Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy
"Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century."
Dr. Betty Shabazz's Delta Academy is designed
for girls ages 11 to 14, who have an interest in developing leadership skills.
The program is named in honor of sorority member, the late Dr. Betty Shabazz,
wife of Malcolm X. These girls demonstrate the potential for success, but may
not have support systems or access to financial resources. Participants are
exposed to math, science, technology, and non-traditional careers. The Delta
Academy sessions may also include service learning activities, field trips and
book clubs. Delta Academy's symbol is the dream catcher. In Native American
culture, the dream catcher possesses power to capture bad dreams and entangles
them into a web. Thus, the good dreams pass through the dream hoop's center into
the person.
Delta GEMS Institute: Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully
Delta GEMS is currently
accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year!
Applications are
due
June 1, 2010!
Click here to
download the 2010 GEMS Application!
Click here to download the
GEMS brochure!
A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful "Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy",
the Delta G.E.M.S. Institute is designed to mentor adolescent females ages 14-18, assisting them with discovering their
potential in the areas of academics, leadership, and community involvement. The program's goals are:
- To instill the need to excel academically;
- To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance
their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
- To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures
in high school and beyond; and
- To create compassionate, caring and community minded young women
by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.
Program goals are implemented through monthly workshops, hands-on activities and field trips. Examples of
workshop topics include Scholarships, Money Management, Career Planning, Self-Esteem, Abstinence (sexual
and drugs). Activities include various community service projects, Teen Summits, College Tours (for high school
participants), Thanksgiving Basket giveaways, our annual Kwanzaa Celebration and participation in the local Martin
Luther King Day March.
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