In order to empower and equip our young people for the global market, we aim to spark creativity through divergent and convergent thinking. We strive to imprint all students with the belief that they have the ability to create, innovate, and design.
Through mental imagery, design thinking, collaborative practices, diversity and inclusion, students are encouraged to engage in open discourse, critical thinking, and shared vision, aiming to problem solve and innovate.
We promote ownership, leadership, a sense of purpose, and autonomous thinking in all students. We cultivate shared vision, goals, and mission, aiming to promote equity and ensure all students have a voice and a sense of belonging.
Alpha Leadership Academy, Inc., (ALA) champions and promotes leadership, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in every student. As a mission-driven organization, ALA is oriented by the vision to transform every youth, ages 10 - 25 through leadership and technology skills to become creative, innovative, critical thinkers, and entrepreneurs with a sense of purpose. Our expectation is that every youth will live a more impactful, meaningful, and significant life. We directly address the chronic dropout rate in schools, low graduation rate, incarceration rate, gangs and violence; early pregnancy, and other high risk behaviors...
Our purpose is to help all young people to live a more meaningful, significant, and impactful life. To identify their core values, lifelong purpose, passion, and to promote ethics of self-care; an ethical body, mind, and soul.
Ethics, Character, Integrity, Diversity and Respect for every individual, race, gender, creed, culture, and belief; (holistic empowerment-emotional, mental, intellectual, psychological, and financial); Equity, Transformational Leadership, Teamwork & Excellence
We partner with local middle schools and high schools, community and senior colleges religious organizations, shelters, juvenile prisons, Police Athletic Leagues, and block associations to help address youth disengagements in schools and dropout rate by collaborating and engaging diverse stakeholders and community members. Our effect can be measured through the success and the experiences of our youths. We achieve this through the following programs:
At Alpha Leadership Academy Inc., our socio-emotional curriculum hones in on areas such as:
Socio-emotional development is a very important domain in human development starting in childhood. It is a process which influences the capacity to understand, express and manage emotions, develop and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Socio-emotional learning which results in positive socio-emotional development is the foundation for healthy self-esteem and emotional well-being. These traits lend themselves to the long-term effect of producing stable youths who become successful adults building stronger and better communities.
“Leadership is the ability to transform leaders that are able to transform other leaders.” Windsor Nelson, 2019.
At Alpha Leadership Academy Inc., because we believe that the Leader has the ability to influence and transform the life of others, we dedicate time to train our youths to become positive transformational leaders.
Our Leadership curriculum focuses on:
Our instructional practices support our youths in thinking critically about their leadership styles, stimulate, develop, and deepen their strengths while reflecting on the purpose of leadership in their lives and in their communities.
Through effective group processes, we provoke the development of interpersonal skills which include active listening, debate and compromise, decision making, and facilitation. All of which are characteristics of great leaders.
Learning today is about teamwork, collaboration, critical thinking, socio-emotional skills, communication, and effective leadership. In the Technology class, these traits all come together – they are all employed and put to the test.
Modern technology has affected and influenced every area of our lives – physically, medically, financially, and emotionally. When one thinks of technology today, one thinks of a way of life. Technology helps turn the wheel of life. It speeds and enhances our lives for the better.
At Alpha Leadership Academy Inc., we envision all of our youths to live an impactful, meaningful and significant life. We enable them to find their spark and shine. Our technology curriculum includes:
Our youths gain the technology skills they need to be successful in the future through Creativity, Innovation, and Inquiry.