Students actively participate in lectures from distinguished presenters, hands on learning activities, and complete cooperative group projects to increase their knowledge and experience in leadership, American history, and the free enterprise system. The total curriculum is divided fifty percent leadership education, thirty percent American heritage education, and twenty percent free enterprise system education.
The top selected student at the San Diego YLC has the opportunity to compete in a national essay contest, between the other top students from YLC’s across the nation. The Phoenician Award includes National recognition and a $2000 Scholarship.
Three San Diego YLC Students have received the Phoenician Award
Kenneth Hackworth, 2014 SDYLC
, 2017 SDYLC
, 2019 SDYLC