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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