Porter's Center for Global Leadership (PCGL) | Kids Out and About Westchester

Porter's Center for Global Leadership (PCGL)

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60 Main Street
Farmington , CT , 06032 41° 43' 21.1836" N, 72° 49' 46.3116" W
Contact name: 
Sophie Paris
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Brought to you by Miss Porter's School, the Porter’s Center for Global Leadership (PCGL) provides middle and high school girls the tools they need to be empowered to learn, to collaborate, to lead, and to create innovative solutions to pressing global issues. With the tools acquired from our educational leadership programs, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to be a catalyst for global change.

Porter's Center for Global Leadership (PCGL) is an auxiliary arm of Miss Porter's School. PCGL provides middle and high school girls the tools they need to be empowered to learn, to collaborate, to lead, and to create innovative solutions to pressing global issues. With the tools acquired from our educational leadership programs, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to be a catalyst for global change.

Our mission is to provide access to innovative programming, skill development, and networking opportunities for girls and women of all ages and in all places that allow them to lead lives of impact on a global stage.

PCGL offers a variety of online and in-person opportunities for girls looking to expand their horizons in an environment built just for them. Some of our most popular programs include:

Summer in Farmington

This residential summer leadership program for girls on the Miss Porter's School campus provides girls with an opportunity to live on campus for one week or more, learning and collaborating with their peers in an environment that supports their development as future leaders. Girls who attend Summer in Farmington develop the vision, determination, character, and capacity to begin to shape a changing world. In our inclusive and supportive environment, middle school girls are given individualized attention by world class faculty. Joining us in Farmington, Connecticut, on Miss Porter’s School’s beautiful campus, girls will be inspired to let their curiosity and confidence soar as they connect with each other while learning to lead, collaborate, and become informed, bold, resourceful, ethical global citizens.

ChangeMaker's Institute Certificate

This virtual, extracurricular program provides opportunities for high school girls to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective catalysts for change in their communities and beyond. If you strive to create a more just and equitable future, then let us help you transform
this passion into action. Students who participate walk away with a new found confidence in themselves and in their ability to spark positive change in their communities. You will become part of and continue to have access to an incredible network of peers, mentors, and expert changemakers from around the world. After the successful completion of a four-course, 18-month program, students will recieve the PCGL ChangeMaker’s Institute Certificate.

Global Seminar Series

This virtual program provides an opportunity for high school girls globally to connect, learn, and collaborate as they address relevant pressing global issues. The Global Seminar Series prepares students to become informed and empowered to take action by exploring one global issue through an interdisciplinary lens, interacting with experts in various professions, and participating in collaborative group projects. 

Porter's LEADS

These one day workshops for middle school girls in grades 5 through 8 offer unique ways to engage and introduce participants to the competencies and skills necessary to begin their journeys as leaders–locally, globally, and for a lifetime.

Online leadership training through ChangeMaker's Institute, summer camp opportunities through Summer in Farmington, and online summer classes in core academic subjects through PCGL Summer Online