Set goal. Set Plans. Set Sail.

Set your SAE, work-based learning project, or business, up for success!

Who is this for?

High school students who are interested in strengthening their Supervised Agricultural Experience, work-based learning project, or business.

What do Sailors get?

Sailors will receive intentional, goal driven mentorship by crew directors from The Leadership Center, record book experts, and successful students to strengthen new or existing SAE's or work-based learning projects and learn how to keep records, set goals, and other skills. PLUS network and meet other students and have tons of fun.

When is it?

Sail is a 1 day conference with options for lodging before and after for individuals or groups!

In life, we will take part in many journeys: some big, some small, some hard, some easy, some challenge us, and most form us. Some journeys are designed to be taken alone; you are the captain, the skipper, the navigator, the engineer, and everything in between. Some journeys, though, are not meant to be that way.

One of these is the search for a fulfilling career.

The Leadership Center is seeking students who are not afraid to take a new route, not afraid to try a new destination, and who will commit to the journey. It’s okay if you’ve never captained anything like this before, that’s why we are here!

If accepted to set “Sail” with The Leadership Center, students will remain the captain of their journey, but we will join their crew. Sometimes, the student needs an engineer to help solve problems, a skipper to double check their safety, or help reading the map: where should they go next? More importantly, where could they go next?!

**If students have a computer, please bring it with.

Looking for Booklovers!
We would love to fill our shop with friends discussing the written word over coffee!
Lisa's book club is every Monday at 5:30 - the current book is "Servant in the lost Realm" by Kay Kenyon. New members are always welcome...even mid-way through the book!

Looking for Booklovers!
We would love to fill our shop with friends discussing the written word over coffee!
Maile's book club is every Tuesday at 5:00! Her club's current read, "The Voyage of the Don Treader", a book of the Chronicals of Narnia.
All are welcome!!!

MAPS stands for Management + Assessment + Planning = Success! It is all about team.

It is all about team. During MAPS: Youth Team Experience, we focus on communication, planning /calendars, getting to know each other, setting your intentions for the year, assessing the past year and planning for the future they want to build and their responsibility to make that happen, etc.

This event is limited to no more than 3 teams. Each team will get individual time with a Facilitator as well as team work time.

MAPS: Youth Team Experience check-in will begin at 9 a.m. with the conference kicking off at 10:15 a.m. on Day 1. The conference will conclude at 4:00 p.m. on Day 2.

Registration closes 10 days before event. $40.00/$42.50 of your registration is non-refundable. No refunds will be issued 10 or less days before conference begins.

Conference Fee: $160.00 per student/ $170.00 per advisor/coach

*Advisors/Coaches will be housed in hotel rooms.

Come and hang out with fellow chess enthusiasts! All levels of experience are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy a drink or a snack while you play a game or two!

MAPS stands for Management + Assessment + Planning = Success! It is all about team.

It is all about team. During MAPS: Youth Team Experience, we focus on communication, planning /calendars, getting to know each other, setting your intentions for the year, assessing the past year and planning for the future they want to build and their responsibility to make that happen, etc.

This event is limited to no more than 3 teams. Each team will get individual time with a Facilitator as well as team work time.

MAPS: Youth Team Experience check-in will begin at 9 a.m. with the conference kicking off at 10:15 a.m. on Day 1. The conference will conclude at 4:00 p.m. on Day 2.

Registration closes 10 days before event. $40.00/$42.50 of your registration is non-refundable. No refunds will be issued 10 or less days before conference begins.

Conference Fee: $160.00 per student/ $170.00 per advisor/coach

*Advisors/Coaches will be housed in hotel rooms.

While you grab a cup of coffee or another beverage and enjoy a little time, your child can join us for for Stories. Adventure awaits, inside the pages of our books. Join us for Stories, and develop a love of books and literarture. Craft of activities will follow the story.

For children, ages 3-8. We ask that children are not just dropped off for storytime as this is not daycare.

Thank you.

Fishing Nights are now being offered at TLC, from this Thursday the 18th to the end of July! join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and enjoy two hours of fishing and snacks here at The Leadership Center!

Tickets are $10 per night per child if registered online, and $12 at the door! Tickets for additional children are $8 if registered online and $10 at the door. We welcome kids ages 6-16. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Please arrive 5-10 minutes early so we can get started at 5.

Please bring your own rod! We have limited rods available for rent for an additional $2. First come, first served! While we will be providing tackle, we encourage you to bring your own as well for any tried-and-true lures and bait!

Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult!

Fishing licenses are NOT required as this is a catch-and-release pond!

Please note that our property is a private property and is NOT open to open fishing!

Please direct any questions to Rebecca Ford, at Rebecca@tlcaurora.org

"Cain's Jawbone" is a murder mystery puzzle written by "Torquemada"-Edward Powys Mathers. The puzzle was first published in 1934 as part of The Torquemada Puzzle Book. In 2019, crowdfunding publisher Unbound published a new stand-alone edition of the puzzle in collaboration with the charity The Laurence Sterne Trust.

Cain's Jawbone has been described as "one of the hardest and most beguiling word puzzles ever published. This summer, we're hosting "Friday Night Murder Club" at Espressions. Our hope is to transform a shop wall into a crime board as we work to solve the 6 murders in the book. Join us for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat as we move the pages around in this great mystery looking for the solution. Come when you can or come each Friday! We'll see you there.

It is not nessary, but if you'd like to get a copy of "Cain's Jawbone", we have a link below.

We are going on a board game adventure! Come and play a new game or bring an old favorite! Bring your friends and family too!

This event allows us to provide a space for our community to gather, connect, and enjoy some fun over coffee.

We hope you'll join us!

Our "Chronicles of Narnia" book club will be held twice a week at Espressions: Coffee & Community! If you miss the Tuesday meeting - no worries! Stop by on Saturday. Both clubs will be following the same reading schedule.

We are eager to connect kids to great books! Participants of all ages are welcome to join as we embark on an adventure to Narnia. We are also still seeking donations of "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis - each donation makes the book club more accessible to the little bookworms of our community!

We will be reading 3 chapters each week. Show up on the first day to receive the reading schedule!

Do you like fairy gardens or are captivated by plant life in miniature? Ever wondered how they get plant scapes inside those glass jars? This is the class where you learn! Come build your very own terrarium with Elise.

This class is $40 per person and covers all the supplies. We promise a fun and creative class with this pint-sized force of nature.

About the artist: Elise Dvorak is the owner of Green Haven Terrariums, a small business that helps people bring a little nature into their homes. She loves creating and nature, so when she isn’t making terrariums you will find her either crocheting or hunting for mushrooms.

Join us for Scribbles with Ella at 10:30! Each week you get to learn a new doodle. Stop by to enjoy a free guided drawing lesson.

Local artist, Cindy McClellan, is offering a beginner gelli plate workshop at our coffee shop from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
In this class you will learn how to make Gelli Plates, which are reusable printing plates that let you make monoprints without a large, expensive press!

This class is limited to 8 people. You must register in advance. All your supplies to make the plates are provided. Cost to participate is $40.00 - We hope you'll join us for a cup of coffee or tea and get your creative juices flowing!

Cindy's Bio:
Cindy McClellan is from Aurora, Nebraska. She has been showing art in galleries since 1995. Her primary focus is on simple shapes. The pieces are influenced by simple lines and shadows found in everyday objects.

In partnership with BeNt Shadows House Concerts & Cindy McClellan, we are hosting a house concert at The Leadership Center featuring the ever-talented Champagne Sunday.

As we head into another season of house concerts, we have made a couple of changes. The first is that when the shows are at The Leadership Center, we will not be offering a meal prior to the show. The house concert will take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m.

The show will be in our Lakeside room, fireside. We will offer spaced-out seating, including soft seating as well as tables & chairs. As with all of Cindy's House Concerts, it is BYOB if you'd like, with a suggested donation of $20.00. All funds collected at the door will go to the artist.

At intermission, we'll offer a selection of tasty baked goods (including a few gluten-free ones) and coffee or tea for all to enjoy.

Now more about Champagne Sunday:

Self-described as “glam folk”, the artistic Tacoma husband and wife duo of Jessi and Jared Fredeen consistently push their music into some interesting new territories. Routinely playing a relentlessly packed schedule of shows, Champagne Sunday thrive in live settings, communing with crowds and often sharing stories that further illuminate their songs and performances. Whether in clubs, festival stages, or smaller venues, Champagne Sunday have the ability to lock in with their audiences and transport them somewhere special.

While a lot of acoustic acts tend to focus on the hardships that we face, Champagne Sunday flips that narrative playfully on its head with an emphasis on the joyful, upbeat and (dare we say) optimistic aspects of life. Even so, they accentuate their happiness and whimsy with shades of the more stark and melancholy, which makes for an emotional rollercoaster of a show.

They’re lovable. They’re fun. They’re edgy. They’re unique. They’re not to be missed.

Again, suggested donation at the door for Champagne Sunday is $20.00. All funds collected will go to the artist.