Planting Leaders One By one

Karen C. Love

PLANTING LEADERS ONE BY ONE

Little Becomes Much

Children are a gift from God. They are filled with awe and wonder and teaches us all how to love unconditionally. What

happens when a child is mistreated, abused, malnourished, bullied, and/or have physical and mental challenges?

Where can they go?

OUR GIFT FROM GOD

81% of homicides in the first seven months of 2010 year were gang-related and involved young men under 25 years of age.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the leading cause of death among

African-Americans ages 10 to 24.

The most commonly found and used illicit drug in Illinois is marijuana. However, methamphetamine is the primary drug of

concern in the central and southern Illinois rural areas. Notably, there is rising evidence that meth is being

distributed in the Chicago region.

A survey from 2006 found that 14% of male and 16% of female students in Illinois had abused pain pills. In 2006, 16.8% of

8th graders, 32.8% of 10th graders, and 43.6%of 12th graders in Illinois admitted that they had used marijuana at least once

STARTLING STATISTICS

Hispanic and black youth in Illinois are at higher risk for pregnancy than are their white peers. Although black youth ages 15-19 make up only 17 percent of the population, they experienced 35 percent of teen

births. And although Hispanic youth ages 15-19 make up only 15 percent of the youth population, they

experienced 32 percent of births in 2006.

Illinois’ teen pregnancy rate of 87 pregnancies per 1000 teens ages 15-19 is higher than the national

rate of 84.

Youth comprise 8% of those living with HIV in Illinois.

STARTLING STATISTICS

Illinois was among 15 states with the highest unemployment rate for teens age 16 to 19. Georgia had the highest rate at 36.3 percent, up 7.3 percent

from 2009.

“Teens from low-income, minority families and high-school dropouts fared the worst in their ability to

obtain employment in both the state and (Chicago),” the report says.

Mar 20, 2008 ... Abuse in dating relationships is common among teens, with 33% of teens reporting

some kind of abuse and 12% reporting physical abuse.

STARTLING STATISTICS

1,532,238 people, including 500,000 children, now live in poverty in Illinois –

12.2% of the total population

Because hunger is a symptom of poverty, the demand for emergency and government

nutrition programs has exploded.

Feeding Illinois has seen a 50% increase in requests for emergency food assistance

over the past two years.

STARTLING STATISTICS

How does one capture the beauty, skills, talents, of the

greatest human capital in the world?

How does a teen and/or ‘tween identify their competencies and

excel despite their circumstances?

How does one maximize the gift within?

LITTLE BECOMES MUCH

The Little Becomes Much Academy was created to

building, empower, equip and transform individual lives for the purpose of strengthening leadership skills, life skills,

and developing competencies in communication, team building and excellence.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHPLANTING LEADERS ONE BY

ONE

InnovationSuccess

EvaluationDevelopment

GrowthSolutionProgress

OUR PURPOSE

Legacy Builde

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Leader

Communicator

Problem

SolverCritical Thinke

r

Team Builde

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Citizenry/

Community

Family Member/Frien

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OUR MISSION

OUR VALUES

Desire •To Become My Personal Best•Visionary Mission

Determined •To Develop My Skills for the Cause of the Greater Good•Given back for man what God has taught me

Discipline •Continuing advancing my skills toward excellence.

Devotion •To God, Family and Community

Destiny •To sustain a legacy of strength, determination, commitment and excellence

Course Offerings and Applied Training

Leadership/Legacy Building

Team/Collaborative Partnerships

Communications

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Creative Thinking Skills

Academic and Productive Competencies (Innovation)

OUR METHODOLOGY

Training and Development in

Transformational Leadership (Bass & Avolio)

Idealized – Demonstrating strong, principled leadership behavior.

Inspirational – Model leadership skills and values that will be an inspiration to family, peers, colleagues and the

community at large.

Individual Consideration – Becoming a concerned citizens helping one another to be their personal best.

Intellectual Stimulation – Challenge each other in their thought processes, and behaviors.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHLEADER/LEGACY BUILDER

Training and Development includes

Emotional Intelligence DevelopmentSelf-Awareness – Knowing one’s internal states, preferences, resources

and intuitions.

Self-Regulation – Managing one’s internal states, impulses and resources

Motivation – Emotional tendencies that guide or facilitate reaching goals

Social Competence – Competencies which determine how we handle relationships

Empathy – Awareness of others’ feelings, needs and concerns

Social Skills – Adeptness at inducing desirable responses in others.

Goleman, D. (2006). Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York. Bantam Publishing

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

DEVELOPMENT

The mark of a good leader is strong communication skills.Little Becomes Much offers

communication classes, exercises and activities to

develop, encourage, motivate and enhance communication

techniques.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHCOMMUNICATOR

Critical thinking leads to idea generation and advancing

forward. Students will learn process

mapping, determining viable alternatives, and creating

sustainable solutions.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHCRITICAL THINKING/PROBLEM

SOLVING

Team Dynamics

Creative Innovati

on

Group Dynami

cs

Team Learnin

g

LITTLE BECOMES MUCH

CRITICAL THINKER/PROBLEM

SOLVER

Little Becomes Much will teach the individual how to celebrate their skills and competencies through

collaborative exercises and projects thereby building confidence and increasing knowledge

along the way.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCHTEAM BUILDER

Group Cohesion

Social Identificati

on

Relationship Building

Making Impact On The Community

One by OneLittle Becomes Much, Inc.

Because it is critical for students to know where they are before they understand where they’re going, students will discuss current events and report on the application of the events. Students learn new terminology from an economic, business, political and legal context. Based on the information provided by the students, service projects will be identified. Students formulate a strategic plan concerning the needs of the community and the state at large.

Students learn about collaboration, team building, and strong communication skills and will be better equipped for school the next year.

Little Becomes Much

Planting LeadersOne by One

Little Becomes Much, Inc.

Who Despises the DayOf Small Beginnings?

We Don’t!

Call Today @ 847-650-1937Or visit our website @ www.littlebecomesmuch.org

References

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/tc/domestic-violence-teen-relationship-abuse.

http://archive.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/01/27-6-teen-jobless-rate-for-2010-an-illinois-record.html

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http://www.thechampinyou.com/illinoisteengangdrugspregnancy.html

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http://www.feedingillinois.org/hunger/.

LITTLE BECOMES MUCH