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The American Dream
Hard Work + Good Education = The American Dream
7 Billion People 5 Billion People Adults
The Coming Jobs War, Clifton (2011)
3 Billion Adults that want to a Good Job 1.2 Billion Available Good Jobs
1.8 Billion Job Shortfall
“We need to lift the bottom faster and the top higher.” That Used To Be US (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)
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Academic Leadership Academy
Purpose: To prepare tomorrow’s
leaders to influence positive
change through action
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Leadership Curriculum
Grade 9
Geometry Honors or Algebra 2 Honors
English 1 Honors or English 2 Honors
AP Human Geography
Physical Science Honors
Spanish 2 or French 2
Design Foundations 1 and one other Visual Art Class or Band, Orchestra, Chorus,
Dance or Drama
PE or NJROTC
Integrated Business Applications or a major course or an elective
Leadership Log- Allows students to transform standards into action research
Participation in Leadership Seminars and beginning the Service Portfolio are
required. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in one school club.
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Leadership Curriculum Grade 10
Algebra 2 Honors or PreCalculus Honors
English 2 Honors or English 3 Honors
AP World History
Biology Honors
Spanish 3 or French 3
Major course or elective
Major course or elective
Leadership 1
Grade 11
BC Calculus or PreCalculus Honors
English 3 Honors or English 4 AP
Language and Composition
AP United States History
Chemistry Honors
Spanish 4 Honors or French 4 Honors
Major course or elective
Major course or elective
Research 1 (Students will begin
working on Senior Thesis during this
course.)
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STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
Humanities Communications, Technology, Law, Business, Visual & Performing Arts, and World Languages
12th Grade 11th Grade 10th Grade 9th Grade
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Probationary Year Honor/AP Curriculum Students are exposed to Leaders in various fields through Leadership Seminars
Senior Thesis Research 2
Research 1
Leadership 1
To prepare tomorrow’s leaders to influence positive change through collective action
Senior Leadership Thesis
Leadership is the ability to influence positive change. Students identify the need for change.
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What are the colleges searching for?
Harvard seeks "well rounded" students that have contributed in various ways to the lives of their schools or communities. Academic accomplishment in high school is important, but we also seek people with enthusiasm, creativity and strength of character. Princeton’s admission process goes beyond simply looking for academically accomplished students. We care about what students have accomplished in and out of the classroom. Tell us how you would seize the academic and non-academic opportunities at Princeton and contribute to the Princeton community.
We're most interested in those students who will challenge us, make original discoveries, use their leadership skills in new venues, and take advantage of the depth as well as the breadth of this university's offerings. We like students who make intelligent and interesting mistakes, students who understand that only in risking failure do we become stronger, better, and smarter.
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What are the colleges searching for?
As part of the Honors College, your creativity will be encouraged and your intellect nourished. You’ll enjoy the best of both worlds — an individualized educational experience within a community where face-to-face relationships are the norm and full access to the incredible breath of a research university. Most importantly, you will be able to customize your Carolina experience based upon your academic goals, your career plans, and your unique interests.
The purpose of Honors is not to reward past achievement, but to foster continued intellectual growth, to cultivate a lifelong love of learning and to prepare each student for life as a leader and agent of change.
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Academic Leadership Diploma Recognition
Each semester, throughout the four years of
high school, students will participate in an
Academic Leadership Seminar. This may be
outside regular school hours.
Students will successfully complete a Senior
Thesis which will include research, a written
paper, presentation of the Senior Thesis and oral
defense of student’s position.
Students will complete 90 hours of community
service by the end of the junior year.
Students who complete 120 hours of community
service by the end of the senior year will receive
special recognition.
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21st Century Learning
Learn the Standards
Research the Issues
Take Action
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ALA is ALL in
• Students in the ALA program are expected to sign up for all of the ALA classes.
• If you were not recommended for the ALA honors classes you MUST opt up and parents sign a waiver for the ALA classes. You cannot move down at the start of the year in this option.
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ALA Vision and program
• In addition the leadership, service and technology thread follow throughout the years
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Choose STEAM or Humanities
• Students will be asked to choose a path of STEAM
OR
• Humanities
This will line up with your major if you are a Freshman in the program
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Leadership addresses
• To help young people in Chapin High School ALA have a greater appreciation for themselves and others and a greater understanding of leadership principles;
• To support young people to work constructively in teams with peers and professionals from their community and boost youth participation and contribution to positive change
• To enable youth to enact civic service project(s) that advance the social good, academic progress and improve relations in the community.
• Develop a research proposal
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Leadership Class
• Core Curriculum via State Standards • Learning about myself as a leader
– Focuses on self-awareness, learning agility, influence and communication
– Introduce core leadership skills needed to work effectively on project teams, succeed in complex assignments, and meet strategic objectives.
• Maximize leadership potential – assessment of the critical leader skills and personalized
assessment and data for feedback and improvement. – Enhance skills of influencing, conflict resolution and
communication.
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Leadership Activities
• Freshman participants will attend a full day May 4th simulcast (from Atlanta) of the Chic Fil a Leadership Summit at Lexington High School (http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/) – Roland FryerHarvard Professor who was named one of the Top Young
Economists in the World by Economist Magazine
– Sheena IyengarA professor and world-renowned expert on the subject of choice, she says that choice is essential to our well-being.
– Tim TebowNFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and New York Times best-selling author
– Soledad O’Brien
– Anchor for CNN morning show Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien and special correspondent for CNN/U.S.
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Leadership Activities
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Leadership Activities
• August 2012 -Ropes activities at Riverbanks Zoo to develop leadership, risk taking and team building
• Center for Creative Leadership activities
• And others as they become available
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Registration for classes
• Freshman year- standard year with choices in:
– The arts (chorus, band, strings, visual, dance)
– Business computer apps or intro to engineering design
• Choose STEAM vs Humanities
• Sophomore thru Seniors will accumulate points related to your program choice for graduation in ALA the senior year
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• The form for service hours is on the CHS website under courses, ALA
• Completed forms can be given to Ms Maylath or Ms Pillow
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Service Requirement-90 Hours
• ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY • COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT VERIFICATION FORM • Completing 90 hours of Community Service by the end of the junior year is one of the requirements of
the Academic Leadership Academy. Students who complete 120 hours of Community Service by the end of the senior year will receive special recognition. Please complete this form for each Service Learning Project and return to the Assistant Principal for Instruction at Chapin High School.
• Name of Student __________________________________________________________ • Date(s) of Project _______________________________ Grade Level ______________ • Total Number of Service Hours Worked _____________________ • Description of Community Service Project: • This is to certify that ______________________________ completed the Service Project as described
above. • ______________________________________________ ____________________ • Name and Title of Project Supervisor (Please Print) Phone Number • ___________________________________________ _____________________ • Signature of Project Supervisor Date • ___________________________________________ _____________________ • Student Signature Date
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What parents can do…
• We will need mentors in the community
– Please sign up yourself and your neighbors up in the ALA link to the mentor book. We will need speakers on various topics and mentors for Jr and Sr year research students.
• Parents may want to create a foundation– to fund the research project materials like the Dutch Fork High School STEM program did
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Advantages of ALA
• Faculty collaborate across the curriculum to integrate technology and engage student interests
• Small learning community- ALA Mast classes with dedicated ALA teacher coaches
• Faculty cover standards and move on to relevant community and world issues
• ALA classes dedicate time to develop student driven research
• ALA students have the skills that colleges and our future require
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We aRe Chapin
We aRe Building A Better Future