HUGH O'BRIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP

HOBY STATE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS: OUR FLAGSHIP LEADERSHIP SEMINARS WELCOME SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NOMINATED HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES TO TRANSFORMATIVE 3- TO 4-DAY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE SOPHOMORES WHO ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS LEAVE WITH A NEW NETWORK OF FELLOW LEADERS, INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, AND AN IGNITED PASSION TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND THEM. IN 2025, WE HOSTED 67 SEMINARS, WELCOMING OVER 7,000 STUDENTS FROM OVER 4,000 SCHOOLS. TO HELP ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF HOSTING TRULY REPRESENTATIVE SEMINARS, 270 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE STATE OR NATIONAL LEVEL. STUDENTS COME TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO CONNECT, EXPAND THEIR AWARENESS OF THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, AND PUT INTO PRACTICE STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH OTHERS. HOBY'S LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM GUIDES STUDENT AMBASSADORS AS THEY EXPLORE LEADERSHIP THROUGH A THREE-PHASE PROCESS: PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, GROUP LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE LEADERSHIP. THESE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATED DIALOGUE AND ABILITIES-BASED WORKSHOPS TO DEVELOP AWARENESS OF THEIR LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LEADERSHIP VALUES. THROUGH THESE DYNAMIC ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR PEERS, STUDENTS HONE THEIR SKILLS AND LEARN TO RECOGNIZE, AMPLIFY, AND COLLABORATE WITH THE DIVERSE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS. OUR PROGRAMMING LEVERAGES THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THEIR PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. AS AN IMMEDIATE WAY TO PUT OUR SERVICE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM INTO ACTION, EACH STUDENT IS CHALLENGED TO COMPLETE AND TRACK 100 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH YEAR FOLLOWING THEIR SEMINAR ATTENDANCE.NEARLY 3,000 VOLUNTEERS, OVER 80% OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI THEMSELVES, DEDICATE THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO PLANNING AND PRODUCING THESE LIFE-CHANGING SEMINARS. ALL 67 SEMINARS WELCOMED STUDENTS TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THREE DIFFERENT STATES, WE WERE ABLE TO WELCOME STUDENTS TO A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IN IDAHO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, AND OUR MAINE, NEVADA, AND OREGON SEMINARS CELEBRATED A SECOND YEAR OF IN-PERSON SEMINARS. WE SAW, ONCE AGAIN, HOW ONE WEEKEND AT A HOBY SEMINAR UNLOCKS A STUDENT'S LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND BUILDS THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO TRULY BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES EVEN AS TEENAGERS.

HOBY WORLD LEADERSHIP CONGRESS: EACH SUMMER, THE WORLD LEADERSHIP CONGRESS (WLC) WELCOMES HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT AMBASSADORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE FOR A WEEK-LONG, IMMERSIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE WLC CHALLENGES STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY. STUDENTS WHO ATTEND OUR STATE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE WLC, AND INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-17, WITH A DEMONSTRATED INTEREST IN LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM. THE WLC LEAVES STUDENT AMBASSADORS WITH A ROBUST GLOBAL NETWORK AND THE TOOLS TO CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND THEM. A WEEK OF PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDED PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING, CHALLENGING WORKSHOPS, INSPIRING SPEAKERS, CITY ADVENTURES, A DAY OF SERVICE, AND MORE CHANGED THE LIVES OF 232 STUDENTS FROM 44 STATES AND 6 COUNTRIES. A TOTAL OF 31 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ATTENDED. WE WERE PROUDLY ABLE TO WELCOME AN ADDITIONAL 71 STUDENTS TO THE WLC THANKS TO SCHOLARSHIPS FROM BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS.