DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS

Leadership that starts from within.

A multi-day immersive experience for rising 7th and 8th graders — building the self-awareness, courage, and leadership skills needed to be "Brave Enough To Be Human©."

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“Leadership is shaped from within — earlier than most people realize. And bravery is a skill we build, not a trait we are born with."

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THE BRAVEMINDS PHILOSOPHY

We are educators, psychologists, and scientists. We are moms with eight kids between us. We are executives who work with leaders every day, the best of them and the worst of them.

We know what we see: the heart, the mind, the values all start to shape more deeply at this age, when kids think about themselves in relation to others for the first time. And the world is shaping them every minute. Social media. AI. Peer pressure. Pop culture.

Before that hardens, there is a window. A chance to fill them from the inside with a deeper knowledge of who they are, what matters to them, what they have to offer the world, and why it matters to lead others. To support them in being just brave enough to make their communities a better place.

When we work with adult leaders, we can always trace it back to adolecense...

What happens in 7th and 8th grade matters a lot.

THE PROGRAM

What is BraveMinds?

BraveMinds is a multi-day leadership development program for rising 7th and 8th graders. Grounded in idealis.’ human-centered leadership research, it’s the only youth program that translates the same models used with senior executives into an age-appropriate, hands-on learning environment where leadership identity is shaped and bravery is developed.

Immersive topics

Core Frameworks

20+

Strong bonds

THE EXPERIENCE

What the content looks like.

Know Yourself

Building self-awareness and trust. Exploring the seven dimensions of your Human Core.

Connect with Others

Through empathy, communication, healthy conflict, and collaboration, learning to build trust and community with others.

The Courage Lab

Learning what it takes to be just "Brave Enough©" to show up, stand up, or take the next right step. Then practicing that until the uncomfortable feels doable.

BraveMinds in Action in the Everyday

Leading from our core, with others, in the world starting now.

WHO IT’S FOR

Find your path into BraveMinds.

FOR SCHOOLS

Partner with us to bring BraveMinds to your students.

We work with schools and districts to offer BraveMinds as a summer enrichment program or academic year co-curricular experience.

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FOR FAMILIES

Give your child tools they’ll use for the rest of their life.

BraveMinds helps rising 7th and 8th graders build confidence, self-awareness, leadership skills, and the courage to show up as themselves.

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FOR STUDENTS

Ready to find your brave?

Several days of fun. Real skills. A group of people who get it. Come as you are and leave knowing who you are.

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Leadership that starts within.