Asia-Pacific Young Student Leaders Congress Open on July 21st

Young leaders are great talents in the future, so cultivating youths has become a hot topic nowadays. How to develop them? What’s the successful experience of the US that is at the front of leadership research? The First Asia-Pacific Young Student Leaders Congress is trying to answer the questions by building an exchange platform for young people in Asian-Pacific region.

The first APYSLC will be held in Zhengzhou No.9 high school from July, 21st to 27th, 2013. It was hosted by the Ministry of Education training center for high school principals and Zhengzhou Municipal Education Bureau, and it is co-hosted by Chinese Education Society’s research team on leadership for high school students, Zhengzhou No.9 high school and futurename.cn.

 Regarding leadership as the core idea, the organizers and co-organizers designed learning and exchanging activities based on interactive experience. This forum includes dialogues between famous Chinese and American educators, courses on awakening students’ leadership potential, student leaders’ interaction and study tours. And so on. In the activities, students will have a chance to communicate with the educational experts, to participate in the discussion on current global issues, to experience courses that awaken leadership on concentrating, exploring and adapting. They will also visit places like Songshan Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang to learn more about the Chinese traditional culture.

 The APYSLC invited educational experts and leadership experts at home and abroad to attend the event. Student leaders can interact with Kwan Chen, the director of the training center for high school principals and dean of institute of public administration at East China Normal University; Mao Jie, Party secretary and Director of Zhengzhou Education Bureau, former president of Zhengzhou Foreign Language School; Cathryn Berger Kaye, a US innovation expert on leadership development and great trainer on interactive demonstration teaching practice. They will experience the charm of youth leadership together.

 The unique design of activities attracts active participation of outstanding young people at home and abroad. The international students who take part in this forum come from over 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and Chinese students are from key high schools and universities in dozens of cities and provinces. During this congress, not only can they attend routine events, but they can participate in the cultural exchange workshop hosted by students themselves every day at noon.

Experts introduction:

Kwan Chen:  Director of the training center for high school principals

                     Dean of institute of public administration at East China Normal University

Mao Jie:     Party secretary of Zhengzhou Education Bureau

                  Director of Zhengzhou Education Bureau

                  Former president of Zhengzhou Foreign Language School

Cathryn Berger Kaye, US :    innovation expert on leadership development

                                             Trainer on interactive demonstration teaching practice

 

teaching practice

Accommodation arrangement：

1. For the convenience of the participants, it is necessary to stay in the students’ dormitory of Zhengzhou No.9 High School. Each room has 4 beds, air conditioner and bath.
2. The canteen of Zhengzhou No.9 High School offers free buffets for all the participants.
3. Please bring your own laundry supplies, for there is NO washing machine in the dormitory.

Schedule:

July 21st

Time	Arrangement	Location
Whole day	Registration and check-in	No.9 high school
Evening	Administrative briefing	Yangzhong building

July 22nd

Time		Arrangement	Location
Morning	9:00-9:30	Opening ceremony	Zhizhong auditorium
	9:30-11:00	Forum（1）Dialogue with experts Topic: Leaders’ insight in a changing time Speaker：Kwan Chen	Zhizhong auditorium
Noon		Lunch, Siesta	School cafeteria
Afternoon	14:30-15:30	Icebreaking Meet your new friends!	Activity space of each group
	15:30-15:45	Break
	15:45-16:45	Forming teams Build up your team!	Activity space of each group
	16:45-17:00	Break
	17:00-18:30	Water time Leadership in the water!	Zhengzhong garden
	18:30-19:30	Dinner, Break	School cafeteria
Evening	19:30-20:50	Dance：Happy Start Dance for a happy start!	Zhengzhong garden
	20:50-21:30	Exchange & Share	Activity space of each group
	21:30-21:50	Administrative briefing	Yangzhong building

July 23rd

Time		Arrangement	Location
Morning	8:30-12:00	Activity design and execution Show your creativity in design experiential activities	No.9 high school
Noon		Lunch, Siesta	School cafeteria
Afternoon	14：30-16:00	Forum（2）Dialogue with experts Topic: Leadership development for high school students Speaker: Cathryn Berger Kaye	Zhizhong auditorium
	16:00-16:30	Break
	16:30-18:30	Topic discussion Discussion about global hot issues.	Classroom of each group
	18:30-19:30	Dinner, Break	School cafeteria
Evening	19:30-21:00	Leaders forum Share your ideas about global hot issues.	Auditorium
	21:00-21:40	Exchange & Share	Activity space of each group
	21:40-22:00	Administrative briefing	Yangzhong building

July 24th

Time		Arrangement	Location
Morning	8:30-12:00	flea market Exchange for your souvenirs.	Dezhong building
Noon		Lunch, Siesta	School cafeteria
Afternoon	14:30-16:30	Reflection course A special look back for the past 3 days.	Yangzhong building
	16:30-16:45	Break
	16:45-18:15	We are one We are the one but from all over the world.	Zhengzhong garden
	18:15-19:30	Dinner, Break	School cafeteria
Evening	19:30-20:00	Administrative briefing	Yangzhong building
	20:00-22:00	Party: Youthful dreams	Yangzhong building

July 25th

Time		Arrangement	Location
Morning	8:30-10:00	Forum（3）Dialogue with experts Topic: Leadership in social ecology Speaker: Mao Jie	Zhizhong auditorium
	10:00-10:15	Break
	10:15-11:00	Closing ceremony	Zhizhong auditorium
Noon		Lunch, Siesta	School cafeteria
Afternoon		Study tour（1）	Museum of Henan province

 July 26th

Time	Arrangement	Location
Morning	Study tour（2）	Songshan Shaolin Temple
Morning	Study tour（3）	Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang

July 27th

Time	Arrangement
Whole day	Participant return. See you next congress!