The Greatness Academy
"Closing the Achievement Gap for Young Men and Women of Color:
Connecting A Quality Education to Future Financial And Overall Wellbeing"
Connecting A Quality Education to Future Financial And Overall Wellbeing"
Greatness Academy Elective Course |
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Principal, Cara Riggs upgrades the Greatness Academy from "Pilot Program," to an "Elective Course." Click below to review support letter.
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Nasty Nate (Never Ashamed Stay True to Yourself)While Nate was one of my most gifted students, you can hear his pain through the delivery of his poem. Many of our young men merely need an outlet and a source of care to transform into the dymanic human beings they were created and intended to be. The Greatness Academy offers them a safe haven where they can spread their wings, without criticism, and soar.
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About
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Mr. Wes Hall is an Author, Educational Consultant, and CEO of the National Young Men and Women of Color Leadership Initiative Foundation.
His books include "You Are the Money," "Jack and the Sly Fox," "I Raise My Hand: Leadership for Little People," and his new offering, "The Academic Equivalency Handbook." His transformative work with young men of color earned him an invitation to the White House. The Los Angeles Clippers Basketball Organization awarded him their coveted "Community Heroes Award." He was recently honored with the prestigious "Presidential Award" by Dr. Keith Whitfield, President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). |
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The Greatness Academy at Locke High School in Los Angeles
Course Introduction
Our "Big Idea"
Copyright 2010
Wesley F. Hall
Wesley F. Hall
Click file below to download or view the course synopsis
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Course Textbook
The Greatness Academy emphasizes a curriculum-driven approach, using tests and quizzes to evaluate retention
and determine the need for any additional remedial instruction.
and determine the need for any additional remedial instruction.
Since 2007, the Institute for Student Empowerment has led one of the nation's most extensive and ongoing independent research projects focused on understanding the attitudes and behaviors of students from underserved communities who are disproportionately affected by poverty. Through this research, we've identified consistent behavioral patterns that contribute to issues such as disengagement, tardiness, absenteeism, and dropout rates. In response, we developed a curriculum specifically designed to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, empowering students to connect the value of a quality education to their future financial and overall well-being.
To validate our early hypothesis with empirical data, we surveyed students to explore how they perceive education and its influence on their future financial and overall well-being.
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CEO, Wes Hall, Co-Authored, the "My Brother's Keeper," Implementation Plan, for the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictThe Los Angeles Unified School District, through a commitment to the Council of Great City Schools, drafted a district-wide "My Brother's Keeper," Implementation Plan.
The plan coordinates departments throughout the district toward the development and implementation of resources, designed to specifically increase the academic proficiency among young men of color. |
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An Invite to the White HouseA small cohort from LAUSD, were invited to the White House, to share best-practices and hear from national mentoring providers.
As the co-creator of the Village Mentoring Movement, Mr. Hall, was invited to share his views and ideas about the powerful impact mentoring has on students. Other invitees included, Dr. Earl Perkins, Dr. Brenda Manuel, Erica Torres, and Alicia Garoupa. |
CEO, Wes Hall, at the
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Greatness Academy Graduation - Omaha, NE 2010
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