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Our Adult Course: Student Self Leadership for Champions

We recognize that the next generation thrives when they have strong adults supporting them. That’s why we created this course, which we call the Champion program because adults are students’ protectors, fighters, and supporters. To anyone who loves teens, we want to equip you with skills and knowledge to be an effective champion.

This course is for parents, teachers, coaches, school administrators, community leaders, or anyone who wants to be a positive influence on teenagers. It teaches the same Self Leadership model as the student course, but through a coaching lens. We provide the expertise to develop student leaders. Adults do not need to have a student registered in the program to attend.

The Champion program learning journey happens in a collaborative, moderated class that takes place over four weeks using the intuitive Intrepid® platform. Each week is capped by a 90-minute live-virtual session facilitated by Blanchard’s student leadership experts.

Course Outcomes

Learn Skills to Help Your Youth Thrive

Student Self Leadership for Champions transforms the way you engage with young people by teaching you how to:

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Build Self-Reliant Students

Help students take responsibility for their own growth
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Find the Right Balance

Be clear about your expectations while allowing students room to figure out their own aspirations
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Improve Conversations

Have better conversations more often with the students in your life
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Support Students’ Goals

Know when and how to provide your students with direction or support and when to step back
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Course Benefits

By completing our course, you’ll walk away with:

  • Life-changing knowledge of Self Leadership concepts tailored to your role as a champion
  • A digital credential that’s perfect for adding to social media, resumes, and online portfolios
  • Interactive tools to help you plan how you’ll support students
  • Coaching and leadership training from world-class learning and development experts
  • Connections with other champions from around the globe
  • The mindset and skill set to achieve success in your own life

Course Details

Student Self Leadership for Champions is a four-week collaborative online course hosted on the Intrepid® platform. All participants should plan for one hour of weekly self-study in addition to attending 90-minute live sessions facilitated by Blanchard’s Student Self Leadership experts. These sessions include engaging discussions and small-group conversations, and we provide recordings for those who are unable to attend at the scheduled time. Everyone who finishes this work earns a digital completion badge at the end of the course.

For anyone who wants to go deeper—such as those whose career involves influencing young people—we offer an additional hour of weekly self-study content. Participants who finish the additional work earn a PRO completion badge at the end of the course.

Here’s the journey adults will take to develop student leaders:

  • Week 1: Encourage Introspection—How can adults help students overcome limiting beliefs?
  • Week 2: Promote Self-Empowerment—How can adults help students take responsibility?
  • Week 3: Guide Goal Setting and Progression—How can adults help students identify goals and assess growth?
  • Week 4: Cultivate Leadership—How can adults help students advocate for support?

Minimal Technology Requirements: You need only a computer, tablet, or smartphone with access to the internet.

Who Should Attend

Who can be a champion? Any adult who wants to be a role model and supporter for the youth in their lives and communities can be a champion.