Details for Our Adult Course—Student Self Leadership for Champions
In preparation for our first adult session of 2026, here are the important dates and details you need to join us.
Key Dates
- Registration Deadline: Sun, Feb 15
- Welcome Session: Wed Feb 25 10 PM, Thurs Feb 26 9 AM, OR Thurs Feb 28 4 PM Pacific Time (USA)
- Online Course Site Opens: Sat, Feb 28 12 AM Pacific Time (USA)
- Course Concludes: Fri, Mar 27
Time Commitment
This four-week course takes about 10 hours to complete. Each week plan for:
- 1 hour of self-study on the course site (4 hours total)
- 1.5 hours in a live session or watching the session recording (6 hours)
For participants who want to go deeper—like for those whose career involves influencing young people—we offer an additional hour of weekly self-study content. People completing the PRO content should plan for 14 total hours for the course.
Live Sessions
CHAMPION sessions are moderated reflections with Blanchard leadership experts to answer questions and help you apply the content.
There will be a Welcome Session on Thursday, February 28, at the times listed below.
Regular sessions are every Thursday between March 5 and March 27. (In some time zones, these will be on Fridays.) Session times are listed here in Pacific Standard Time (PST) in the United States, but you can use this time zone converter tool to find out the times in your location.
Thursdays (March 5, 12, 19, and 26):
- 10-11:30 PM PST (Wednesdays): English session hosted from New Zealand at 7 PM Thursdays New Zealand Daylight Time
- 9-10:30 AM PST: English session hosted from Arizona, USA
- 4-5:30 PM PST: English session hosted from California, USA
There is an optional bonus session on Thursday April 2 at 4 PM. It’s targeted to parents, but everyone is welcome to attend.
To support our global audience, we offer a few time options. Attend one session each week at the time that works best. We may adjust session times once we have the final registration list.
We encourage participants to attend the sessions live, but we provide recordings for those who miss a class.
Email us at SSLprogram@blanchardinstitute.org with any questions about the program. We look forward to seeing you in February and March!
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