CCM Leadership Academy
CCM Leadership Academy is a city-wide, eight week summer enrichment program that serves youth /teens ages 6 -16. The program targets inner-city youth, preps them for academic success, while developing them physically, socially, emotionally as leaders. Mornings feature rotating sessions on money management, communication/public speaking, sports & fitness, computer 101, and literacy (scholastic summer bundle books, grammar lessons, weekly spelling test, bi-weekly oral spelling bee). Following lunch, the sessions feature African dance, Positive Movement hip/hop dance, African drumming, Arts & crafts, Choir, and leadership development/team building. The participants swim once each week and attend weekly field trips on Friday. The teens participate in weekly service learning projects, college readiness and college tours. CCM Leadership Academy operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm. Working parents are given a hour courtesy to pick their youth or teen up from the program.
Additional Programs
WWCW SouthWWCW South targets boys 13 - 18 years of age that reside in Tony Sudekum/J.C. Napier housing projects. Our goal is to develop leaders, prep them for academic success, while engaging them in real life experiences that will assist them in becoming productive men. The program features job training, service learning projects, political awareness, fitness training, entrepreneur workshops, team building, and social/emotional learning sessions. The boys are taken on overnight retreats once a month during the summer. They also are taken on college tours. The program has added the participants being certified in life guard, TSSAA, CPR/First Aid, and Drivers Education.
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WWCW EastWWCW East serves boys 13 - 18 that reside in James Cayce housing projects, Levy Place and 37206/37207 zip codes. It provides job training, job shadowing opportunities; fitness training, ACT/SAT prep, Literacy, service learning projects, college readiness, leadership development, golf and social /emotional learning sessions. Monthly overnight retreats and college tours provide exposure for the boys. We also provide educational as well as fun field trips.
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WWCW Jr. Read to RiseThe WWCW Jr. Read to Rise program is city-wide and geared toward rising 3rd /4th grade boys. Scholastic summer bundle book reading, coupled with grammar sessions and weekly spelling test is one of the highlighted features. Communication/public speaking, money management, computer 101, and character development takes place in the mornings. The afternoons feature African drumming, arts & crafts, sports & fitness, and stepping. The participants swim once a week and attend weekly field trips.
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