In the LEADERS 5 program, 5th graders take the leadership traits they learned the year prior in Academy 4 and put them into action! Fifth graders become mentors themselves to younger students in their schools, teaching them about leadership and spending quality time together.

The LEADERS 5 Program

  • Challenges 5th graders and provides them with opportunities to BE LEADERS in their school and to serve their community.

  • Reinforces the LEADERS acrostic learned in Academy 4 through living it and sharing it.

  • Creates a stronger leadership culture in the school with a simple introduction to leadership for younger students.

  • Fosters social-emotional development through a mentoring relationship between a 5th grader and their younger mentee.

  • Program Days

    LEADERS 5 takes is 90 minutes, once a month from October to April.

    LEADERS Huddle
    5th graders gather to review the leadership trait of the month and prepare for mentoring. (30 minutes)

    Leader-in-Training (LIT) Mentoring Time
    5th graders meet with their LIT mentee, teaching them the leadership trait of the month through fun activities and reading together.

  • Service Projects

    Group service activities for the 5th graders which take place throughout the year

    Projects include things like writing notes of encouragement, packing meals for a local food bank, performing at a nursing home, and more.

  • Volunteer Roles

    • Emcee the monthly Program Days

    • Provide support during mentoring time

    • Help facilitate Service Projects

“It helps you understand how other people feel and makes you more responsible.” - Cassandra, 5th Grader

“It helps you understand how other people feel and makes you more responsible.” - Cassandra, 5th Grader

“It’s fun having a mentee, knowing that someone is looking up to you. It feels good to know that you are important in someone’s life.” - Ayan, 5th Grader

“It’s fun having a mentee, knowing that someone is looking up to you. It feels good to know that you are important in someone’s life.” - Ayan, 5th Grader

“She (mentor) makes my days feel really better.” - Kiara, Kindergartner

“She (mentor) makes my days feel really better.” - Kiara, Kindergartner

Interested in volunteering with LEADERS 5?

Reach out to your Academy 4 site coordinator for more information!