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Course Description

The Urban Youth Leadership Academy (UYLA) is designed to prepare middle school students for high school placement and college admissions through their involvement in leadership projects, effective mentorship, and on-campus scholarly activities. Urban Youth Leadership Academy participants are enrolled in a 9-month program that create opportunities for youth to develop personal strengths into leadership skills, foster inverse relationships between youth and their schools and community so they become agents of change, and provide access to choice high schools and college admissions counseling. The goal of the Urban Youth Leadership Academy is to increase the likelihood of high school completion and college enrollment for students from underrepresented and historically disadvantaged segments of society that will ultimately create pathways to college.

Course Outline

Fall 2019: Weekly Meetings on Tuesday &; Thursday from 3:30-5:30pm; High School Selection Support; Leadership &; Mentor Workshops
Spring 2020: Bi-Monthly Meetings on Tuesdays &; Thursdays from 3:30-5:30pm; Seed Grants Management; Student-Led Community Service Projects
Summer 2020: Internship Opportunities &; College Campus Tours

Learner Outcomes

Goal 1: Create opportunities for youth to develop their personal strengths into leadership skills

Outcome 1: Gain a stronger understanding of one’s role as a leader in their community

Goal 2: Facilitate group activities that promote mentorship between youth and adults

Outcome 2: Gain life skills, guidance, and encouragement from mentors

Goal 3: Guide youth through the process of designing and managing a Community Service Project with seed grant funds

Outcome 3: a) Identify a project to improve their school or community, b) Write a proposal outlining the goals, outcomes, timelines, personnel & materials needed, c) Create an excel budget with estimate costs, d) Present outcomes via PowerPoint presentation

Goal 4: Create pathways to college through admissions counseling and by exposing youth to campus culture

Outcome 4: a) Receive counseling during high school admission process b) Engage with college students, and faculty during on campus meetings

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