SCIL Curriculum

The SCIL curriculum covers wide-ranging topics that focus on leadership and community development. Each day has its own leadership topic, with smaller community topics and themes sprinkled throughout the sessions. Topics include authentic leadership, diversity, emotional intelligence, economic development, local government, and much more.

  • First Step on the Journey: SCIL Overnight Retreat at Durward’s Glen

  • Leading between the Lines

  • Contrast Makes the Picture Better:  Seeing Diversity in Different Light

  • Made from Scratch: Real Leadership is Home-Cooked

  • Another Side of the Story: Featuring Segments on Addiction, Incarceration and Self-Evaluation

  • The Shadow Side of Leadership: Conflict

  • Economy and Destination as Attractor Factors to Sauk County

  • Legacy of Leadership 

  • Celebrating Success

Follow along with the 2024-2025 cohort

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Follow along with the 2024-2025 cohort 〰️

September

The 2024 Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) officially launched on September 12-13 with a retreat at the Durward’s Glen Retreat Center. This program is dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders within our community. This opening event marked the beginning of a nine-month journey for this year’s participants, setting the stage for a program designed to cultivate leadership skills and foster community connections. Read more.

October

“Growth through the gift of others” is how retired Sauk Prairie School District Administrator Cliff Thompson sums up the importance of connection and openness to others’ ideas in leadership. This theme was recurring throughout the October session of Sauk County Institute of Leadership. Read more.

November

What do we mean when we discuss diversity, and how does a greater understanding of the diversity within our local community help us to grow as leaders? These were some of the questions that this year’s Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL) cohort met to discuss on November 14th at the Frank Fischer Senior Center in Wisconsin Dells. Read more.

 

More about the Community and Leadership topics in the Program