About
Educational Development
DR. BETTY SHABAZZ DELTA ACADEMY
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Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow, Preparing Young Women for the 21st Century: The Delta Academy was created at the National level in 1996 out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures. Our hope is to provide an opportunity to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.
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GIAC’s Delta Academy participants meet monthly and participate in academic, educational enrichment, personal enrichment, and public service activities.
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Young ladies interested in participating in Delta Academy can complete the application linked below and email the application to GIAC at giacpres@gmail.com
DELTA GEMS
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Delta GEMS was created to catch the dreams of African-American at-risk, adolescent girls aged 14-18. Delta GEMS provides the framework to actualize those dreams through the performance of specific tasks that develop a CAN DO attitude. The goals for Delta GEMS are:
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1. To instill the need to excel academically;
2. To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;
3. To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures in high school and beyond; and
4. To create compassionate, caring, and community-minded young women by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.
The Delta GEMS program offers a road map for college and career planning through activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth.
GIAC’s Delta GEMS participants meet monthly and participate in academic, educational enrichment, personal enrichment, and public service activities.
Young ladies interested in participating in Delta GEMS can complete the application linked below and email the application to GIAC at giacpres@gmail.com.
EMBODI
The EMBODI (Empowering Males to Build Opportunities for Developing Independence) program is designed to refocus the efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, with the support and action of other major organizations, on the plight of African-American males. Both informal and empirical data suggests that the vast majority of African-American males continue to be in crisis and are not reaching their fullest potential educationally, socially and emotionally. EMBODI is designed to address these issues through dialogue and recommendations for change and action. EMBODI addresses issues related to STEM education, culture, self-efficacy, leadership, physical and mental health, healthy lifestyle choices, character, ethics, relationships, college readiness, fiscal management, civic engagement and service learning.
GIAC’s EMBODI participants meet monthly and participate in academic, educational enrichment, personal enrichment, and public service activities.
Young men interested in participating in EMBODI can complete the application linked below and email the application to GIAC at giacpres@gmail.com
