The Alice Paul Institute’s is accepting applications for its newest summer program, the Alice Paul Professional Leadership Institute. The program takes place from Monday, Aug. 11 through Friday, Aug. 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Paulsdale, the Mount Laurel birthplace and childhood home of Alice Paul.
The leadership institute is open to girls entering ninth or tenth grade in September. Each day participants explore careers through workshops led by professional women from a variety of fields who act as mentors both during and after the program. Areas explored include women’s history, natural sciences, writing, finance, health, politics, public policy and technology.
The leadership institute offers teenage girls a unique opportunity to start college and career planning early and to develop relationships with successful, professional women. “We are very excited about this program. Its goal is to help girls them realize their full leadership potential in their early teens,” said Kris Myers, the Alice Paul Institute’s director of programs.
Activities include trips to a local tea house, Campbell’s Soup Company, the College of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Capitol, a mock debate, a financial planning session and networking opportunities.
The program fee is $200. The deadline for submitting applications is June 15. For more information about APPLI, contact Myers at (856) 231–1885 or kmyers@alicepaul.org.
