Student Tracks

YCC - 6-8 YEAR OLDS

OBJECTIVE: To grow competency in and familiarity with the basics of communication in a series of encouraging, fun, and highly interactive experiences. Activity times will promote learning communication essentials. Students will:

Gain familiarity with communication basics
Get more comfortable using eyes, movement, voice, energy
Practice storytelling with expression and meaning
Explore and apply the concepts of respect and poise
Learn to ask good questions

See the special schedule for ages 6 – 10 here.

9-10 YEAR OLDS

OBJECTIVE: Grow beyond current familiarity with the basics of communication and connection through challenging, educational, engaging, and highly interactive experiences. Activities are designed to promote a variety of communication competencies. Students will:

Review basic communication skills
Discover new ways to use our bodies for physical communication
Practice audience connection as a necessary characteristic of real communication
Explore ways communicators are leaders and the concept of personal leadership
Consider how to use our communication in our communities

See special schedule for ages 6 – 10 here.

Enjoy a peek into our online 2020 Young Communicators for Christ programming in the video below.

11-12 YEAR OLDS

OBJECTIVE: Expand communication and leadership skills through fun, challenging, engaging, and interactive experiences in a supportive environment. Activities are designed to promote essential competencies. Students will be empowered to:

Learn to support a safe environment for trying new and hard things
Discover the meaning of influence and practice using it
Explore the importance of feedback and coaching
Practice storytelling for real connection through audience analysis.
Become acquainted with 5 vital skills for success in education and life: communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, cultural intelligence
Experience collaboration and ways to become a contributing team member

Here’s a peek into what Leap students will experience at a CFC conference whether online or in person.

13-14 YEAR OLDS

OBJECTIVE: Expand communication and leadership skills through inspiring, challenging, and interactive experiences in a supportive, engaging environment. Activities are designed to promote essential competencies. Students will be empowered to:

Learn to design and maintain a safe environment for trying intimidating things
Experience 5 vital skills for success in education and life: communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, cultural intelligence
Practice consensus-building in problem-solving with teammates
Explore the concept of knowing yourself to lead yourself
Practice storytelling for a real connection through audience analysis.

Here’s a peek onto what Connect students will be experiencing at a CFC conference whether online or in person.

15-18 YEAR OLDS

PURPOSE: Expand communication and leadership skills through inspiring, challenging, and interactive experiences in a supportive, engaging environment. Activities are designed to promote essential competencies. Students will be empowered to:

Create real connection and engagement in digital communication environments
Experience 5 vital skills for success in education and in life: communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, cultural intelligence
Explore emotional intelligence and its relationship to authentic leadership
Probe personal influence and ways to grow it
Practice storytelling as an effective tool for influence through audience analysis
Discover practical ways to continue growing these skills beyond the conference

Here’s a peek into what these students will experience at a CFC conference whether online or in person.

Student Leaders

We have student leadership roles for eligible students age 14 and above: Apprentices and Student Instructors