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Student Leaders at work during a Student Leadership training.
Photo: Krystal Hills
The Student Leadership Experience
TLACA's mission is centered around building healthy leaders in underserved communities. Our Student Leadership Experience empowers student leaders, ages 6-18, by teaching them essential professional and life skills. They learn to become effective educators, develop public speaking skills, write grants, and manage data. These experiences prepare our students to teach their peers, creating leadership and a spirit of giving back to their communities.
We teach leaders how to teach leaders...
Fall 2025 Enrollment is now open!
Register below to join our team.
To apply for our Fall 2025 Student Leadership Experience, you must meet the following criteria:​
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Ages 4-18 years old
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Reside in a minority community in the DFW Metroplex
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Able to attend virtual and in-person sessions
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Have an interest in starting and/or managing a business
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Interested in leadership and personal development
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Committed to bettering yourself to become a healthy leader in the community
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Possess time management skills and commit to completing projects and managing deadlines
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As part of your child’s experience in The Student Leadership Experience with TLACA, your child will participate in Dallas City of Learning (DCOL), an education initiative and online platform designed to help students discover new interests, develop skills, and earn recognition for learning achievements.
DCOL is a partnership with the City of Dallas and Dallas Independent School District and is managed by Big Thought, a non-profit organization committed to closing the opportunity gap in Dallas. Some data you have provided, including student name, birth date, and student ID number will be shared with DCOL to enable your child’s participation.
The work that we do is because of you.
We invite you to donate today! All donations are tax deductible.