Leadership Training Institute

HSSP LTI in Full Swing

Almost a full month into the 2009 HSSP Summer Session, LTI mentors have engaged local high school and junior high students fully in the Leadership Curriculum. Mentoring groups have bonded over various team building activities, such as "The Human Knot," in which students and mentors untangle each other from the human web, and reflective discussions on leadership experiences, such as the difference between a good and bad leader.

Fall Mentor and Student Recruitment

New electronic applications are in development for the 2010 recruitment. Mentor and Executive Board recruitment is scheduled for September and early October, ending with a new staff retreat in mid-October.

Mentor recruitment commences during the MIT class of 2013 orientation. LTI is tentatively participating in SLOPE, an orientation event that introduces the new freshman class to the various student groups. Applications are scheduled to be released in mid- September.

Congratulations to LTI's new Technology Chair, Isaac Businger '11. He will be officially joining the LTI team this summer and managing the 2010 application process.

LTI Expansion

LTI's trip to Shenzhen, China is scheduled for mid-August. LTI is partnering with China Development Initiative's (CDI) Service Leadership Program to implement LTI's curriulum with an entrepreneurship twist for migrant workers' children. Look for updates on the blog!

LTI's Expansion team is developing connections with high schools in Shanghai, China. A tentative trip to expand the LTI program to Shanghai high schools is scheduled for January of 2010.

LTI Curriculum on MIT's OCW

Recently, LTI's HSSP curriculum was published on MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW). OCW makes course materials from a variety of MIT classes available to the general public. LTI's curriculum complete with videos was recently featured. Visit http://ocw.mit.edu to look for us!