd3a-4bdc-80e9-8cafedcdee5f) - ![large-scale-events](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/images/large-scale-events.jpg) ### Large-Scale Events The Leadership Program can help your school or community organization implement extraordinary large-scale events. We specialize in creating full-day combinations of workshops, assemblies and performances that combine fun learning and community engagement around a specific objective or theme. - ![Teacher PD](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/RJ%20Pictures/5d53bd941632374850d1704a029e6e86958f8493_medium.jpg) ### Restorative Justice We have seen how powerful and transformative Restorative Justice practices can be, embracing everyone as a valued community member. RJ practices lay the groundwork for students and staff to step confidently into leadership roles, develop mature decision-making skills, and take responsibility for their actions and the impact they have on others.   [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/a6d8ef4a-2763-444e-a9a4-f50b7ad78d2c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/a6d8ef4a-2763-444e-a9a4-f50b7ad78d2c) - ![AIMon the board](https://www.tlpnyc.com/hubfs/Website%20Compontents/Facilitator%20with%20AIM.jpg) ### Social Emotional Learning     [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/bba22827-90ef-4b51-8030-09e349cac87f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/bba22827-90ef-4b51-8030-09e349cac87f) ### Learn More about Empowering Youth #### Talk to Us Today [![Schedule My Consultation](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2847193/2ce8bf69-c76b-4faa-a95f-d16dd78efa8b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2847193/2ce8bf69-c76b-4faa-a95f-d16dd78efa8b)   #### The Leadership Program 122 East 42nd Street, Floor 4 #1027 New York, NY 10168 Tel: 212-625-8001                             Business Programs [Business Overview](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/businesses?hsLang=en) [Employee Management Training](https://www.tlpnyc.com/employee-management-training?hsLang=en) [Coaching](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/businesses/leadership-coaching?hsLang=en) [Workshops](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/businesses/lp-workshop-listing?hsLang=en) [Education Programs](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/schools-and-communities/youth-development) [College Overview](https://www.tlpnyc.com/motivational-speakers-for-college-students?hsLang=en) [Schools and Communities Overview](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/schools-and-communities/?hsLang=en) [Youth Development](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/schools-and-communities/youth-development) [Staff Professional Development](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/schools-and-communities/professional-development?hsLang=en) [Family Engagement](https://www.tlpnyc.com/our-programs/schools-and-communities/family-engagement?hsLang=en) [About Us](https://www.tlpnyc.com/about-us?hsLang=en) Who We Are [Careers](https://tlpnyc.hire.trakstar.com/?) 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