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Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing
Young Women For the 21st Century The Delta Academy was
created out of an urgent sense that bold action was
needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the
perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled
futures. Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local
Delta chapters to enrich and enhance the education that
our young teens receive in public schools across the
nation. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in
math, science, and technology, their opportunities to
provide service in the form of leadership through service
learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation
service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the
cultivation and maintenance of relationships. A primary
goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full
participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
Delta Academy has taken many forms. In some chapters,
the Academies are after-school or Saturday programs;
others are weekly or biweekly throughout the school
year; and still other programs occur monthly. At a minimum,
chapters plan and implement varied activities based
upon the needs of the early adolescents in their areas.
The activities implemented most often include computer
training, self-esteem and etiquette workshops, field
trips for science experiences and for college exposure,
and special outings to cultural events, fancy dinners,
museums, plays, and concerts.
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