Helping Students Lead Meaningful Action
The ACAMIS Student Leadership Conference Series brings together students and faculty advisers to explore how student leadership can strengthen school life through sport, social innovation and technology.
Each conference is designed for school teams of up to 5 students and 1 to 2 faculty advisers. Students will help shape the learning before the event, share their experiences and ideas during the conference, and present what they learned afterwards.
Each regional conference is expected to bring together approximately 160 students and 40 faculty advisers.
Three Conferences,
Three Leadership Contexts
Shenzhen:
Sports Leadership
Leading through sport, team culture,
and participation
Saturday, January 16, 2027
Shekou International School
Shanghai:
Social Innovation
What have you set in motion to make a difference?
Saturday, February 27, 2027
Shanghai - Host School to be confirmed
Beijing:
Technology Leadership
Student leadership in a changing digital world
Saturday, March 6, 2027
Beijing City International School
The Conference Journey
Each conference is more than a single day. Participating teams will move through three connected stages.
Before the Conference
Participating teams will join two online sessions.
These sessions will introduce the conference theme, share examples of student leadership, and invite students to discuss opportunities and challenges in their own schools. Their conversations and insights will help shape the conference content.
During the Conference
Students and faculty advisers will take part in three joint sessions and four separate sessions.
The morning will feature keynote and sponsor-led learning, depending on the conference theme. The afternoon will feature student presenters, school team discussions, sharing and practical planning.
Faculty sessions will explore how schools can create the structures, opportunities and support that student leaders need.
Lunch and refreshment breaks will be provided.
After the Conference
Each team will create a short video sharing what they learned and how they plan to apply it in their school.
Teams will then join an online showcase session to share their learning with the wider ACAMIS community.
What Students Will Experience
Across the series, students will:
Explore leadership in a context relevant to their interests
Connect with student leaders from other ACAMIS schools
Share opportunities and challenges from their own schools
Learn from speakers, sponsors, peers and faculty advisers
Develop practical ideas for action
Reflect on what they have learned
Share their learning through a post-conference video and online showcase
Learning for Faculty Advisers
Students and faculty advisers will learn together and separately throughout the programme.
Dedicated faculty sessions will help advisers explore how schools can:
Create meaningful student leadership opportunities
Support student-led action and decision-making
Strengthen reflection, coaching and peer support
Build sustainable structures for student leadership
Help students apply their learning after the conference
Participation and Registration
ACAMIS has established the Student Leadership Conferences so there is no participation cost for school teams.
Each school may bring up to:
5 students + 1-2 faculty advisers
At this stage, only the school team coordinator’s information is required. Student names and individual details do not need to be submitted during the initial registration.
By the end of September 2026, coordinators must complete a separate participant form with the details of their participating students. This form will also ask about dietary requirements and which hotel the team is staying at.
Choose Your Theme
You will be able to select your theme in the RSVP form.