Participating students will partake in the first three leadership trainings as juniors and the remaining three during their senior year. Each designed to build upon the last, the trainings provide students the opportunity to build leadership skills and gain experience through group discussion, individual reflection and team-building exercises. During their first leadership weekend, the students and mentors challenged themselves on the high and low ropes courses at Camp Kieve, gaining new perspectives on leading a team and observing group dynamics.
John Ferguson, a Trekker in the Leadership Program, said he learned about “different team dynamics, how hard it is to get over stereotypes, and how you have to be mindful to engage everyone, even if it means stepping out of your comfort zone.” As a community-based organization, Trekkers emphasizes the need for
