Lead & Achieve

Our youth have the chance to join Lead & Achieve — a pathway into real leadership: assisting classes, mentoring younger students, and growing into paid instructor roles.

Applications open on Level Up

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  1. Student
  2. Assistant
  3. Instructor

The pathway

Student. Assistant. Instructor.

Three steps, each one coached — from the mat to the front of the class.

  1. Student

    Train the curriculum.

    Every leader starts on the mat: the General Curriculum's ten sash ranks, Yellow to Gold, each with three levels of skills, forms, and conditioning.

  2. Assistant

    Assist classes. Mentor younger students.

    Assistant hours count — earn Presidential Volunteer Service Award and school service hours.

  3. Instructor

    Grow into a paid instructor role.

    Dedicated student leaders grow into paid teaching positions over time.

Why it matters

What student leaders earn.

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Paid instructor roles

Dedicated student leaders grow into paid teaching positions over time.

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PVSA & volunteer hours

Assistant hours count — earn Presidential Volunteer Service Award and school service hours.

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College-ready experience

Real leadership and mentoring experience that stands out on applications and résumés.

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Coached mentorship

Student leaders train under our certified coaching staff, not on their own.

Apply

Apply to Lead & Achieve.

The application takes a few minutes on Level Up, our training platform.