Details and Itinerary
THE BASICS
Who: Any high school students who register!
When: April 11th-13th, 2025
Where: Le Jardin Academy 917 Kalanianaole Hwy, Kailua, Hawaii 96734
ITINERARY OVERVIEW
Friday, April 11th
4:00-4:30p Registration
4:30p Opening Ceremony and Welcome to Campus
4:45p Keynote Speaker
5:30p Camp Set-Up
6:30-9:00p Dinner and a Movie
Saturday, April 12th
9:30-12:30p Various Work Sites
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:30p Hackathon
3:30p-5:30p Learning Workshops
6:00p-7:00p Dinner
7:00-9:30p Games and Fire
Sunday, April 13th
9:30-10:30a Excursion
10:30-12:30a Learning Workshops
12:30-1:45p Lunch and Clean-Up
1:45-2:30p Closing Ceremony (local students welcome to head home at 2:30p)
2:30-4:30p Beach Excursion for International students
What is the Common Ground Summit?
Every year, the Wild Kids Stewardship Council hosts a student-led conference centered around global issues, activism, and community stewardship. For one weekend, we camp under the stars on Le Jardin Academy’s campus, contribute to community work projects, play epic games, enjoy music and food, and co-create new frameworks of understanding.
The Common Ground Summit was first launched in 2016 from a vision for multi-age collaboration that begins with our common ground, the planet. At the time, we were a little fed up with the typical youth conference. The whole “You are the future leaders!” message felt empty. In our experience, we often need the guidance of adult change-makers and kupuna (elders) in order to make an impact. Instead of a spotlight on “youth,” we wanted an opportunity for authentic collaboration between diverse, intergenerational communities.
When we reconnect with our most ancient roots, those that began and end in the ground itself, we can generate new templates for healthy, sustainable communities and develop innovative solutions to our collective problems.
Three core tenets drive each Common Ground Summit:
Environmental and Social issues are inextricably connected.
Multi-age collaboration is essential.
Shared work and play are the foundation for open exchange and effective collaboration.
Past Common Ground Summit Themes
