The Compassionate Leaders program empowers our youth to be the change they wish to see in the world by starting with self-awareness, continuing into community, and translating human values into action.

Throughout the year Compassionate Leaders participate in weekly meetings that impart skills of focused attention, self-awareness, compassion, and kind mischief. These skills are refined through group discussions, meditation practices, and activities that strengthen human connection. Each year the core curriculum alternates between the exploration of genuine happiness and secular ethics. At the end of the school year, students have the opportunity to engage in International Immersion trips and Environmental Stewardship retreats enacting what they have learned throughout the year and serving others.  When participating in these projects students are encouraged to engage with a critical lens on the complications of “voluntourism.”  Thus far, Compassionate Leaders have worked with communities in India, South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Mississippi, and the Philippines. This program is funded by collaborative fundraising between students, local philanthropists, and matching grants provided by the Flourish Foundation.