AHEAD SEMINAR
Ahead is a series of Leadership seminars designed to offer 8th grade and high school boys the practical, intellectual, and moral preparation they need in life. Our program meets one Saturday per month throughout the school year. It combines classes, one-on-one mentoring, career presentations, virtue talks, and a period of intense study.
If you're
not Ahead,
you're behind
Ahead gives you the practical, intellectual, and moral foundation to be a man of character. Through a combination of classes, one-on-one mentoring, and career presentations by successful professionals, the Ahead Seminar helps you develop the skills and attitude necessary to be effective in college, and later as a father and professional.
The seminars at Ahead are curated to each grade based on where they are as students and questions they should focus on.
8th Grade – A Crash Course on Friendship
This seminar will help you learn, understand, and practive the key skills and virtues that foster successful and long-lasting friendships.
Freshmen – Navigating the Digital Age
This seminar will help you thrive in our complex and confusing digital age. You will learn how to distinguish truth from falsehood, good from evil, and beauty from ugliness.
Sophomores & Juniors – College, Career, and Beyond
To help guide you in your choise of a professional career, guest speakers from a variety of fields will give presentations on their professions. Students will prepare for the college application process and work to develop intellectual and professional interests that will serve as the foundation for their careers.
Seniors – Philosophy Seminar
The philosophy seminar will be taught be Dr. Dale Parker, a member of the teaching faculty at Thomas Aquinas College. Dr. Parker will enable the seniors to engage with today’s most common intellectual challenges to traditional philosophy and faith.
Location & Details
The Ahead Seminar takes place at Tilden Study Center.
Address: 655 Levering Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Schedule:
12:00 – Seminar begins
12:30/1:30 – Lunch
4:00 Seminar ends
Dates 2026/27 – Sep 12, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19, Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15
Payment – The fee for the program is $575 ($525 if applying by August 15). Payments can be made online or by check payable to Tilden Study Center. You can pay all at once or in installments.
For more details about the program, Ahead-Flyer-2025-26.