GSL WORLD SUMMIT | TOWNLEY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Our prestigious annual 12 day residential programme at Wellington College in the UK

Invitation to year 9, 10 & 11 students

Townley Grammar School are delighted to invite our Year 9 – 11 students to take part in a prestigious leadership and sustainable development residential programme (Monday 6th – Friday 17h August 2018) hosted by Wellington College, Berkshire including an excursion to Oxford and a day trip to London.  

To register for this programme and secure a place, you need to complete the following two steps:

    1. Your parents to complete a ‘parent consent form’ – click here
    2. Pay a deposit of £500 – click here

There are only 7 scholarship places available and we will allocate them in order of registration (consent form submitted online) and payment received.

Registration closes on Sunday 15th July 2018

This programme is brought to you in partnership with Townley Grammar School

STEP 1

CLICK HERE FOR PARENT CONSENT FORM

You will be taken to an external webform which is hosted by Future Foundations.  This is an encrypted GDPR-compliant platform.

STEP 2 – PAY DEPOSIT (£500)

CLICK HERE TO PAY YOUR DEPOSIT (£500)

You will be taken to our PayPal portal.

6 reasons to experience the GSL World Summit

  • Meet amazing people

    • Discover business leaders and speakers at the forefront of social change
    • Work daily with expert leadership facilitators to develop your potential
    • The guests are drawn from the wide and established professional network of Future Foundations, Wellington College and the Wellington Leadership Institute
    • Every person on the GSL World Summit programme is passionate and committed to becoming an amazing leader and creating social projects in their community
    • Listen to speakers and facilitators at the forefront of social change

  • Develop yourself and your leadership skills

    • Build on current strengths and identify areas of improvement
    • Improve your self-confidence and language skills
    • Develop your leadership techniques and teamwork skills
    • Discover new skills and talents you didn’t know you had
    • Benefit from coaching one-to-one or in a small group

  • Deepen friendships with peers

    • Exchange ideas and experiences with like-minded peers
    • Create friendships and connections over 12 days – keep them for a lifetime
    • Join a global network of young leaders – by attending this course all students will become part of the GSL movement

  • Live in an inspiring venue in the UK

    • We believe that environment plays a big part in helping you connect with your fellow participants and getting the most out of the programme
    • GSL World Summit is held at Wellington College in the stunning English countryside of Berkshire
    • Wellington College, founded in 1859, is one of the world’s top co-educational day and boarding schools, combining innovation with 150 years of history

  • Make a difference

    Take your life to the next level and set up a GSL Project that will design and manage social change projects in your community. Here are some of the successes of previous years:

    • Refugee classes – Jordan
    • Micro-finance model in school – Australia
    • Organ donation – India
    • Gender equality campaign – Kenya
    • Ensuring a cultural legacy – China

  • Have FUN!

    • The programme is designed not only to develop your leadership skills and enable you to make social change, but also for youto have fun!
    • Scheduled free time gives you lots of opportunity to socialise and develop your personal network
    • The programme includes an inspiring and educational excursion to the Eden Project
    • There’ll be a talent show — bring an instrument if you play one!

GSL World Summit – PROGRAMME AIMS

GSL World Summit is a prestigious two-week transformational leadership course for young people from all over the world.

  • Develop your leadership skills
  • Make a difference in your community
  • Join a global network of young leaders

GSL World Summit is a chance for young people to change the world for the better through social action and personal development.   Our unique leadership experiences are developed by Future Foundations and the Wellington Leadership Institute. 

Our vision: a society where all organisations are led by socially conscious people, with every young person making the transition into adulthood with the foundations they need for their future.

  • receive powerful leadership training

  • hear inspiring talks from influential people, organisations and businesses

  • make deep connections with a global network of young leaders

  • discover unique opportunities to give something back to society

WHEN IS IT?

Monday 6th August – Friday 17th August 2018

SINCE 2013….

500

participants have taken part in Global Social Leaders

25

different countries represented

50

social action projects carried out across the globe

Wellington College

Wellington College is a British co-educational boarding and day independent school in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire. Wellington is a registered charity and currently has about 1,050 pupils aged between 13 and 18. It was built as a national monument to the first Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), after whom the College is named. Her Majesty Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone in 1856 and inaugurated the School’s public opening on 29 January 1859. The college was designed by John Shaw, Jr., who had also previously worked as an architect for Eton College.

Wellington College stands on a 400-acre (estate in South-East England, near Reading, Berkshire. The grounds of the college include a golf course and woodland in addition to playing fields. The woodland area of the college is listed as a local nature reserve called Edgbarrow Woods.

Global Social Leaders are proud to partner with and host our annual 1-day conference and the 12-day World Summit at Wellington College.  We partner with the Wellington Leadership Institute, to design and deliver our programmes.

gsl world summit & accommodation fees

  • PARTICIPANTS
    FULL PRICE

  • 12 days & 11 nights accommodation at Wellington College
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner and refreshments
    Packed lunches for excursions
  • 10 full days of interactive workshops, experiential team tasks, personalised coaching and outdoor activities
  • Onsite entertainment included
  • One dedicated Team Coach per 10-12 participants
    Diverse staff team from a range of academic and professional coaching backgrounds
    Operations support team including 24-hour pastoral care
  • Participants from previous GSL programmes returning to support, advise and act as peer mentors for new participants
  • A cultural day trip to the University of Oxford
    A sightseeing day trip to London
  • Use of Wellington College’s facilities including sports fields, cafes and swimming pools
  • All programme session materials including GSL Handbook
  • Free GSL t-shirt on arrival
  • £2495

  • Please Note: Townley Students are entitled to a 50% scholarship (limited number of places). You will pay the discounted price below.

  • £1248

AFTER THE PROGRAMME

STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ENTER GLOBAL COMPETITION

On your return from GSL World Summit you will be strongly encouraged to start your own social action projects working in teams of 3 to 7 students which will make tangible changes within school and the community (local, national or global).

You will be invited to enter the annual GSL Global Sustainable Development Goal competition.

FIND OUT MORE

registration & payment

To register for this programme and secure a place, you need to complete the following two steps:

    1. Your parents to complete a ‘parent consent form’ – click here
    2. Pay a deposit of £500 – click here

There are only 7 scholarship places available and we will allocate them in order of registration (consent form submitted online) and payment received.

Registration closes on Sunday 15th July 2018

This programme is brought to you in partnership with Townley Grammar School

STEP 1 – REGISTRATION & CONSENT

CLICK HERE FOR PARENT CONSENT FORM

You will be taken to an external webform which is hosted by Future Foundations.  This is an encrypted GDPR-compliant platform.

STEP 2 – PAY DEPOSIT (£500)

CLICK HERE TO PAY YOUR DEPOSIT (£500)

You will be taken to our PayPal portal.