Participating in the Leadership Institute online offers all the benefits of online study at Brown, supplemented by twice-weekly required synchronous workshops with classmates and 1-1 meetings with your instructor, and optional webinars with guest speakers. In these “live” and online course components, you have the opportunity to further enhance your leadership skills, explore socially responsible leadership and work to develop a meaningful Action Plan. Studying online gives you the freedom to decide when and where you learn on a daily basis. And with more time to reflect, read and write, you can enhance important critical thinking skills and strengthen your capacity for self-discipline and personal responsibility; skills that are necessary for success in both in-person and online learning environments.
A typical day
Plan to spend a couple of hours each day (and about 15-20 hours per week) on a variety of activities related directly to the course you are taking. Most days you will be doing some independent reading, engaging in written discussions sessions with classmates, listening to a guest lecturer or a video from your instructor, and working on your Action Plan. Twice a week your classmates will come together for synchronous workshops. You will also meet virtually with faculty for one-on-one support, and throughout the course engage with students in a community of learners all committed to effecting positive change in their communities and in the world.
And outside of “class,” you’ll have the opportunity to engage with pre-college students taking other courses in a range of activities that help you grow as a student and as a person. See Your Virtual Community for more information.
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To build a strong learning community, you will be housed with other Leadership Institute students on campus in the same Brown University residence halls. Students living on campus eat their meals in Brown’s dining halls and have access to the University’s libraries, study centers and Writing Center. Although your time will be limited, you’ll also have the opportunity to engage with other pre-college students in a range of activities that help you grow as a person. See Life on the Brown Campus for more information.
A typical day
| 7:30 – 9:00 am |
Breakfast in a dining hall |
| 9:00 – 11:30 am |
Class and Leadership Workshops* |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Lunch in a dining hall |
| 12:30 – 3:00 pm |
Class and Leadership Workshops* |
| 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
Free time for homework or co-curricular activities |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm |
Dinner in a dining hall |
| 7:30 – 10:00 pm |
Free time for homework or co-curricular activities
Students will have 1-3 hours of homework each day |
| 10:00 pm |
Curfew |
*Past summer’s topics include: Introduction to Leadership Styles; Exploring Identity and Privilege
There are two ways to participate in the Leadership Institute: 
