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The Exploring Leadership Program

Who We Are    Launched in 1998, Exploring Leadership (EL) is a full-time summer and part time academic year program that prepares high school juniors for opportunities in the 21st century workforce and higher education by engaging them to become active citizens and to improve their communities. EL participants are thirty-six entering 11th graders – eighteen in the East Bay and eighteen in San Francisco – who reflect the racial and socioeconomic diversity of the Bay Area and demonstrate the desire to both expand their leadership skills and make a difference in their school and neighborhood communities.

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"The Coro Exploring Leadership Program literally changed the lives of our students at Mission High School. Watching the transformation from shy, reserved young adults to powerful, thoughtful community leaders has been a true pleasure to witness.”

 - Eric Guthertz, Principal, Mission HS

Mission     We strive to inform, inspire, and engage the next generation of Bay Area leaders by:

1. Giving young people a voice, the skills, and the confidence to make a difference in society

2. Providing young people with a deeper knowledge of our democracy and its leadership

3. Exposing young people to a variety of resources, perspectives, and experiences in order to better understand the diverse communities in which they live and learn how to take action to improve them

100% of our
program graduates
attend college		 90% reported Coro
increase their self confidence and opened their eyes to new opportunities		 What We Do    Exploring Leadership uses a 10-month experiential leadership training model designed to increase students’ abilities in problem-solving, critical thinking, and goal setting, in order to give them the professional skills necessary to become facilitators and partners for community change. During the summer, the students are introduced to topics such as philanthropy, community organizing, youth entrepreneurship, public policy, and immersed in leadership skill development. During the school year the students apply what they learn to take action in their community.

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60% have taken
leadership roles in 
their school and
neighborhood 
communities 		 87% said they
are better prepared
for their current 
profession because 
of Coro