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SUMMER 2009!
Camp Akili & Oakland Freedom School

Leadership Excellence is committed to developing the next generation of leaders who possess the skills and desire to create social change in urban communities. Our mission is to provide grassroots community organizing and leadership skills to African American children and youth (ages 5 to 18). This is accomplished through workshops, trainings, and curriculum which empowers them to make positive changes in their communities and informed decisions about their lives.

We believe that by providing youth with a meaningful role in community problem solving, they will become more socially aware, academically motivated, and resilient in coping with community, school, and family problems. One way to do this is by involving youth in activities and projects that improve their communities. Studies have shown that by involving youth in constructive activities in their community, they are less likely to engage in high-risk behaviors.

Our curriculum framework is grounded in several assumptions about youth. First, we believe that not all youth have the same experiences. Second, we believe that young peoples lives are structured by the environments in which they live. Third, for urban youth these environments often present challenges for healthy and productive development. Fourth, young people can change these environments and in the process develop stronger identities and communities. We call this model a social Justice approach to youth development. This approach focuses on engaging young people in personal and social problem solving.

Each program aims to develop young people in three ways; first through self-awareness which focuses on self-evaluation and self-exploration in order to achieve a positive sense of self and social and cultural identity. Second is social awareness which fosters an understanding about how their immediate social world functions and encourages the capacity to think critically about issues in their own communities. Last, our curriculum fosters Global Awareness which encourages youth to practice spiritual reflection in order to empathize with the struggles of oppressed people throughout the world. The curriculum outlined in this book uses this strategy to create youth who have a vision of possibilities of creating a more just and equitable world.

Summer 09 Program Registartion

Summer Program Registration Application
- Oakland Freedom School (Ages 5-13)
- Camp Akili (Ages 14-17)
Summer 2009 Scholarship Application

Print out and submit with payment to LE office:
1714 Franklin Street, Suite 325
Oakland, CA 94612

Camp Akili Mandatory Parent meeting: UPDATED: Saturday June 13th - 12PM-2PM
LE Offices: 1714 Franklin St., Suite 325

Programs

• Leadership Training
• Oakland Freedom School
• Camp Akili
• M.E.C.C.A
• S.O.L.O
• Camp Alkebulan

Values

• African Centered
• Love Everyone
• Put Young People First
• Promote Healing
• Take Responsibility
• Educate to Empower
• Together we achieve more (collaboration vs. competition)

Donate

• Your $55 donation will support healthy snacks for one youth in the leadership program over a month.
• Your $135 donation will pay for 10 books for Oakland Freedom School Children.
• Your $400 donation will send one youth to Camp Akili Summer Camp.
• Your $2500 donation will send one youth to Ghana, Africa through the Camp Alkebulan program.