We believe that everyone is a leader wherever you are on your leadership journey. Learning how to be the best leader you can be starts with self-awareness. Learn about your inner Captain and Poet and harness the leader within to take your leadership to the next level!
Leadership potential exists within us all and is often an untapped resource in the world today. What would the world be like if each of us was free to define our own unique expression of leadership? Join us to explore your inner Captain and Poet and how their partnership has the potential to help you be the best leader you can be. Figure out your authentic leadership identity and see that the secret to being the best leader you can be is by being your best self!
Sports are a place to develop ourselves and our abilities, balance our well-being, and experience a sense of belonging. Join us to learn how your inner Captain and Poet can help you understand your orientation to the game and learn how to bring your full self to sports. Explore the ways you are holding yourself back and how it is impacting your performance and experience. Learn how to be a better teammate and leader and help create a positive culture that enables everyone to thrive and takes your team to the next level!
By elevating our sense of leadership in all aspects of our life we help contribute to a better world. Captain and Poet leaders balance their way of being with action and operate from a place of courage and inspiration. They learn best how to work alongside others by knowing themselves deeply and learning how to work with the Captains and Poets in others. Join us to learn about your inner Captain and Poet, deconstruct what true leadership is, and refine your own leadership identity – whether it’s on the world stage or in everyday life!
The role of a School Captain is an important part of the fabric of your school culture. Being a School Captain demands bringing your best leadership skills to rise to the challenges, speak up for others, set an example, solve problems, collaborate with other leaders and help create a positive experience for everyone. Join us to explore your inner Captain and Poet and how their partnership has the potential to help you be the best leader you can be. Expand your leadership skills to inspire others and have a greater impact and positive influence on your school and community!
“The brilliance of Captains & Poets was their ability to tailor the workshops to our school leadership and character development programming as well as students’ individual leadership journeys. Whether experienced leaders or novices, students found it valuable and were able to seamlessly make connections to their own experiences."
Director of Character and Leadership Development - Holy Trinity School
“Captains and Poets allowed me to uncover my leadership style and build on it.”
Grade 9, Student
“Every session is engaging, meaningful, reflective.”
Grade 12, Student
“It was an amazing experience, the sessions allowed me to become a better leader by being more self-aware.”
Grade 7, Student
“Working with Captains & Poets was awesome! They were adaptable to our needs and priorities as a school and offered a deeply engaging leadership program for our students. We knew after the first session that this was something special and that we would want to do more work with them in the future."
Coordinator, Student Wellbeing Programs - Upper Canada College
“This program has been the most comprehensive and empowering thing I have done to improve my leadership. The facilitators were amazing and very supportive.”
Grade 12, Student
“This program help me realize what a strong leader I am, because when your Captain and Poet come together, it creates something truly beautiful.”
Grade 8, Student
“Even though I may be an introvert, that does not take away from my quality as a leader.”
Grade 10, Student
"The workshops met the pent-up need and demand for meaningful leadership training and will inform our own framework going forward."
Director of Character and Leadership Development - Holy Trinity School
“Captains & Poets has helped me see my potential as a leader.”
Grade 11, Student
“I loved it! It made me feel good and feel important.”
Grade 7, Student
“Everyone is a leader.”
Grade 7, Student
“This made me find myself.”
Grade 8, Student
"Captains & Poets gave our young adolescents the space to explore who they are and how they want to show up in the world!”
Coordinator, Student Wellbeing Programs - Upper Canada College
"If I use my Captain and Poet together all the time I will be a great leader!"
Grade 7, Student
"The facilitators were experts in insuring all voices were heard and leading our students to new understandings in wholly natural and stress-free conversations. Students were empowered to reimagine and expand their leadership potential by balancing the Captain and the Poet in an authentic way."
Director of Character and Leadership Development - Holy Trinity School
“Leadership is about one life influencing another.”
Grade 8, Student
Discovering the Leader Within workshop series with Captains & Poets was a really impactful experience for our students. The workshops were well-organized, informative, and engaging. The facilitators were knowledgeable, experienced, and professional and used interactive activities and real-life examples to help participants understand complex leadership concepts. They created a safe space for participants to share their own experiences and ideas, which made the workshop more dynamic and engaging. I was left feeling inspired to help my students become leaders in their own right and highly recommend C&P to any teacher committed to helping students evolve on their leadership journey.Karyn Bugelli, Malvern C.I. - ACI, Student Voice & Leadership and Equity
"I loved how the Captain & Poet Leadership Workshop opened up the (somewhat hardened) surface that youth display to access their vulnerability and establish goals for themselves. Each participant developed valuable skills they can apply in their daily lives and as leaders in our Summer Camp."
Shannon Hitchman, BGC North Simcoe - Youth Program Coordinator