Delta GEMS: Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully

A natural outgrowth and expansion for the continuation of the highly successful “Dr. Betty Shabaaz Delta Academy: Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow”, Delta GEMS was created to “catch the dreams” of minority high school aged girls, grades 9 - 12.  Delta GEMS provides the frame work to actualize those dreams through performance of specific tasks that develop a “CAN DO” attitude.  The goals of Delta GEMS are:

 

D       To instill the need to excel academically;

 

D       To provide tools that enable girls to sharpen and enhance   their skills to achieve high levels of academic success;

 

D       To assist girls in proper goal setting and planning for their futures high school and beyond; and

 D       To create compassionate, caring, and community minded young women by actively involving them in service learning and community service opportunities.

The Delta GEMS framework is composed of five major components (Scholarship, Sisterhood, Show Me the Money, Service, and Infinitely Complete), forming a road map for college and career planning. Topics within the five major components are designed to provide interactive lessons and activities that provide opportunities for self-reflection and individual growth.

 All participants must meet the following criteria: 

D       Be a high school student living in Fairfax County

D       Currently have a minimum GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale)

D       Have the ability to commit to consistently attend a majority of meetings, programs and scheduled service projects

D       Have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE!

D       Complete and submit all forms in the participant application package by the submission deadline, applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Deadline for Submission of 2010-2011 Application

 is 9/24/10