6th Grade Leadership Academy
Our 6th Grade students will journey with our stellar faculty into an exploration of what it means to be a servant leader. With monthly field trips planned throughout the year, students will be challenged to analyze who inspires them, and to study myriad forms of leadership. As they learn from the gifted leaders they will be meeting, each student will be given a leadership journal in which they will begin to map out what kind of leader they are called to become.
Sample Field Trip
Students attend chapel at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, then have a private lunch with Dr. Scott Lisea, the campus Chaplain. After lunch they meet with owner/engineers at Launchpoint Technologies in Goleta and learn about the dedication it takes to create innovative technologies such as drones or pediatric heart pumps. The next day students log their lessons learned in their leadership journals and discuss lessons applicable in their own lives.
A Servant Leader
Relate to others in a spirit of humility
Know what is good, true, and honorable.
Lead a team to accomplish specific goals.
Recognize & serve our neighbors who are in need.
Resist peer pressure by being anchored in Christlike character.
Stand for what is right with courage and integrity, even in the face of adversity.
Respect people of different opinions/beliefs, while develop & advocate for own convictions.
"quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
- James 1:19
Curriculum
Our gifted teachers consistently stretch our students to grow in their writing, critical thinking, reading, and oration skills. Comparative novel studies are utilized along with the best components of several leading curricula, including Shirley and Fountas and Pinnell. Cross curricular lessons are emphasized across the humanities, with a specific focus on character formation through highly interactive and challenging academics. Treasured traditions like the school-wide spelling bee and speech meet help to ensure that our Academy students set an example of academic excellence for our younger students and provide leadership and mentoring opportunities for students in our upper grades.