Coro Exploring Leadership Selection Day

Volunteered as a judge for the 2022 Selection Day for the Coro Northern California Exploring Leadership program.

Coro Exploring Leadership Selection Day

About Selection Day

Selection Day's purpose is to evaluate and select the students who will participate in the 2022 Exploring Leadership Program.

Agenda

4:45pm-5:00pmZoom Room Opens: Interviewers Log In5:00pm-5:20pmWelcome / Orientation for Interviewers5:20pm-5:25pmTransition to Color Groups5:25-6:00pmGroup Exercise: Ethical Decision Making6:00pm-6:20pmScoring, Break & Transition to Interview Group A6:20pm-6:40pmInterview Group A6:40pm-6:50pmScoring & Transition to Interview Group B6:50pm-7:10pmInterview Group B7:10pm-7:20pmInterviewers Final Scoring7:20pm-7:30pmClosing CeremonyAgenda

Outcomes

  • Youth applicants will be exposed to Coro’s experiential learning approach in an environment that is both welcoming/supportive and challenging.
  • Youth applicants have opportunities to foster new connections to expand their personal/professional networks.
  • Coro will learn about the applicants for the selection of the 2022 cohort.

Interviewer Responsibilities

As an interviewer, your foremost responsibility is to make observations and assessments of the applicants that have the key characteristics:

  • Courage
  • Drive/Motivation
  • Empathy
  • Critical Thinking
  • Growth Mindset
  • Interest in being a Change Agent

About the program

Exploring Leadership (EL) is a transformative summer program that trains high school students to become active citizens and assumes leadership roles in their communities.

Through a set of Coro modules, the program increases Youth Fellows’ abilities in critical thinking and goal setting, ultimately giving them the skills to become effective facilitators and collaborators for community change.

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