Leadership Course

Highlights from the 2025 Course

National Reach

• Over 50 secondary school students attended from across the UK, showcasing the programme’s growing impact and reach.

Skills Development Through Experiential Learning

TEDx-Style Talks

• Students delivered impactful presentations, helping them build confidence, public speaking, and communication skills.

Dragon’s Den Business Challenge

• Teams created and pitched innovative business ideas.
• Finalist projects included:
  • Bloom – An AI-powered investment app tailored for youth financial literacy.
  • Punjab AirBnB – A rental business reconnecting NRIs with Punjab via luxury cultural stays.
  • Khalsa Care Homes – A care home model with:
    • Gurmat-based food
    • Amritdhari-friendly services
    • Sangat spaces and Darbar Sahib
    • Eco-friendly green environments

Creative Writing

• Students wrote fictional narratives inspired by Sikh historical accounts, combining imagination with cultural learning.

Live Debate

• Format: British Parliamentary
• Motion: “This House believes we should tell the public of an incoming meteorite guaranteed to impact Earth within five years.”
• Students enhanced critical thinking, argumentation, and rebuttal skills.

Career and Academic Preparation

Interview Preparation

• Intensive workshops helped students master:
  • The one-minute self-pitch
  • Key strategies for university and job applications

Networking & Pitching Sessions

• Joint sessions with parents and students focused on:
  • Effective business pitching
  • Professional networking skills

Inspiration & Real-World Exposure

Guest Speakers

• Talks from trailblazing Sikh professionals in:
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Property investment
  • Natural resources
  • Cryptocurrency
• Featured guest: Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP for Edgbaston

Sikhi Role Plays

• Students practiced live responses to real-life Sikhi-related questions:
  • “What is a Guru?”
  • “What are the 5Ks?”
• Facilitators engaged students with real-time simulations, deepening their understanding and confidence in faith-based discussions.

Grand Finale

• The course culminated in a celebratory finale with over 100 guests in attendance.
• Final rounds included:
  • Debating
  • Business pitching
  • Sikhi role plays
• Winners were awarded Khalsa Catalyst trophies, celebrating their hard work and achievements.

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