Absolute Leadership Development, founded in 2000, is a federally incorporated charity. From taking hundreds of students to engage in humanitarian relief work to presenting a message of hope to hundreds of thousands, each year Absolute continues to empower a generation to live with purpose - and to change their world.
Vision
To empower emerging generations to change their world by living their lives with purpose.
Strategic Observations
- Youth are the key to affecting social change on a national level
- The most efficient avenue to reaching an entire generation is the education system
- The foundational needs in North American youth are purpose and perspective
- Although we are far from it, it is well within the reach of our society to end world poverty
Core Objectives
- To reach every teen with a message of purpose
- To offer every teen an opportunity to develop a global perspective
- To provide every teen a listening ear when they need it
- To mentor young leaders in a changing world
- To enable education, business and social institutions to work together to address global issues on an intergenerational level
Corresponding Programs
High School Presentations. Teams of trained young adults travel all across Canada, and internationally, bringing our Think Day program to schools. This is a comprehensive package that leverages our one hour presentation by adding workshops and other modules. Think Fast, our one-hour presentation, consists of live music, personal stories, multi-media and a hard hitting message of purpose and hope. This is the most demanded program of its kind in Canada. At this point, these presentations are reaching over 200,000 students each year.
Student Email Chat. After students see an Absolute presentation, they often need someone to talk to. Absolute has set up an email chat service, which is staffed by qualified volunteers. Thousands of students utilize this service and get help. In conversations on this help line, students receive a new sense of hope, and in the process, numerous suicides have been averted.
Hero Holiday. Quite possibly the most popular program that Absolute runs, we take large numbers of students to developing nations to participate in humanitarian efforts. Hero Holiday continues to grow since the first trip. For our upcoming sixth year, we are planning more than 18 trips, with the potential to bring over 600 students to such countries as Dominican Republic, Mexico, Thailand and Haiti.
School of Leadership. This is a one year program for students who are done high school and would like to “make a difference” in Canada. The participants are mentored in character and personal development while traveling with one of our road teams for approximately 3 months. The experience continues with 4 months in Mexico while they assist with Hero Holiday and complete a social justice curriculum. The experience leaves them equipped with new life skills, and the feeling that they have and can continue to make a difference in the world in which they live.
Heyy, its brittany from leduc..lol.
HEYY!!!!!this is heather umm….that hundred fold band was SOO cool!!! (and hott!)
hehe uhh…r there n e pics or vids here??? cause they’re AMAZIN!!! heyy it’s me Brittney and it totally sucks that i didn’t get to meet u guys or get autographs because i had to catch the stupid bus:( soo sorry now byee!!
hey, just wanted to say, u guys wer awesome.
hi this is morgan you were at my school xavier on october 22/07 i ABSOLUTELY LOVED YOU GUYS!!! You were awsome! Are you coming back to deer
Lake? ☺ if you are i would you to e-mail me and tell me ok.
Oh by the way I loved your shoes there WICKED!!!I wasin the front my hair was blonde and i was right in front of the big block.<3 got to go biie biie I would love to hear from you soon so dont forget to write kk biie love ya
Morgan xoxo <3 ******
hey you guys where awsome thenks for coming to hebville acdemy we all really loved you coming and we hope to see you next year from morgan and all the other teens at hebville have a good x mas and we are sad to see you go
Hey just wanted to stop by and say you guys really rocked it out there:)im so happy you came and im sure all the other kids at our school were tooXD..write back soon:)
hey it is samantha i wanted to say thanks for coming to marmount academy i had a blast and learned alot of information and heard some heart felt stories. The band was totally wicked and am so buying the c.d before christmas. It is so cool what you guys do and is very helpful to teens around the world.hope you guys come back to sudbury! Have a great christmas and i will write another email soon bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heyy guys ,
You played at our school, Marymount Academy,
You gave us your guitare picks too
thanks for those by the way. you guys are so awsum!! you guys should go famous ,
Well hope to see you sooner ,
xoxoxo
You guys rawk all other bands i have to say
keep rocking on !!!-
this is a student from hanley school, and i’d like to say thank you for coming to our school. many people were touched by the stories that were told to us, and several of the students were asking themselves,”why did i do that?” they had realized how much of their lives that they had messed up. personally, i’d say that you need to come back! everyone enjoyed the band (STEREO TRAP). again, thanks for coming.
omg the came to our school and all left out was AUSOME!!ya and lena has got it going on she is so KEWL!
it was a really good show the you guys put on at BPS .. the dance off was very funny … and cool… welll l8ter guys take care of your selves..!!!!:)
Wow, that show was amazing today! You guys rock, and I was really touched by what you guys do for the Heor Holiday, i want to get involved with it, and you’ve inspired me to become a teacher and HOMESCHOOL
Wow, that show was amazing today! You guys rock, and I was really touched by what you guys do for the Hero Holiday. and your music, is amazing, and that story Meagan, was sooo touching, and totally what our school needed.
Thank You All :)!
ROCK ON;).
and
your bus isnt that bad looking;):P
hey that was a great show awesome ur music is good and kait is hot ken ur kool
Hey, i thought you guys were great. Really got me motivated and made me think. Im from Montreal, Pointe-Claire, u were @ Saint Thomas High School and i thought u changed me
~ All Left Out was good also. i think the Hero Holiday would be nice to be apart of but my parents wouldnt let me :/
Peace,
TysoN
Hi guys,
Not sure if you got my first message; but I have talked with Mel since then and I understand that everything is going very well.
So glad that you are enjoying the trip and working hard to help the local people. I’m sure your efforts are very much appreciated and the difference you are making in their lives goes further than you can probably imagine.
Love you guys (soooo much) and am extremely proud of you.
xoxo
hey its taylor from hillfield strathallan college
i thought BEAUTI was the coolest band ever…please have them preform at our school again
it was soooooooooooo cool
i will never forget it
and the videos that u showed us were so inspirational
I loved it when you guys came to my school I had such a blast and had fun I would go to school like everyday if that happened or was at my school My friend Kayla had fun too and I need to ask Absolute something in an email too
Hai! You guys came to our school, D.W.K.S, it was sooo awesome! Did you like seeing the kids get dunked in the dunk-tank?
That Band “All Left Out” was wicked cool, the concert was awesome. We really enjoyed the music!
Meagan- that was such a sad story, but it made my friends and I to promise that, NO matter what, we would always stick together and live life to it’s fullest. And tell Gem that her story also taught me to never give up.
i absolutely love all left out they were at our school today i got tons of stuff
this is chelsey from canon richards high. I just wanted to say hi and i think that you guys are awesome!!!!!!!
i am from Dunsmuir middle school i loved your band you guys are really good i got ap icture with tim (= haha that guy can play guitar but i just want you to know i like what your doing so keep on doing it
Thank you
Hi I’m from John Barsby high school and I just wanted to say you guys were completly awesome and I loved your songs
hey u guys you played at my school Tricenta Acadamy u were awsome!I really had fun it was a great exsperienc
Love,
Nicole
Hey I am Carlie and you played at my school Makenzie High School and I just wanted to say you guys are awesome!
Heyy, you just played at my high school, Mackenzie High School, you guys were extremely inspiring, and I think alot of people agree with me when I say that.
Hey i am Sophie you guys just played at our school St. Josephs Catholic High School. I thought i would tell you that you guys are really good at what you are doing. Also you have a great band. Well wish you all the best.
bye
hey guys i thought you were awesome at mackenzie high school! keep rocking on! you should definetly make a cd..
Heey, I’m also from Mackenzie Highschool. Thought it was going to be another boring assembly, but you guys brought a lot to the table. I’m sure you had most of the girls jumping outta their seats! Anyways, hope you’ll visit soon, maybe Summerfest 2010. Great inspirations, continue doing what you do, would love to hear from you.
Wish you all the best
Randi Lynn
Hi, I’m from Confederation…
and I thought you guys were great ..
and hit home for most of us…
and i think people are not going to forget this day
cause it was so powerful…
i loved it
thank you
for coming to our school
corinne
S’up guys! You just rocked the house at Lancaster Middle School in New York! My friend Lizzie and I loved your presentation with Elle. It was very inspiring and we loved the music. We really liked the last song. Keep rockin’ Canadian style.
hey! you guys were awsome!i wish you could come back with the band. oh ya wat was their bands name i forgot. it was so great to meet justin, elle, and jp.
xoxoxoxo
Hi! I just wanted to say thanks for coming to our school.(Lancaster Middle School) You guys were awesome. Megan you rock! and JP you do too sorta.. just kidding! You both are amazing. And your two guitar players are sweet too! Justin is really hot! So anyways thanks again! Good Luck to you all.
Katie
Hey guys, i just wanted to say thanks so much for coming to our school ! (lancaster middle school) You were amazing! Justin complimented me and it made my day haha. hope to see you guys again soon
Hey,
You Guys were awesome. You came to my school (Lancaster middle school) and really inspired alot of us. Anyway i wanted to say thank you and i hope you come back again in the future. Good Luck !!
Thanks for coming to our school! Is there a place where i can download your songs? They ROCKED!!!
Heyy guys!! Thanks you soooooooo much for comming to our school today!! (Lancaster Middle School) It was so much fun!! Justin is really cuteeeeeee!!
♥ Hannah
Hey there! You guys were amazing yesterday!!! Thanks for coming to Lancaster. Meagan, than you soooooooo much. Everything you said was definitely not wasted. She really would be proud =]. JP- totally awesome. Elle-you rocked! i love my scarf!!! So thank you sooooooooo much. Good luck, and maybe our paths will cross again, so, its not good bye, its see you sometime. sometime soon! (or talk to you some time. either way!!!! =]) god luck to you all with whatever life brings you. Thanks again.
~Lexie
i just wanted to say that you guys are amazing (:
the band came to our school today and they were amazing!
i hope to see them again sometime and if i can id like to help, keep my posted (: <3 .
You Guys r so awesome I Wish U Would COme TO Our School Next Year
Hey elle it’s Liam. You and your band came to my school(Hastings) and I really liked the songs you played and I had a really good time being in your group in the class(my group was the one who had Rowan faint on jesse)and talking to you and I hope you come to your school agian.I really thought you we’re a great singer and the bass,electric guitar drumming we’re awsome too(:.
Keep me posted if your in Winnipeg.
totally enjoyed the show. wish I coulda met you. also had to catch the bus. ;(
Hey elle. It’s Tatiana and your band came today at our school (Swift Current) With the pretty cool teachers.. ya.. that one, you know wednesday morning getting out of Quemestry going on to History can be very depressing.. I guess that’s why our school was pretty dead today. Anyways I really liked it, it kinda made my day brighter. I come form a country where people are suffering Colombia Bogota, South America, and it made me realize how much I would like to go on a Hero Holiday. I’m Going on to grade 12 it would be a nice experience to have, and just help out this summer (or at least that’s what I’m starting to plan, I guess).
Nice presentation.
Keep me posted if you come back!
Heey absolute!!
you came to my school in renfrew not to long ago, and i just wanted to drop a message and tell you that you guys were amazing, my friends and i loved all of you . :] awesome band! loveee youuu guys !
Heyy
omg i loved the presintion that you
sis thx fir coming to maggie in penticton
it really changed me because of what
you said and my friend literly cryed when megan told her
story about her friend dieing..
i am from slms in grade7 when i am old enough i
would love to comee with you to thos mexico and tailand thingss
Byee <3 and thnk you for what you tought mee
Heyy Elle, You guys are amazing.
i love your music,
you are so good at singing you have an amazing voice,
and justin is HOTT haha,
well im glad that you came to PenHigh and put on that preformancee.
when megan was telling that story about her friend,
i totally felt her. my friends friend just died not that long ago from cancer she was only 13.
and i really hope i can go on a Hero Holiday with you guyss,
that would be amazingg, im saving upp
well Love yeah guyss.
Omg i know this is kinda late but , U GUYS ROCKED our L.M.S. stage!elle/band- where can i find ur music! I mean come on that good of a band should be downloaded on my ipod! Well i hope u guys plan to come back next yr. i would LOVE it! elle-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥☺☻
*~k.m~*
Hey! Oh My Gosh you guys were amazing… I seriously cried in someone’s speech haha… I’m really glad you guys came to our school. Thank you SOOOOOOO much ^^!!
Hopoe to see you again next year!
~!~Laurie ^^~!~
hey guys you came to my school(sunny side p.s) um i really liked your presentation!! the message was awsome and the hero holidays look AMAZING!!!
:)
i also loved the band that came with you!!! i got them to sighn my binder!!
i know that your presentation really made me think!! and the story that adam
told, about him and derek in high school,,was ,,,,,,wow,,,,,,me and my friends almost started crying!!! so plzzz come back and keep doin what your doin!! lots of love…..:)