PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In the ART of Leadership program, students experience the reward of making a positive change in the community, ultimately elevating their expectations for themselves and for the world in which they live. After participation, ALF students have developed leadership, management, and coaching skills to support this way of thinking.
Level One - Skill Development
The ART of Leadership's Level One Program focuses on building the essential skills of Leadership, Management, and Coaching. Our students participate in Six Months of coaching, given by local business professionals as volunteer "Coaches" who work closely with each and every student to ensure that they understand and can apply these fundamental skills to their every day lives.Level Two - Integrity
During the six months of the Level Two Program, our students focus on the meaning and application of Integrity - integrating a Personal Life Vision with our every day activities and decisions. Using ALF's "Integrity Checklist," students can see, in a meaningful way, how a powerful Vision for the future can add value and meaning to our lives today.Level Three - Character Development
What is "good" personal character? How does one identify the traits that comprise it?In ALF's Level Three Program, we explore the meaning of Personal Core Values and their importance in each person's life as well as their importance in a healthy, vibrant community. Students focus in exemplifying these characteristics in their personal lives as well as taking the lead with their peers in doing the same.
Levels Four - Six
Levels Four through Six focus on gaining an understanding and appreciation for the many complex elements that comprise a healthy community. Students will learn about and meet local representatives from many types of organizations: Government, Neighborhood Associations, Business, Nonprofit Organizations, etc.Transforming the Community
During the year, senior "ALF" students conduct "Leadership Programs," in which they train hundreds of area students and business executives in the art of visionary leadership. These programs take place in public, parochial, and independent schools as well as in professional and governmental organizations throughout the community. Each group of students has many opportunities for ongoing participation in our projects and activities.
