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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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SEGL Snapshots 📸| 1. The DC cohort presents their Collaborative Policy Document at the U.S. State Department. | 2. Joburg students embark on an early morning hot air balloon ride. | 3. London students have a conversation with MEP Jean Lambert after presenting their CPD. | 4. The Joburg cohort celebrates graduation! | 5. DC students go ice skating at the National Gallery of Art. | 6. French students in London enjoy a meal at Brasserie Zedel. #segl

It’s that time of year again: “What we are celebrating, when you tell us that a college has accepted you, is that eight (or so) people, none of whom you would probably want to be friends with, using criteria that would probably upset you, have decided that they would like you to attend a college they work for. We are NOT celebrating your value as a person. We are NOT celebrating your hard work or your effort or your aptitude or your ethical choices or your capacity to change the world. You had all those things when you applied. We are simply celebrating the fact that eight people, against all the odds, recognized something that we knew all along: that you, SEGL graduate, are extraordinary, and promising, and special. Meanwhile, if those eight people, none of whom you would probably want to be friends with, do/did not select you, it does not mean you are suddenly not extraordinary, and promising, and special. It means that those eight people simply did not see what we see and know. And that stinks--but it does not make you and your potential to do good any smaller. So move ahead, and trust that something good is going to happen--just later, and in a different way, than you thought you wanted.” —Noah Bopp, SEGL Founder and Head of School #segl #bestpossibleopportunity #semesterschool #college #collegeadmissions #collegecounseling #earlydecision #collegeadvice #schoolforethics #ethics #highschoolethics #ethicsbowl

For the second semester in a row, DC students dressed as their faculty for spirit week! Who did the best job? #spiritweek #highschool #segl

Check out the latest episode of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast ( @cultofped ) for an engaging conversation between host Jennifer Gonzalez and SEGL Founder and Head of School, Noah Bopp. Now streaming on all major podcast platforms!🎙️| Episode Synopsis — We’re living in a time when having a difference of opinion is a potential minefield of hurt feelings, emotional outbursts, and severed relationships. If this has caused you to avoid certain topics in your classroom, the growth discourse framework used by the School of Ethics and Global Leadership (SEGL) may offer a way to re-engage in these conversations. #segl