Future Stars Leadership Academy, which was established in 1999 and has been basis of the Future Stars counselor training system.
Every year, 50 people from among the campers who participate in the Future Stars programs as campers are invited to the Future Stars Leadership Academy with a special invitation letter. During the training of this academy, which only 17 and 18 year olds can attend, young people receive a total of 200 hours of theoretical and practical training on dozens of different topics from communication to risk management, leadership skills to presentation skills and giving effective feedback.
In addition to the trainings they receive as a group, the Leadership Academy participants, together with all the summer camp staff of the Future Stars, gather at the camp facility 8 days before the campers, together with the training and meetings held in Istanbul, go through a special orientation program and prepare for the camp. The trainings of the staff during the orientation period are prepared and conducted by camp managers with International Camp Director certification, program directors with high camp experience, and local and foreign trainers who are experts in their fields.
You can watch the video below to get to know some of the young people who completed the Leadership Academy after joining the Future Stars as a camper at a young age, and to hear the story of why they became camp counselors.
