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.