Create a Safe, Supportive, and Social-Emotionally Enriching Environment

• Establish a welcoming space where scholars feel secure, valued, and supported while integrating Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies to foster self-awareness, resilience, and strong interpersonal skills.

Offer Engaging and Enriching Activities

• Provide diverse extracurricular opportunities, including sports, recreation, STEAM, and college and career exploration, to enhance student learning beyond the classroom.

Develop Life Skills and Promote Healthy Choices

• Equip scholars with essential life skills, including critical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making, while encouraging healthy behaviors, physical activity, and positive lifestyle choices.

Amplify Youth Voice and Ownership

• Encourage student participation in decision-making to foster engagement, leadership, and a sense of program ownership.

Provide Targeted Academic Support

• Support scholars with homework completion, skill-building, and the development of study habits and organizational skills, with a focus on early literacy, English Language Arts, and mathematics.