We believe in the power of learning first-hand from other people‘s experiences. Students in our programs encounter people whose daily work revolves around the issues of global significance that we care about.
Envoys draws on our decade of experience operating travel programs in twenty-six countries to bring students into direct contact with individuals and organizations that are making a difference in communities around the world. Summit participants have the opportunity to engage directly with a global network of innovators, explorers, and changemakers.
All summit speaking engagements are live and unscripted, moving beyond pre-recorded lectures to create shared experiences that challenge and inspire. We focus on finding those who are “doing the work” and prioritize speakers with high-level knowledge, ability to engage with youth, and authentic experience.
Through these interactive conversations with experts in the field, students learn what gives these leaders passion and what shapes their distinctive views of the world. By bringing in diverse perspectives, we empower students to imagine their own leadership role, and encourage them to engage more proactively and compassionately with the challenges we face in the 21st century.
The globalized world has created the possibility for frequent connection across borders - but online exchanges don’t necessarily help young people build an understanding of each other’s vastly different real-world contexts. We have more information, technology and knowledge available than ever before, but both the present moment and the future require us to navigate ambiguity and solve problems together. To overcome challenges, students and educators alike must seize the moment to develop meaningful connections and bridge differences.
During every summit, students from diverse geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds are drawn together into small groups to engage in a respectful process of intercultural dialogue. Through structured and unstructured activities, students learn what matters most in their peers’ lives, how their cultural context informs their reality, and how they might perceive our rapidly changing world.
The work that matters in the 21st century will be performed by small teams using diverse skill sets and technologies to work across geographic, cultural, and temporal boundaries.
Envoys summits provide students with unique opportunities to develop the capacity to do meaningful work on issues that matter to them with their global peers. Each summit culminates with a collaborative 'pay-it-forward' project that helps students to bring their learning back to their campuses and home communities and inspire personal, sustained engagement with the issues. Students are encouraged to draw inspiration from individuals and organizations already hard at work on the issue, and to support or expand existing efforts rather than erase or replace them.
While standing as the culmination of their summit experience, pay-it-forward projects are designed to initiate and catalyze action by student groups, leading to the development of initiatives that grow and evolve over time.
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