Description

Scholarship • Leadership • Service

Our Emerging Leaders Cohort is a college planning and leadership development multi-year program for students in grades 9 – 11. Students must apply to the program and present evidence that they are serious about their college planning and willing to make a commitment to our 3 pillars of scholarship, leadership, and service. While the program is a multi-grade level program, students may be assigned to grade-level appropriate discussion groups as needed. All monthly discussions will be facilitated by Rev. Dr. Yolanda Davis.

Program Components:

• Over the course of 9 months from September through May, students will participate in a small group discussion on the second Saturday of each month (10:00 am – Noon EST) during which they discuss the reading, activities, and an assigned monthly topic.
• The monthly discussions are based on a monthly theme beginning with setting school-year goals consistent with each student’s affirmed college and career aspirations.
• Participating students must commit to using their gifts, talents, and voices to supporting the work of our foundation as part of developing the overall body of work required to establish themselves as highly competitive college and scholarship applicants. 
• Students will develop collaborative, narrative writing, presentation, debate, and critical thinking skills.
• Interested students must download, complete, and return the application, with all requested documents to be considered for the program.
• If students are accepted into the Emerging Leaders Cohort, they must agree to the following:
  • No unexcused absences over the course of the 9 monthly meetings.
  • They must turn on their cameras and actively participate in the discussions.
  • They must complete the assigned reading and activities between meetings to be sufficiently prepared to contribute to the discussions.
  • They must me openly transparent with sharing their grades, classes, test scores, and personal goals.
  • They must be willing to contribute their gifts and talents to furtherance of the goals of our foundation.
• Once accepted into the program, students must pay the $495.95 per year, non-refundable registration fee. Students with financial need may request a need-based scholarship from our foundation.
• 2 unexcused absences, or failure to meet the expectations as set forth will result in removal from the program. Students who are removed from the program will not be refunded their registration fee.

Participating students will receive online access to our curriculum and all required books and materials.

Note: Registration fees are nonrefundable. Please review our Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing your registration.

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