Young Women’s Leadership Institute

Leadership Summer Camp by Duke University & Saint Mary’s School in the USA for Teen Girls
Two Weeks All-Inclusive on Campus. Duke University & Saint Mary’s School Leadership Certificate.
World-Class Women Speakers, Q&A, Photo-Ops. Dorm Life. Adventures. All Girls. Experience Duke curriculum at a top USA All Girls University Preparatory School.
Have Fun, Learn Leadership, and Elevate College Applications with this Elite Experience.
Welcome to the Young Women’s Leadership Institute at Saint Mary’s School, a prestigious collaboration with Duke University. Our institute is dedicated to empowering high school girls by offering comprehensive leadership training and skill development. Join us as we guide the next generation of female leaders on their path to success.
The Young Women’s Leadership Institute (YWLI) is a dynamic and transformative two-week girls only summer camp designed to inspire and equip young women with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to become leaders in their communities and beyond. Girls will learn from Duke University Leadership Staff in the first half of the day, and then experience awe-inspiring leadership life stories, Q&A, and photo-ops with women who have risen to some of the highest ranks in the world. Girls will receive a certificate from Duke University and Saint Mary’s School and will be able to use this experience in life and to boost college and university applications.
About the program
The Young Women’s Leadership Institute provides a world-class leadership experience for a globally diverse cohort of young women, including a dynamic and profound leadership curriculum, skill building, active reflection, and scenario-based collaboration opportunities.
The Young Women’s Leadership Institute is designed to provide an unparalleled opportunity for young women to expand their leadership skills and sense of civic responsibility as they consider their own character, leadership, and integrity. The selected cohort will actively participate in experiences designed to leverage their unique leadership capacities. The Institute is centered around exposure to a world class speaker series of talented and diverse women leaders who have made a difference in their field.
This program will challenge participants to embrace, explore and reflect on what women’ s leadership involves at the highest levels, with a view to changing the world that we live in.

• 14 days of immersive leadership experiences, workshops and training for girls in grades 9-12
• Diverse women leaders and experts on a wide variety of topics and sessions
• Skill-building workshops
• Peer learning, small-group sessions
• Activities and experiences in Raleigh and North Carolina
• YWLI Leadership Certificate