Junior to attend summer institute

A student from LSMSA was chosen to participate in the Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute sponsored by the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA).

Marcus Shallow, a junior from Elton, will attend an intensive seven-week program on the campus of Princeton University.

The program includes leadership training, academic writing instruction, standardized test preparation, college guidance and community building. The Summer Institute provides participants with a unique range of learning experiences that help them develop and sharpen their problem-solving skills and open the door to reaching their potential as students and leaders.

The Aspects of Leadership curriculum concentrates on the development of ethical and effective leadership through an exploration of some of the toughest policy issues facing the world in the 21st century.

The seven-week curriculum engages students with innovative teaching and learning techniques that are highly effective fun and memorable. They include role-play simulations, student debates, mock trials and critical thinking games. Classroom activities have been designed not only to convey exciting content related to leadership, but more fundamentally to develop the critical thinking skills vital to students’ academic and personal development.

LEDA is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to identifying and developing the academic and leadership potential of exceptional public high school students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.