The principal initiative of Flinn Young Leaders is Leadership, Civics and You^©, a facilitated learning experience and guidebook to help students explore the kind of leaders they are, or want to be, and how that leadership can impact the world for the better, inviting participants to think about themselves, think about their communities’ needs, and make action plans to get involved in the issues they care about the most.  

Since launching in 2022, Leadership, Civics and You has been presented in multiple settings, including a day long retreat with Flinn Scholars, in-school sessions with Arizona School for the Arts and Phoenix Union High School District, and after school at Deer Valley Unified School District and Read Better Be Better. 

Leadership, Civics, and You is also an approved civics learning program for high-school students who are pursuing the Arizona Department of Education’s Seal of Civics Literacy (Category 1 and 2). Students who complete all requirements for the Seal are recognized with a seal on their graduation diploma and a notation on their transcripts. 

District and school leaders interested in bringing the program to their schools should contact Dawn Wallace.