How the Leadership Academy works.
Reading becomes inquiry, history becomes perspective and conversation becomes preparation for responsible public life.
Learning becomes practice.
Youth Lecture Series
Young people study a meaningful subject, identify reliable sources, organize their ideas and present what they have learned in their own voices.
Summer Learning
Reading and educational experiences keep curiosity active beyond the classroom and help students return to school prepared to engage.
Book Giveaway Program
Carefully selected books help young people build personal libraries and continue learning at home.
Frances Cress Welsing Chess Club
Chess offers a practical setting where every move has a consequence and every choice requires attention.
What leadership looks like.
Participants learn to read with purpose, compare evidence, communicate clearly and understand that leadership is the disciplined use of knowledge in service to others.
Parents, educators, schools, civic organizations and community partners can strengthen this work by providing books, learning experiences, expertise, meeting space and opportunities to see leadership in action.