Program 01 · Flagship
Summer Beauty & Leadership Camp
Youth learn practical skills while building confidence, leadership and a sense of responsibility to their community. The camp ends with graduation, recognition and a community celebration.
Summer Beauty & Leadership CampGraduation day: campers take the stage for recognition and celebration.
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- Hair
- Makeup
- Beauty skills
- Personal presentation
- Creative arts
- Confidence
- Leadership
- Communication
- Entrepreneurship
- Mentorship
- Community service
- Career exploration
Where applicable, programming may connect with Alberta Culture Days.
Program Calendar
Dates, spots and how to apply
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Summer Beauty & Leadership Camp
Registration OpenJuly 19 to 31, 2027 · Graduation on August 14, 2027 · Limited spots available.
More about the camp: Explore the Summer Camp.
Giving Back · Volunteerism
Behind the Scenes of a Real Fashion Show
As one of the ways they give back to the community, our students volunteered backstage at a fashion show. They provided hair, makeup and styling for the runway, held their composure through the pressure of a live show, and were highlighted on stage as models and representatives of the backstage team, a real-world showcase of the skills and confidence built at the Summer Beauty & Leadership Camp.
Volunteering Backstage · Fashion ShowBackstage at a real fashion show, getting show-ready.
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Community Service
Giving Back to the Community
We encourage our students to give back through community events. Doing hair and makeup, modelling and volunteering, they grow confident in their new skills and in themselves, seeing their own beauty and walking the runway to showcase their individuality.
Giving Back to the CommunityOur students, together at a community event.
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Graduation · Awards · Recognition
Graduation and Awards: Everyone Leaves a Winner
Every camp ends the same way: a graduation celebration in front of family, friends and the whole community. Each participant receives a certificate of completion and takes the stage to present the work they created during the program. Students who choose to compete showcase their new skills in a beauty competition for a chance to win an award to take home that evening and share with their school and community.
Behind the scenes, professional judges from the beauty and fashion industry, including salon owners, fashion retailers and working models, review every student's work and give each one personal feedback. So every participant leaves a winner, knowing exactly what they do well and where to grow next.
Graduation is a beginning, not an ending. Students are encouraged to keep their skills going by building an online portfolio and social media presence, taking leadership roles in their schools through fundraisers and community initiatives, and collaborating with industry leaders and educators. Government representatives are warmly invited to attend the graduation to witness the impact first-hand.
Graduation & Awards · Beauty CompetitionFinal styling before the showcase.
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Program 02
Youth Skills & Employment Pathway
From Learning to Earning
More than training: a pathway into real work, leadership and entrepreneurship.
The camp is a beginning, not an ending. Participants are mentored throughout the program, and graduates step into leadership: first self-leadership, then leading the new participant groups that arrive each year, passing on what they learned while growing their own confidence.
Through the salon experience, students become part of a real work environment. Those in the entrepreneurship track learn how a shop runs properly, including teamwork, service and how to create opportunity, so they can one day run their own shop, leading with love, compassion, patience and confidence.
As within the Kingdom of Kush, we work as a community and go together as a unit. That is why the pathway offers more than skills: it offers employment opportunity and placement, so graduates earn, contribute and help shape the generations to come.
- Career exploration
- Resume preparation
- Interview readiness
- Workplace readiness
- Employment placement
- Management
- Social media & digital skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Professional development
- Mentorship
- Leadership
- Education pathways
- Industry connections
- Employer introductions
- Partner referrals
The pathway is already working: three 2025 graduates were hired in 2026. Amira was paid to assist in the Transformation Center and helped plan the 2026 graduation, showing significant growth for her and for the students she supported.
Program 03
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Confidence. Connection. Belonging.
Delivered together with qualified mental health professionals and community organizations. Programs may also include nutritious meals, snacks and practical supports such as back-to-school supplies. Shared meals help build relationships and community, and give young people practice in resolving conflict peacefully.
- Confidence
- Belonging
- Resilience
- Communication
- Self-awareness
- Counselling & referral pathways
- Wellbeing at home
- Wellbeing at school
- Wellbeing in the community
Beauty From the Kingdom of Kush does not provide clinical treatment. Any counselling is delivered by appropriately qualified professionals.
Program 04
Talent Development & Creative Arts
Discover it. Develop it. Use it.
Opportunities across creative, media and business fields, with sports development beginning with basketball.
- Beauty
- Fashion
- Modelling
- Photography
- Creative arts
- Performance
- Media
- Entrepreneurship
Sports (planned): basketball skills development, 3-on-3 competitions, dunk competitions and community basketball events. Other sports may follow.
Program 05
Heritage & Cultural Education
Know your history. Imagine your future.
Workshops, presentations, exhibitions, storytelling and learning experiences.
- Black history
- African civilization
- Kingdom of Kush
- Cultural literacy
- Identity
- Heritage
Program 06
Leadership, Mentorship & Community Service
From Participant to Contributor
Young people learn to lead and to give back.
- Volunteerism
- Responsibility
- Communication
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Community service
- Mentorship
Community service connection: Beauty Response to Cancer. Where appropriate and permitted, trained youth may use suitable skills from our programs to support people affected by cancer.
Program Outcome Pathway
- Wellbeing→
- Education→
- Talent→
- Skills→
- Employment→
- Leadership