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• Americas

  The International Emerging Leaders: Americas program, which takes place during the spring semester, focuses on the United States and Central America. The students engage in an in-depth exploration of Mexico and neighboring Central American countries, as they prepare to represent Collegiate at the International Youth Dialogue and Model UN hosted by Colegio Carol Baur in Mexico City in early spring. 
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  This program focuses on sharing informed opinions on some of the region’s and the world’s most pressing challenges and working together to form resolutions through discussion and collaboration. Students also connect with their peers from the region and explore various historical and cultural sights during the seven-day trip. The second half of the semester focuses locally on Richmond and involves an in-depth service-learning program within local communities with strong ties to Mexico and Central America. Throughout this program students focus on cross-cultural communication and leadership development.

• Asia

  The International Emerging Leaders: Asia program, which takes place during the spring semester, engages in a comprehensive collaboration with our partner school, Beijing New Foreign Language School in Yangzhou, China. This program focuses on examining the economic ties between the U.S. and China, but also explores current political, cultural and ethical issues arising from an in-depth study of this topic through discussion, film and a series of guest speakers. 
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  While technology supports an on-going collaboration between Collegiate and peer students in China, the true highlight of this course is a reciprocal exchange and homestay. A delegation from Yangzhou spends a week on Collegiate's campus early in the semester and uses design-thinking to create meaningful educational programs and curriculum for the wider Collegiate community. The second half of the semester, Collegiate students prepare and travel for a week to Shanghai and Yangzhou to further enrich their understanding of Chinese culture and business practices.

• Conference

  Each fall, the annual International Emerging Leaders Conference focuses on The Global Economy and the Environment. Students from around the world gather to work collaboratively, hear from prominent scholars and business leaders on this topic, and design innovative solutions. The conference also includes programs designed to help delegates share and learn about each other’s culture and traditions, and share with students throughout the Collegiate community. 
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  More than 40 students and their accompanying teachers, from all over the world including China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Italy, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Morocco live with Collegiate families for a week, sharing experiences and solutions in a setting of respect and collaborative learning.
  
  The conference includes sessions at top universities and companies/foundations focused on sustainability and innovation including Virginia Commonwealth University and Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Brock Environmental Center. Student delegates also take part in DesignPitch, an innovative program, open to the Collegiate community and the public, that allows the student teams to practice their social-entrepreneurial pitches in real time – sharing the solutions and designs their global teams have developed to positively impact a particular environmental problem.