Leadership Training Institute

In a world of advancements in technology, globalization, partnerships and interactions amongst nations, severe environmental problems and humanitarian crises, there must be leaders who will build the future. We, the members of the Leadership Training Institute, are committed to building leadership, teamwork, and self-reflection skills in motivated high school sophomores. We plan to start with students in the Cambridge and Boston area. Currently, we feel students are engaging in leadership activities for the wrong reasons or do not know how to apply their innate leadership ability because they do not know the foundations of leadership. LTI seeks to enlighten students with the basics of leadership concepts while also engaging them in a supportive mentorship with successful, experienced MIT leaders. Ultimately, our goal is to fulfill and optimally apply their leadership potential. There are three distinct audiences of LTI. The first audience is the students who participate in the program. Depending on the time of year, these students can be local high school students in Boston or students in countries around the world. The second audience is the MIT students who participate in LTI as mentors. They will become mentors who work to instill leadership values and motivate students; they will also learn how to communicate messages to others through a mentor-training program held during the fall semester. As the mentors inspire students to organize and implement service projects, they too will develop stronger values and grow as a leader. The third audience is the MIT students who participate in LTI as exec members. Through LTI, they will learn how to organize and take administrative leadership roles in organizing LTI.