LeaderUp
YLAA's 2025 Post Event Program
Launching Term 2 2025 - Chance to WIN $2000 for your project!
Youth Leadership Academy Australia (YLAA) is excited to announce our 2025 LeaderUp Challenge. Students from schools who attend our 2025 National Tour from across the nation are invited to participate in our LeaderUp Challenge in Term 2 2025.
Over a 10-week journey, student teams will dive into hands-on project creation and design, honing essential skills for leadership and innovation. At the program's conclusion, teams will submit their projects, competing for the chance to win $2,000 towards their initiative.
Across 10 dynamic weeks, students get hands-on experience developing a project from concept to delivery, building skills that prepare them for the future.
Teams are guided by expertly crafted training modules led by YLAA facilitators, providing students with the insights and strategies they need to bring their ideas to life.
LeaderUp projects empower students to tackle pressing issues, from supporting student mental health to fostering positive school culture and addressing attendance challenges—making a real difference in their communities.
At Youth Leadership Academy Australia, we know that true change doesn’t happen overnight—it’s built through sustained effort, growth, and resilience. LeaderUp is YLAA’s way of making sure young Australians don’t just experience a day of inspiration but gain the tools and experience to make a lasting impact.
LeaderUp exists to drive real, sustainable transformation in schools and communities. Over 10 weeks, students build critical skills, tackle real-world challenges, and create initiatives that continue to benefit those around them long after the program ends.
Through LeaderUp, we’re empowering young leaders to step up, think bigger, and bring their visions for positive change to life. This isn’t just about preparing them for today—it’s about equipping them with the confidence, skills, and purpose to lead for life.
Students learn to identify and address problems they see in their communities through human-centred design thinking processes that enable students to analyse wicked problems and their root causes, and understand the diverse ways in which these problems can be overcome.
Students are challenged to take a new, innovative approach to solving current issues by researching existing solutions and filling market gaps within their communities.
Students understand the value of co-design and diverse, inclusive input into complex social problems. Students are taught to take on feedback from a wide range of stakeholders within schools and communities, and adapt and improve their ideas to maximise accessibility and inclusivity.
Students are empowered to understand that they are not only leaders of tomorrow, but are also changemakers of today. This approach is embedded into the program to encourage young leaders to take the first leap in stepping up in their communities to create grassroots change.
LeaderUp is exclusively available to only schools who attend our Youth Leadership Conference's around Australia. Access to LeaderUp comes at no extra cost and is included in each attendees ticket. Students will have the opportunity to either participate with their school or individually.
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