Academic Enrichment

Developing Intellectual Curiosity, Global Awareness, & Effective Communication Skills

OUR CURRICULUM

Our comprehensive and dynamic curriculum is designed to equip our scholars with the academic support and resources necessary to excel academically and thrive in their future college endeavors. Through a holistic approach, we provide a wide range of educational opportunities and personalized guidance to ensure that our students are well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Our Zoom-based classes emphasize the importance of applied lessons, allowing scholars to apply their knowledge in practical contexts. Through hands-on activities and real-world projects, students gain a deeper understanding of the subjects they study, fostering critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and creativity.

College Seminar

In our seminar courses, we approach real-world problems through the lens of interdisciplinary learning. By exploring diverse literary works, we inspire our scholars to examine texts from multiple angles, connecting them with broader fields such as history, psychology, sociology, philosophy, science, art and more. This holistic approach to classroom materials and discussion allows scholars to make larger connections, develop quality arguments and think critically about each topic covered in class.

Our interdisciplinary class combines literary analysis with real-world issues.

Weekly 2 hour seminar
Thoughtful discussion on world topics
Conduct research based inquiry
Reading comprehension and analysis of literary pieces, current events, and research studies
Guest speakers to support deeper learning of each topic

Personal Finance

Our personal finance program is a workshop-based curriculum designed to equip participants with financial literacy. We thoughtfully designed our lessons to help their fundamental math skills come to life with real-life application. By incorporating hands-on problem-solving exercises and interactive activities, our scholars will gain valuable experience applying financial concepts to real-life situations, from personal budgeting to understanding debt, saving, and financial independence.

Our personal finance program combines math fundamentals and problem-solving

Focus on fundamental ideologies of finance, saving, budgeting, debt, and credit
Provide tools to effectively manage money
Build financial literacy & decision making skills

This course builds over their 3 years to incorporate new concepts, at home labs, technology workshops and more to sharpen their skills.

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Leadership

At Scholars, we believe in supporting the whole student. Our leadership class explores concepts from self-advocacy and communication to mindfulness & stress management. Leadership classes offer scholars an opportunity to network with industry professionals, and learn effective email writing and communication skills, and tools to support time management and executive function techniques.

Google calendar and time management workshops
Guest speakers from diverse backgrounds and industries
Virtual Lectures to develop active note taking skills
Training on written, verbal and non verbal communication skills

“I remember specific lessons from my Scholars' classes in my college classes now. ”

Shian H, Scholars Graduate '23

Spelman College