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In a rapidly changing, and globally connected world our students will need to work in uniquely diverse teams. To succeed in this new economy, mastery of empathy and changemaking skills will determine the level of success of the individual and society.
Young leaders who attend the My Name My Story Social Entrepreneurship Camp will learn the core concepts of social entrepreneurship and changemaking by engaging in hands-on workshops that will train them in the 21st century skills they need both to succeed and to contribute to the world around them.
Young leaders who attend the My Name My Story Social Entrepreneurship Camp will learn the core concepts of social entrepreneurship and changemaking by engaging in hands-on workshops that will train them in the 21st century skills they need both to succeed and to contribute to the world around them.
Summer Camp information is released in the month of January
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"Camp made me understand the power I have to make a substantial impact on my community through understanding my story and empathy and how both drive change. I am fully aware of my leadership style and how I can use it to make a difference in my community. Thank you so much for this experience!" Sophie, High School Sophomore "I understood the power of Social Entrepreneurship: it is going deeper, and rather than placing a band aid over an issues, it is actually solving the problem at hand." Joshua, High School Junior "It has opened my eyes to knowing I can make a difference in my community by following my passion." Alexia, High School Freshman |
Age
The camp is open to incoming freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school.
Schedule
Monday to Thursday Day: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, followed by Closing Banquet from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
A typical day at camp includes
Workshops from leading social entrepreneurs.
Stories of inspiring young social entrepreneurs.
Fun, engaging, reflective activities that help campers understand their passions, their community and how to take action to solve issues that matter to them.
Topics covered:
The Power of Storytelling: Understanding your passions and values to craft a personal mission statement.
Passions to Solutions: Learn the hard and soft skills to turn your passions in to action, through our social business canvas.
Empathetic Leadership: Learn to be a changemaker with a new form of leadership rooted in understanding others’ perspectives.
Innovative Service: Experience hands on learning while working with the local community during a service field-trip.
Campers also utilize college resources to research and analyze the work of other social entrepreneurs and their ventures with actual case studies, and develop ideas to put together a road map to accomplish their goals through a Human Centered Design Thinking workshop.
Final Night Closing Banquet
Parents, we would like to invite you to celebrate your students as they share with you some of what they experienced during the week.
This event recognizes attendees and some of our guest speakers, and gives you a chance to engage with the My Name My Story team.
Tuition includes daily lunch, snacks and service trip fee.
This is a non-residential commuter camp.
This camp is limited to 30 students. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The camp is open to incoming freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school.
Schedule
Monday to Thursday Day: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, followed by Closing Banquet from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
A typical day at camp includes
Workshops from leading social entrepreneurs.
Stories of inspiring young social entrepreneurs.
Fun, engaging, reflective activities that help campers understand their passions, their community and how to take action to solve issues that matter to them.
Topics covered:
The Power of Storytelling: Understanding your passions and values to craft a personal mission statement.
Passions to Solutions: Learn the hard and soft skills to turn your passions in to action, through our social business canvas.
Empathetic Leadership: Learn to be a changemaker with a new form of leadership rooted in understanding others’ perspectives.
Innovative Service: Experience hands on learning while working with the local community during a service field-trip.
Campers also utilize college resources to research and analyze the work of other social entrepreneurs and their ventures with actual case studies, and develop ideas to put together a road map to accomplish their goals through a Human Centered Design Thinking workshop.
Final Night Closing Banquet
Parents, we would like to invite you to celebrate your students as they share with you some of what they experienced during the week.
This event recognizes attendees and some of our guest speakers, and gives you a chance to engage with the My Name My Story team.
Tuition includes daily lunch, snacks and service trip fee.
This is a non-residential commuter camp.
This camp is limited to 30 students. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Prior Speakers
The camp brings in a variety of speakers during the week of all ages, young people that are driving social change as well as established entrepreneurs who are solving problems in their communities - giving students the chance to ask questions and engage with real, successful people creating social impact.
Our speakers represent a broad range of ages, backgrounds, and areas of expertise.
These are a few of the incredible individuals we have had the opportunity to work with in the past. The final lineup for the 2017 camp will be announced shortly.
The camp brings in a variety of speakers during the week of all ages, young people that are driving social change as well as established entrepreneurs who are solving problems in their communities - giving students the chance to ask questions and engage with real, successful people creating social impact.
Our speakers represent a broad range of ages, backgrounds, and areas of expertise.
These are a few of the incredible individuals we have had the opportunity to work with in the past. The final lineup for the 2017 camp will be announced shortly.
Winter Vinecki, 16
Team Winter, Founder. Olympic Ariel Development Team. WEB MD Health Hero. Iron-Kid National Triathlon Champion An ambitious young athlete, Winter Vinecki is the youngest person in thew world to run a marathon on all seven continents to raise awareness for prostate cancer. She is currently training for the 2018 Winter Olympics. |
Daniella Cohen, 18
G.I.V.E. Founder. Ashoka Global Youth Council Member. Lady Gaga Born This Way Foundation Ambassador. Three Dot Dash - Global Teen Leader. GIVE is a project with two main goals: to promote empathy, cultural understanding among students and to strengthen the education at our partner schools. |
Amit Dodani, 19,
My Name My Story, Founder, Peace First Fellow. Ashoka Global Youth Council Member. 2016 Aspen Festival Scholar. Jefferson Award for Public Service. Robertson Scholar at UNC. Amit has taken his message of empathy in high schools across America, has spoken to upwards of 50,000 Students, encouraging them to find their passion and chase it, |
Mike Marriner, Road Trip Nation, Co-Founder
Ashoka Fellow, Author For 15 years, Road Trip Nation made it their mission to talk with professionals of every kind and ask the questions that no one is asking—honest questions about their struggles, successes, and how they figured out the age-old dilemma, “What should I do with my life?” |
Joseph Samash, One Wish Project, Co-Founder
Joseph Shamash, in his own words, is a "Jewish Persian Cowboy." Joseph spent many years working for Fox Sports, TMZ, AOL, DIRECTV and OTX-IPSOS. One Wish Project produces provocative and interactive content focused on conflict resolution, connecting global peoplehood, and humanizing marginalized individuals around the world. |
Strategic Partners:
MNMS is proud to provide a powerful experience for the attendees with original MNMS Content and content provided by organizations that are thought leaders in the field of Social Entrepreneurship:
MNMS is proud to provide a powerful experience for the attendees with original MNMS Content and content provided by organizations that are thought leaders in the field of Social Entrepreneurship:
Ashoka is known for its relentless insistence on finding people with a fundamentally new vision of what is possible in the world. Since 1981, they’ve found and supported more than 3,300 leading social entrepreneurs in over 80 countries around the world: men and women with powerful new solutions to today’s most difficult challenges, who possess the skills and the drive to create entirely new patterns in their fields—from education to health to the environment. Today, they are working to shape what they call an Everyone a Changemaker world: one in which people of every age are equipped with agency and with the empathy, teamwork, and leadership skills they need to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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Peace First is a national nonprofit organization that exists since 1992 to create the next generation of peacemakers. They view children as natural problem solvers and creative thinkers, and invest in their ability to see themselves as Leaders. Peace First is catalyzing to celebrate young people and their potential to create positive change around them. Their work is grounded in teaching young people the skills of peacemaking and creating social messages that raise expectations for young people to demonstrate compassion and empathy.
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Please email questions to
info@mynamemystory.org
info@mynamemystory.org