Change Yourself. Change the World.

SEGL is a life-changing, semester-long opportunity for America's most motivated young leaders. Our students continue their high school coursework at an honors/AP level. They build lifelong friendships in the world's most dynamic cities. They engage influential leaders in meaningful conversation. They learn growth discourse, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning skills. They graduate ready for the nation's top colleges, with a powerful network of support and an unwavering hope in the future.

Choose Your Campus:

SEGL in Johannesburg

Spend a semester in South Africa’s cultural and economic capital, alongside students from African Leadership Academy (ALA), the continent’s premier leadership institution.

SEGL in London

Spend a semester immersing yourself in one of the world's most historic and influential cities.

SEGL in Washington, DC

Spend a semester or summer studying ethics up close in our nation's capital.

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Follow the link in our bio to watch SEGL’s full segment on @morningjoe today! Huge thanks to Ali Vitali and her team for highlighting our school, our incredible students, and the hope we have for the future of political discourse in America! 🇺🇸 #segl

IVLP x SEGL 🗺️| Yesterday, our DC cohort met with photo journalists from around the world through the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). They shared their work, their stories, and their processes with our students, who presented their own photo journalism assignment from a weekend excursion to DC’s historic U Street corridor. #segl #ivlp #photojournalism

We had a blast reconnecting with our SEGL community in Boston this weekend! 💚 Huge shoutout to our incredible hosts and to our alumni panelists: Kashish Bastola (London Summer ‘21), Tenzin Gund-Morrow (DC Spring ‘21), Megan Parsons (DC Spring ‘10), and Meirav Solomon (DC Spring ‘20). If you’d like to help host an SEGL meet-up in your city, shoot us a DM. Tell us in the comments, where should we come next? 👀

SEGL Snapshots 📷| 1. Some awesome SEGL student rep in the ALA Marimba ensemble’s epic rendition of “Pata Pata” by South African artist and activist Miriam Makeba. | 2. Danielle Conley, who represented Harvard in the SFFA v. Harvard SCOTUS case, discusses affirmative with the DC cohort. | 3. The London students visit Parliament and meet with the Right Honorable John Glen MP. | 4. The Joburg cohort visits Constitution Hill, where the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the historic Number Four Jail, where Gandhi was incarcerated multiple times, are located. | 5. Students engage in a shark tank simulation at JMI Equity as a part of their Business Ethics case study. | 6. A visit to the Spanish Library in London for Dia de Cervantes. #segl #london #johannesburg #dc #studyabroad #marimba