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Visit Arizona/Mexico and China!

Hi and Happy New Year!

Our International Volunteer & Leadership trips are more popular than ever this year, but we’re happy to announce that you can still sign up for one of two amazing experiences volunteering abroad this summer.

The application deadline for our trip to China has been extended to February 5th, and the deadline for the Arizona/Mexico trip has been extended until February 20th. Spots are filling up quickly so send your application in soon!

Volunteer & Leadership China

If you’re ready for a fascinating adventure in a vast, diverse, and ancient country, Volunteer & Leadership China awaits. Deeply rooted in tradition and relatively unknown to the outside world, China is a country of profound contrasts. Join Leaders Today for a chance to experience China like few visitors ever have!

Culture
Visit the Great Wall, one of the wonders of the ancient world.

Volunteering
Teach English in a Free The Children School outside Beijing.

Leadership
Learn meditation, martial arts, and leadership skills on an extended retreat with the Shao-Lin Monks!

Arizona and Mexico

Culture
Living with a Mexican host family for three days gives you real insight into life on the other side of the border

Volunteering
Visit a foreign-owned factory in Mexico and meet the youth who flee to the US in search of a better life.

Leadership
Get ready to take action at the beautiful Wind-Song Leadership Center

Life in Action Updates

Excitement about Life in Action, the exciting new program created through the support of the Atkins Foundation, continues to grow within Free The Children, Leaders Today, and the Greater Toronto Area. The program continues to educate and empower youth to change themselves and the world through their daily food choices. This dynamic program is being piloted in over 50 schools this year, and will impact 33,000 youth through its workshops and speeches!

Life in Action program facilitators give a motivational speech to an elementary school, and then in the afternoon train 15-30 students to become Leadership Ambassadors for the program. These students then initiate different actions in their schools to promote health. Recently, Prince of Peace school in Toronto set up a healthy snack bar, and they are using the money from the sales of healthy snacks to build a school through the Adopt a Village campaign. For more information, contact Scott Baker at scott@leaderstoday.com.

“The best part of the day was when we learned about the nutrients in foods and the different kinds of fat like monosaturated and polyunsaturated. Also, I enjoyed receiving a pedometer to start my mission of ‘walking to Kenya.’” - Johnathan Chio, 13, of Prince of Peace School