The Leadership and Advocacy Program
A four-year journey (Grade 9–12) where every PSHS scholar explores a meaningful advocacy, builds core leadership skills, and implements a self-initiated project with real community impact.
Successful completion of LeAP is a graduation requirement.
Realistic, personal, and grounded in service
Realistic & purposeful
Purposeful, with outcomes the scholar can actually deliver given their resources and interests.
Personally challenging
An achievable stretch — enough to grow, not so much it becomes unmanageable.
Reflection & learning
Something the scholar can reflect on and learn from, not just complete.
Reflective of PSHS values
Grounded in Integrity, Excellence, and Service, and in PSHS leadership standards.
Ethical & science-based
Rooted in ethical, science-based service — consistent with PSHS's STEM mandate.
Broader significance
Connected to an issue of community, national, or global significance.
Rationale
The Philippine Science High School System (PSHSS) envisions itself as the premier science high school in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region. Rooted in the WAY FORWARD framework, PSHSS prioritizes creating opportunities for scholars to develop essential social and emotional life skills — particularly leadership — through its curriculum.
LeAP also builds competencies in science governance: scholars practice inclusive dialogue, ethical reflection, transparency, and accountability, reinforcing the PSHS mandate of producing leaders who are excellent in STEM and ethically and socially responsible.
Four stages, four years
Prepare
G9–G10: capacity-building workshops and advocacy exploration.
Decide
End of G10: submit the LeAP Project Proposal for Adviser approval.
Do
G11: implement the project with the Adult Supervisor and Adviser, and document it.
Reflect
End of G11–G12: submit the project report and complete a final review.
After completing LeAP, scholars will…
Develop a growth mindset through self-awareness and reflective practice.
Broaden their interests by embracing diverse advocacy-aligned activities.
Commit to volunteerism and a passion for service.
Build strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.
Take on new challenges, sharpening leadership and resource management.
Design and implement activities addressing issues of global significance.
Cultivate accountability as responsible science citizens.
Ready to get started?
Scholars register with their school email and pick their LeAP Adviser. Advisers and Coordinators: contact your campus LeAP Coordinator for account access.