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Day 1The First Morning
Everyone's a stranger. Everyone's wearing a name tag half-stuck. By lunch, you've already argued about something you care about with someone you just met.
Summer 2026 · Ages 13–17
What Kind of
Leader Are You?
Four questions. One archetype. A week that changes how you see yourself in a room.
Pick your archetype to begin
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Mia's First Podium
She froze at her school debate. Sixty seconds of what happened next.
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Watch Mia's Story
Mia came to Spark as the kid who had every answer written down but couldn't say them out loud. Watch what a week at a podium does.
Downloadable Guide
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The 5-Minute Pre-Camp Prep Guide
Printable. Fillable. Yours to bring on the bus.
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8-page Activity Guide
Map your leadership style, set three goals for the week, and write the one sentence you want to say on Day 1.
Printable Cards
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Family Dinner Conversation Cards
Six questions that turn the drive to camp into the first leadership conversation.
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Start the Conversation Before Camp
Print and cut. Questions like: "When did you last change your mind about something? Who changed it?"
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What Happens at a Mock Treaty
Twelve strangers. One unresolvable conflict. Forty-eight hours.
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Inside the Negotiation Room
Our mock treaties are modeled on real-world diplomacy. Watch how a 15-year-old from Ohio brokered the deal.
Journal Template
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Pre-Arrival Journal: 7 Days Out
One prompt a day for the week before camp. Start your story before you arrive.
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7 Prompts. 7 Days.
Day 1: "Write about a time you stayed quiet when you knew the answer." Day 7: "What do you want to be able to say you did?"
Impact Story
The Project That Outlives the Week
How Spark's Launch Lab projects have reached real communities.
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Real Projects. Real Impact.
Last summer, four campers built a peer tutoring platform that 200 students now use. Here's their story.
Activity Guide
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The Listening Lab: An Activity for Two
Practice the skill most leaders skip entirely.
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Most Leaders Talk. Few Listen.
A structured 20-minute exercise to do with a parent, coach, or friend. Builds the exact skill Spark's Bridge track focuses on.
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Camp Overview
A Week at Spark — In 90 Seconds
Color. Noise. Name tags. The first morning of camp, uncut.
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See the Week Before You Arrive
Podium rounds, late-night project sessions, the moment someone finally says the thing they've been carrying all year.
Counselor Resource
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For Coaches: Identifying the Quiet Captain
A conversation guide for the athlete who leads every practice but disappears in games.
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The Captain Who Won't Speak Up
Five conversation starters for coaches and school counselors. Designed to open the conversation, not force it.
// The Six DaysA week that
A week that
doesn't end.
Six days. Four tracks. One summer you'll reference in every application, every interview, every room you walk into.
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Day 2–3The Podium Rounds
Two minutes. A topic you didn't choose. Sixty people watching. This is where most people discover they're braver than they thought.
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Day 4The Mock Treaty
Twelve people. One conflict that has no clean answer. Your job is to find the deal everyone can live with. Real diplomacy. No scripts.
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Day 5–6Launch Lab
You have 36 hours to design a project that could actually work in your school or city. Teams pitch on the last day. Some projects outlive the week.
Podium Rounds •Mock Treaties •Launch Lab •Debate Rounds •Mediation Labs •Pitch Day •Founder's Lab •Bridge Sessions •Podium Rounds •Mock Treaties •Launch Lab •Debate Rounds •Mediation Labs •Pitch Day •Founder's Lab •Bridge Sessions •
Voices
// From the FamiliesThe moments that
The moments that
matter most.
94%
of parents report their teen speaks up more in group settings after camp
6 days
average time before a camper says something they've been holding back for months
1,200+
teens have stood at a Spark podium since 2018
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“My daughter came home and said, 'I think I know what I want to do.' She's never said that before. Not once.”
Karen WhitfieldParent · Richmond, VA
Bridge
“I've coached for eleven years. I've never seen a kid go from invisible to unmissable in five days.”
Marcus ThompsonVarsity Coach · Chicago, IL
Spark
“I stood at the podium on Day 3 and I forgot to be scared. I just — said the thing.”
Priya NairCamper, 16 · San Jose, CA
Voice
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“I refer three or four students to Spark every year. It's the only program where I've watched the change happen during the week, not six months later.”
Dr. Alicia MonroeSchool Counselor · Atlanta, GA
Navigator
“On the last day, James gave a speech. His whole team cried. He cried. I cried. He'd never spoken in front of more than four people.”
David ParkParent · Seattle, WA
Spark
“The mock treaty was the hardest thing I've ever done. Also the best.”
Sofia ReyesCamper, 15 · Austin, TX
Bridge
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