Toggle navigation OverviewHighlightsBenefits of AttendingProgramsLeadership DevelopmentTuitionThree Programs. One Life-changing Experience.For over 30 years, the National Student Leadership Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan, education organization, has welcomed outstanding middle school and high school students from across the U.S. and around the world to explore their academic and career interests and develop essential leadership skills during exciting and interactive summer programs at the National Student Leadership Conference. Now, it’s your turn to join them.Middle School Highlights Explore Your Interests At the NSLC, you will participate in interactive, fast paced, hands-on activities designed around the subjects you’re most interested in. Discover Your Potential You will learn about future academic and career possibilities as you go on exciting trips and tours and engage with professionals from within your field of interest. Develop As A Leader You will develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical leadership skills required to achieve your goals and become a leader in your school and community.Benefits of AttendingNSLC middle school students:Participate in hands-on simulationsLearn practical leadership skillsReceive a letter of recommendationPrepare for high school and beyondJoin an international alumni networkProgramsEngineering Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore ProgramWashington, D.C.July 5 - July 10 San Diego, CAJune 25 - June 30Medicine & Health Care Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore ProgramWashington, D.C.July 5 - July 10 San Diego, CAJuly 25 - July 30U.S. History & Government Sample Schedule Trips & Tours Explore ProgramWashington, D.C.July 5 - July 10 San Diego, CAJuly 25 - July 30Leadership DevelopmentAt the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.Leadership topics tailored to our Middle School programs include:Personality Styles and Group DynamicsConflict ResolutionNegotiationPublic SpeakingIntrapersonal CommunicationTuitionProgram tuition includes housing (if applicable), all on-campus meals, course materials, academic expenses, and activities. Tuition also includes chartered, air-conditioned motor coaches for off-campus briefings and tours. Note: Students are responsible for the cost of travel to and from the program as well as individual spending money for souvenirs, laundry, and a few off-campus meals during field trips and tours. Students will be held responsible for damage to rooms and lost room keys.TypeTuitionResidential$2,495Commuter$2,095Residential Option: Residential students live on campus in a dormitory. This tuition includes room and on-campus meals. Students are housed with one or two roommates on a gender specific floor. The front desk of the dormitory is monitored 24-hours a day and NSLC staff live on the floor to provide supervision each night. A pillow, towel and bedsheets are included.Commuter Option: Commuter students will check-in each morning between 7:00am-7:30am and check-out between 8:00pm-8:30pm each night. Commuter students are provided the same meals as residential students but the tuition rate does not include housing accommodations. Between 7:30am-8:00pm each day, we ask that students only be signed-out for medical or family emergencies.
