Schedule

1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from October to June

Sessions: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: Rose Hill Community Center

Saturday Leadership Academy

As a Saturday Leadership Academy (SLA) participant, students grow and develop by involvement in challenging individual and team activities that feature both fun and educational field trips. Students get to engage with professionals from a myriad of careers and learn firsthand about what it takes to achieve difficult goals. Our students also have opportunities to engage in community service.

Important Dates:

November 2024

11/16 - 3&D Sports Performance

December 2024

12/7/24 - MAN UP! For Better Health Fair

    • Improved presentation skills

    • Improved grades

    • Assistance with college admissions

    • Increased awareness of local, national & international events

    • Increased exposure to self-development

  • The SLA participants also benefit from a number of presentations and seminars featuring guest speakers who offer expertise in the following topic areas:

    • Keys to academic success: How to do well in school

    • Life after High School Options

    • Discerning Meaning and Purpose

    • Career Planning

    • Physical Fitness & Wellness

    • Citizenship & Civic Engagement/ Government & Politics

    • Financial Fitness

    • Conflict Avoidance and Resolution

    • Entrepreneurship

Mentor Expectations:

1) Mentors will play an active role in leading one or more SLA sessions, or topics within a session

2) Mentors will regularly attend SLA sessions and planning meetings

3) Mentors will communicate with the mentoring Chair at: mentorship@100blackmenofdelaware.org (and fellow Mentors) in case of absence, to ensure there is sufficient attention to mentees