The Passion Project: Young Achievers Program

The Passion Project: Young Achievers Program provides high school students a platform to find and follow their passion under the guidance of qualified student mentors. The program follows a student-centred curriculum wherein participants identify an area of interest and develop a burning question related to that topic as their passion project. The final projects will also be judged and evaluated by the mentors.

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What You’ll Learn

1. Planning Explore and execute a plan for your passion project by solving a problem or launching a fresh idea.

2. Collaboration Collaborate with different organisations, peers, mentors, and others to successfully work on your passion initiative.

3. Develop Awareness Acquire knowledge and awareness of the impact of your choices and ethical decisions when working on your passion project.

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Selection Process

Apply, Interact, and join the program.

We are looking for a cohort group of students from across the world. Interested high school students should submit an application. Shortlisted students will be going through an interview round before selection.

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What You’ll Gain

Unlock your mind and expand your thinking abilities

Build a Strong College Resume

Have a passion project for your college resume and build experiences that take you closer to your goals.

Get mentored by Harvard mentors

Obtain mentorship and guidance from qualified student mentors to take your projects to success.

Collaborate with Global Peers

Collaborate with like-minded individuals from across the world to broaden your perspectives and network like never before.

Understand Global Issues

Learn about global issues that are faced by diverse communities and form appropriate responses toward addressing these issues.

Create Impact through an Actionable Project

Work on your passion project with qualified student mentors to bring it to action by the end of the program.

Cultivate New Skills

Develop and enhance your skills in communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity, among others.

Past Mentors

Our expert mentors from previous sessions

Akanksha Sah

Student, Harvard University

Philosophy and Psychology

Ina Bhoopalam

Student, Harvard University

Economics

Sherry Liu

Student, Harvard University

Applied Math in Economics and Computer Science

Francisco Fernandez

Student, Harvard University

Philosophy and Education Studies

Awards & Recognitions

Showcase your achievements to the world

Certificates

Certificate of Participation provided to all participants.

Webinars/Masterclass

Access to all LWL webinar/masterclass.

LWL Social Media Feature

Get a chance to be featured on Learn with Leaders’ Social Media platforms.

Portfolio Enhancement

Enhance your portfolio with certificates and actionable projects.

PROJECT AREAS

STEM

Community Services

Arts

Business

Schedule

Enjoy sessions every Sunday starting 29th October 2023 for 8 weeks

Date

October 29, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Introduction - Why Passion Projects Matter

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Date

November 5, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Case studies showing different examples

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Date

November 12, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Begin planning your own personal passion project: brainstorm and make a preliminary timeline, assure that the end goal is attainable

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Date

November 19, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

"Do something" for the class: demonstrating bite-sized samples of your project

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Date

November 26, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

"Do something" for the class: demonstrating bite-sized samples of your project

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Date

December 3, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Work on your project and get 1 on 1 help from instructor, share your project with a small group and receive feedback

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Date

December 10, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Reflect on the process of building your project and imagine how you could continue building it

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Date

December 17, 2023 -Sunday

Time

9:00 am - 10:30 am-EST

Presentations!

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Students and alumni love our programs

What people are saying about us

1000+

Students

25+

Countries

I was taught how to conduct high quality research and, most importantly, I had helpful mentors who really invested in me.

Sierra Newton

Canada

I realized it was not just about writing several high-quality papers with them. They made me understand it is important to go deep and always be curious.

Lintang Hidayat

Indonesia