In striving to fulfill our joint vision of proactively advancing the social, emotional and ethical development of our youth, Rapport Leadership International has partnered with the Werklund Foundation of Calgary, Canada to create an education initiative. This initiative provides students and teachers with powerful leadership development programs designed to enhance the leadership culture of schools throughout North America.  

Rapport’s commitment is to advance educational performance by providing experiential, performance-based training to develop leadership competencies that empower the individual to create sustainable behavioral change makes them the ideal partner for the Werklund Foundation. The Werklund Foundation strives to make a positive difference in the lives of our youth by supporting educational programs that will assist them in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become self sufficient, successful and productive members of our communities. 

Sponsored by the Werklund Foundation, the University of Calgary’s Division of Applied Psychology conducted an independent evaluation on the effectiveness Rapport’s Teen Leadership Breakthrough™ course. Seventy-seven students participated in the study and were followed over the course of six months. Psychological measurements were taken at four stages and the results demonstrate improved and sustained results in emotionally intelligent behavior, a greater capacity to attain goals and grow in competence, self-confidence, adaptability, social awareness, interpersonal understanding, and an understanding of feelings and emotions.  

We invite you to take the time to read the final reports by the University of Calgary.

Downloadable Executive Summary report

Downloadable Academic Article report