The Student Leadership Program is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for high school students. Students in SLP will have the opportunity to learn more about their community including career opportunities at major businesses and learn important work-ready power skills to earn their dream job and be successful on the job. Students will find the information on this page helpful in understanding what to expect. They will also find resources they can use to be successful in their leadership journey.

SLP Events

Ignite

Ignite

Ignite is the orientation and induction event for newly admitted SLP students. Students are officially inducted into SLP and participate in workshops focusing on team building, assessing personal career interests’ fundamentals of leadership. Students also learn about leadership through service by participating in a community service project in Savannah.

Kickoff

Kickoff

Kickoff officially begins the new year of SLP each fall. Kickoff includes a motivational speaker as well as high-energy and interactive workshops and exercises focusing on career exploratory and leadership development growth.

Explore

Explore

Students participate in four Explore events throughout the school year. At Explore, students participate in career and industry tours, interactive simulation exercises and hands-on workshops focusing on specific work-ready power skills.

Year-End Celebration

Year-End Celebration

The SLP Year-End Celebration is the official conclusion of the SLP year that includes activities, adviser and student awards recognition and SLP Graduation Ceremony for SLP seniors.

SLP Serves

SLP Serves

SLP Serves is a volunteer and community service day held on a virtual learning day where students and advisers work with nonprofit organizations to learn about community issues and volunteer to make their community a better place.

Sophomore Summer Experience

Sophomore Summer Experience

This overnight experience is an engaging leadership trip where students build confidence, strengthen connections, and develop leadership skills through team-building activities, career exploration, and hands-on experiences. This unforgettable experience is an opportunity to step outside of their comfort zone, discover new possibilities, and continue their leadership journey with SLP.

Junior Summer Experience

Junior Summer Experience

The Junior Experience is a multi-day immersive trip to Washington, D.C., where students explore our nation’s history, experience leadership in action, and deepen their understanding of civic engagement through hands-on learning.

SLP Student Commitment

The Student Leadership Program (SLP) is a partnership between Gulfstream and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools aimed to expose students to career opportunities in Chatham County and develop students’ personal leadership and work-ready skills. Being selected to be in SLP is an honor and privilege. Students admitted to the program will remain in the program throughout their sophomore, junior and senior year of high school as long as they meet the SLP Commitment Requirements. Failure to meet these requirements may result in removal from the program. Students in the program must commit to the following:

Being present is critical for students to be engaged and learn through the experiences offered in SLP.  Students in the program can miss no more than two events per year.  If a student misses more than two events in a year, they will be dismissed from the program.

Since SLP takes place during the school day, it is important for SLP students to maintain good grades since they will miss instruction time to attend SLP. Students whose GPA drops below a 2.0 for more than two nine-week periods will be dismissed from the program.

SLP is a leadership program to promote and demonstrate positive leadership actions.  As a member of SLP, students should abide by the school code of conduct.  If the student violates any portion of the code of conduct, it will be up to their principal whether they can continue in SLP.

At all SLP events, engagement and participation are important to personal growth. At SLP students are expected to be respectful to others in paying attention during tours, workshops and assemblies, not using their cellphone and/or earbuds and headphones.

Community service is a major part of leadership and understanding the community. Students must participate in at least one SLP Serves to complete and graduate from the program.

The learning that takes place in SLP is not limited to the sessions that take place during the school year.  Students are required to participate in at least one of the Summer Experience Trips during their time in the program but are not limited to only participating in one.  They will be required to attend the trip with their class.