Students Participating in Summer Nexus Class of 2011

Byron Biney, Farmington High School
Brandon Biney, Farmington High School
Abigail Brophy, Canton High School
Andre Brown, Bulkeley High School (Hartford)
Felicia Bryan, Windsor Locks High School
Jack Costello, Conard High School (West Hartford)
Devon Dunn, University High School of Science and Engineering (Hartford)
Esaias Haynes, St. Paul Catholic High School (Hartford)
Karina Hernandez, Bulkeley High School (Hartford)
Clark Herring, Pathways to Technology (Wethersfield)
Jada Lewis, Public Safety Academy (East Hartford)
Imoni Petgrave, Sports and Medical Sciences Academy (Hartford)
Jeremey Ramos, Bulkeley High School
Lucas Saunders, Middletown High School
Tanajia Smith, Cheney Technical High School (Manchester)
Michael Swahn, Sports and Medical Sciences Academy (Hartford)
Marvin Woodward, Sports and Medical Sciences Academy (Hartford)



Leadership Greater Hartford's

High school freshmen, sophomores and juniors can cure late summer boredom by attending this exciting program held in August.  You have the opportunity to meet students from other schools and towns, to learn about yourself as a leader and to gain maturity and confidence.

Each day is different, as you do everything from outdoor challenge courses to community service projects.  You will meet city leaders for conversation.  You will try unusual new foods from restaurants you may not have heard of and make friends whose background and culture are very different from yours.

Give yourself a chance to grow and to achieve your potential at school, in clubs, at sports and at home.

Now in its fourth year, Summer Nexus is a seven-day leadership program that assembles motivated and energetic high school students from public and private schools for a crash course in leadership development and community involvement. Participants can:

  • Break out of their usual routine and learn about themselves with new friends who will broaden their horizons.
  • Gain new skills that will help them at home, at school and in job hunting
  • Have new experiences that will expand their resume for college applications.
  • Challenge them mentally, physically and socially.
  • Meet Community Leaders who model the way and are dedicated to making this region the best it can be.
  • Benefit from a chance to grow and to achieve their potential at school, in clubs, at sports and at home.

Summer Nexus 2011 runs from August 7-13 and will be based at Trinity College while utilizing other city locations. Students from diverse backgrounds will meet to learn about each other and the communities that surround them. The program begins mid afternoon on August 7 with an orientation and then an overnight retreat that will help build relationships and allow participants to step out of their comfort zone. From August 8th – 13th students will meet from 8:30am-5pm.  These workshops will typically consist of a morning workshop, lunch with a community leader, an afternoon leadership activity, and planning a community service project.  Workshops will include public speaking, diversity, conflict resolution, decision-making, personal finance, and college preparation. On August 13, students will implement the service project they have planned throughout the program.  Family and friends are then invited  to attend a graduation picnic. Spaces are limited for this program so apply as soon as possible.

Click below to download brochures from the 2011 Summer Nexus Program.

Click here to open the Summer Nexus Application.

To learn more contact Andre Santiago at 860.951.6161 x11 or email andre.santiago@leadershipgh.org.

 

Summer Nexus 2011 - A Summary

On August 13th, Summer Nexus graduated 17 students representing 12 area high schools. The participants endured an intensive week of leadership development and community awareness. Students participated in an overnight retreat which included teambuilding, games and activites, lip-sync competition and a discussion on community service which led to the selecion of their service project. The week's acitvitiy included a ropes course, a tour of Hartford's Cedar Hill Cemetery, Wadsworth Atheneum, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch (Bushnell Park) and My Sister's Place, a supportive housing in Hartford. The class was engaged and motivated as they particpated in hands on activities and workshops that covered toopics such as: Decision Making and Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Personal Finance, College Prep, Diversity, Enneagram.

Participants met with community leaders who discussed not only their profession, but challenges they endured along the way and words of advice for our young leaders. Speakers were: Maria Mojica from The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Chief Edward Casares of the Hartford Fire Department, Cary Wheaton of Billings Forge Community Works, Jason Rojas of Trinity College, and Ted Carroll, President of Leadership Greater Hartford.