SUMMER LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SUMMER! Register below to stay up to date on all things WOrkshop 2025.
2025 Workshop Registration will open January 23rd, 2025 at 6am Central time
2025 Workshop Dates
June 17th-21st, 2025 | July 15th-19th, 2025
THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS WHO HELP MAKE OUR WORKSHOPS POSSIBLE
WHAT IS WORKSHOP?
Launch’s Summer Leadership Workshops have been running for over 60 years! Workshop is a five-day, four-night, fun-packed, experiential leadership experience for students entering grades 6–12, hosted on Doane University's campus in Crete, Nebraska.
Launch Workshop brings out the best in students. We’ve developed an endlessly supportive environment that enables student leaders to let go of their day-to-day baggage and be the best version of themselves. Once they realize their own potential, there’s no turning back. Students are challenged to better understand themselves, those around them, and the impact they can make as leaders, all through a bunch of hands-on activities. Our activities are created to make students think, not tell them how to think, nor to give them all of the answers.
We’ve discovered students learn best from each other. Each student is paired with a small group (co-op) for the week. Through their shared experiences, co-ops become like families. Lifelong bonds are formed. Many of our Staffers started as students at Workshop and can attest that friendships formed through Launch stick for longer than just the summer or the school year; they go on for decades.
Join us for the best week of summer in 2025!
PROGRAMS
We offer three separate tracks at Workshop (referred to as delegations), which are based on age/grade.
Junior High and Middle School (JAM): For students entering grades 6-8 in the fall.
Senior High (SLW): For students entering grades 9-12 in the fall.
Advanced (ALW): For students who are entering their senior year of high school in the fall, have previously attended Workshop at least once before, and want a more formidable Workshop experience.
DATES
2025 Workshop dates are June 17-21, 2025 and July 15-19, 2025
LOCATION
Workshop is hosted at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. We take over Doane's entire campus during the week of Workshop and are not placed in the same buildings as any Doane students or staff.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Registration for Workshop will open on January 23rd, 2025 at 6am Central Time. If you are interested in registering a group for Workshop, please contact our registration team prior to registration opening, if possible, to learn more!
registration@launchleadership.org
COST
Workshop costs $575.
We work hard to keep our price as low as possible. In fact, it costs us nearly $800 to host a single student at Workshop! We’re able to offset some of the cost for each student’s registration thanks to our generous volunteers and year-round fundraising efforts.
If you have any concerns about the price of Workshop, we highly encourage you to apply for a scholarship (bringing the cost at time of registration down to $0) or set up a payment plan (bringing the cost at time of registration down to $50). Both options are available during the registration process.
NEED MORE INFO?
If you’re not finding the information you need, check out our Workshop FAQ page. For other questions, please contact our Workshop Director, Bridget Besse, at workshop@launchleadership.org or our registration team at registration@launchleadership.org.