Toggle navigation Program Details Level: High School Grades: Enrolled in 9-12 Length: 9 days Get Info Enroll Now Program Highlights Dates & Locations Hands-on Simulations Guest Speakers Trips & Tours Leadership Training Tuition Influence your world at the NSLC on Social Impact. Do you aspire to be an agent for change in your community? Are you passionate about social issues and eager to make an impact on the world? During the NSLC on Social Impact, you will work with other high school students to learn how to be effective agents for social change. You will be introduced to the different pathways to make an impact in your community including business, law, government, and grass-roots activism. During your team simulation, you will create a socially minded organization. You will explore the fields of activism and community engagement, social entrepreneurship, and philanthropy through guest speakers, debates, and leadership activities. While at the NSLC, you will participate in a community service project and translate a passion for change into tangible skills. Program HighlightsActivism WorkshopsWork through various activities that provide you with skills and resources to create, and support activism within your own community and the larger world. Social Enterprise SimulationYou and your team will create an organization designed to address a need in the local, national or global community. Research the issues, develop an organizational plan, and pitch your organization to donors and investors.Community Service ProjectWork with a Chicago-based organization to explore the importance of local service and volunteering.Hear from the expertsWorking closely with top faculty of the Social Impact Department at the Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, students will learn the skills necessary to create and manage organizations focused on social impact. Students will also hear from human rights lawyers, leaders of local non-profit organizations, and community organizers. Dates & LocationsNorthwestern UniversityResidential programs at Northwestern for minors will not be occurring this summer. Therefore, all NSLC programs in Chicago for the summer of 2021 have been cancelled. Hands-on SimulationsOur social impact program for high school students uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the complex field of social impact. You and your team will experience the ups and downs of creating your own socially conscious organization from the ground up during a realistic simulation used by students at Northwestern’s prestigious Kellogg School of Management. You will control the social impact of your company through decisions about finances, scope and root causes, and marketing. Our college-level lecture series will give you a foundation of knowledge that is vital for your success. Topics include: What is Social Impact - Scope, Root Causes & Landscape Funding Impact - Game Plan & Financial Thesis Designing for Impact - What does progress look like Communicating Impact - Pilot Programming Meet Social Impact ExpertsWhile at the NSLC’s high school summer social impact program, you will meet with and learn from leaders in the fields of social impact, business, and community engagement. Examples of past guest speakers include: Ms. Cindy GarbuttVice President of Philanthropy, Project CureMr. Jim DowerExecutive Director, Urban InitiativesMs. Megan KashnerDirector of Social Impact, Kellogg School of Management and Founder & CEO, BenevolentView More Guest SpeakersMs. Suzanne ClarkCOO, U.S. Chamber of CommerceMr. James G. ConleyClinical Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern UniversityMr. Mike MalloyProgram Director, Halcyon Incubator Behind-the-Scenes ToursAn important part of the NSLC is seeing the sites around some of our nation’s greatest cities. These trips are designed as both sightseeing tours and exclusive educational trips specifically tailored to the area of social impact. These trips may include: Northwestern UniversityUrban Initiatives | Plant Chicago | Global Health Initiative | VOYCE | Magnificent Mile | Navy Pier Leadership TrainingAt the heart of each of our youth leadership programs is a curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Leadership topics tailored to the Social Impact program include: Powerful PresentationsPersonality Styles and Group Dynamics Conflict Resolution Public Speaking Stress and Time Management Tuition Program tuition includes housing, all on-campus meals, course materials, academic expenses, and activities. Tuition also includes chartered, air-conditioned motor coaches for off-campus briefings and tours. Note: Students are responsible for the cost of travel to and from the program as well as individual spending money for souvenirs, laundry, and a few off-campus meals during fields trips and tours. Click here to view our cancellation and refund policy. Location Tuition Chicago $3,395
