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- Voices From Past Students - 

    "YLOT is definitely an eye-opening experience in the sense that it has provided a perfect platform for us to let our ideas flow and meet people from different backgrounds. For those who want to know more about themselves and to be better as a person, this is definitely the first step to success."

ANNEENA, Form 5, Heep Yunn School

    "I found YLOT extremely interesting as well as helpful for me. It taught me good methods for interacting and dealing with other people, and it helped me better understand and develop my priorities and preferences concerning making decisions about my future life, especially with applying to colleges."

JUN, Grade 10, HKIS

    "To me, this leadership program not only allowed me to work with others in the most low-risk and respectful manner possible, but also gave me an opportunity to reflect who I am as a person…the numerous guest speakers convinced me that there are different forms of leadership, and that I should find the skills, techniques and strengths that best suit my form of leadership. I would recommend this program to anyone, even those who feel that they are not a leader, as leaders can just be someone who can make the one but important comment that allows the whole group to reconsider their aims."

HAROLD, Grade 12, Phillips Exeter Academy (U.S.), Princeton University - bound

     "I liked the fact that there were Senior Facilitators and Junior Facilitators. It helped to have advice coming from both groups. Sometimes their opinions differed, which helped us see two different points of view… all of the facilitators were making an effort to get to know all of the students; this was nice to see, and it was definitely helpful."

KIRAN, Grade 9, Cary Academy (U.S.)

    "YLOT serves as a stepping-stone for students to reach the real world…the networking events and talks by inspirational speakers give students the chance to meet successful people in various callings, helping us explore our aspirations at an early age."

SHIRLEY, Year 12, CIS

     "Through our NGO project, and the Enneagram session with one of our speakers, I learned a lot about how to work with different types of people, and how I could change to be easier to work with. After this program, I am definitely more confident in my ability to take part in discussions, do interviews, and meet challenges I previously didn’t know how to deal with."

SAMANTHA, Grade 10, The Hockaday School (U.S.)

     "… being a leader does not necessarily mean that you have a title, but rather, having positive influence over people, giving your group motivation and stepping back at certain times to listen to others. What I got out of the program most is that being yourself, being genuine to people as well as learning from your mistakes, are the stepping stones to become a good leader."

ANGIE, Y11, Cheltenham Ladies' College (UK)

   "I personally feel that the past 2 weeks spent in the programme have really been very enriching and helpful for me, both as a student and as a person learning to be a better leader. The Junior and Senior facilitators have created a fun and conducive environment for us to learn and fail, without the repercussions of the real world, allowing us to experiment and gather invaluable feedback. The 1-on-1 coaching sessions with them have also helped me to clear my doubts about aspects of college and working life.”

MARCUS, Year 5, Hwa Chong Institution (Singapore)

    "By attending this program, I discovered that leaders can be ordinary members who inspire others and make positive changes and contributions to the team. This may seem like a trivial example, however I have learned that the same mentality and logic can be applied to most situations in life."

NINA, Grade 9, CDNIS

    "Coming from a local school, I found working with a team of students with mixed backgrounds- local schools, international schools, overseas schools- a valuable experience. Our varied cultures and personalities resulted in interesting dynamics in the group, making our discussions both fun and efficient…everyone in the team was very supportive in the sense that they would always give me encouragement as well as be frank enough to tell me how I can do better."

ALISA, Form 4, Heep Yunn School

    "My most memorable experience at YLOT was most definitely proposing new ideas to NGO because I really learnt how to be professional and what it is like to work in the professional world.  The various college facilitators I got to meet were all so helpful in answering all my questions about college and their experiences at their different colleges. The answers to these questions helped me greatly in understanding what it is like outside of the high school. In conclusion, I would highly recommend YLOT because I know I did not regret one minute of it."

CHRISTOPHER, Grade 9, The Taft School

    My experience in YLOT has been truly inspiring. We did a numerous amount of activities that involved teamwork and simulations that required real life issues. Because of these activities it has enhanced everyone’s teamwork abilities and appreciation for the opportunities that were given to us to benefit us for our future career. I learnt what it means to work in the business world, which is extremely helpful to me in the future.” 

ABE, Grade 9, CIS

    "I’ve never expected YLOT to be such an exciting program. The most amazing workshop has to be the debate workshop. It’s one of the highlights of this program. It has definitely taught me how to think critically and creatively. Not only have I learned a lot from this program, I also met a lot of awesome classmates and facilitators."

STANLEY, Grade 9, Loomis Chaffee School

“Many thanks for your terrific program this summer. I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard [child's name] mention how much he got out of your program. I understand that his team may continue their efforts for Diamond Cab, which would be great.” 

Parent of Year 9 student, CIS

“Thank you for everything. [child’s name] finds your program inspiring and exciting so far. He talks about his experience every day during dinner.”

Parent of Grade 10 student, HKIS

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