Wiki

Make sure to use the Wiki!
Click the link below and then navigate to the page called "GYLI - Middle School Leadership Institute Forum" and start connecting!

http://teamgreener.wikispaces.com/

West Watch Cheer

Tommaso, Malachi, and Alex on the Argia!

Andrew and Bailey on the Argia!

Photos!

The photos are here!
http://picasaweb.google.com/AGBullock/GYLI2010?feat=email#

Technical Difficulties

Hello everyone! I'm sorry about the technical difficulties we had over this trip. We were unable to successfully use the internet, and as a result, we weren't able to update the blog! I will definitely use this space to post pictures, but I'm sorry I wasn't able to update during the institute.

In addition, I'd like to say THANK YOU! to all the students, adults, and parents who were involved in this program. It was a truly transformational experience, and we could not have asked for a better group!

Press Release for Newspapers (national, local, school, etc)

East Coast Middle School Leadership Institute: How Local Students Make A Big Impact

For students from Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Maryland, learning and laughing does not stop at the end of the school year. They will be traveling to Pine Point School in Stonington, Connecticut to learn hands-on methods to study and protect our environment with the Global Youth Leadership Institute (GYLI).

Students and faculty at the Middle School Leadership Institute will engage together in fun, active, hands-on activities that build leadership skills. Participants will be introduced to the ideas of race, culture, and religion, and the role that these ideas play in the formation of personal identity. Beyond this multi-cultural experience, the program will focus on basic environmental issues. They will participate in water quality testing in Long Island Sound, astronomical observatories at Pine Point School, and volunteer activities to clean up and maintain coastal areas. The capstone of the institute will be a day of sailing on the schooner Argia. At the end of this five-day program, students and teachers will create Leader Learning Plans, which will help them to become leaders in the process of creating sustainable change in their schools and local communities at home. For more information or to participate in this amazing program, please visit www.gyli.org.

Please Join Us!

Please join us again for the Middle School Leadership Institutes.
Location:
1) Pine Point School, Stonington, CT
2) Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA

Program Dates:
1) July 30 - August 3 (CT)
2) August 1 - August 5 (CA)

In the summer of 2010, GYLI will offer two Middle School Leadership Institutes, one at Pine Point School in Stonington, CT and one in Marin County, CA. Rising 7th and 8th grade students will have the opportunity to interact with students and teachers from other schools. GYLI is working to attract middle school students and faculty from across the country and from overseas for this five-day institute.

Students and faculty at the MSLI will engage together in fun, active, hands-on, activities that build leadership skills. Participants will be introduced to the ideas of race, culture, and religion, and the role that these ideas play in the formation of personal identity. Beyond this multi-cultural experience, the MSLI will focus on basic environmental issues. Both locations offer great facilities for learning about the environment: ongoing project on water quality, astronomical observatories, solar energy panels, and undeveloped land full of wildlife. The capstone of the institute will be a day of sailing on a schooner. At the end of this five-day program, students and teachers will create Leader Learning Plans, which will help them to become leaders in the process of creating change in their schools and communities at home.

http://gyli.org/index.php?cid=9