critical for future success. The comprehensive Empower2018 program
will earn students two college credits.
A nine-day emerging leadership program is also available for 10 th , 11 th ,
and 12 th graders that includes four modified Dale Carnegie Training
sessions.
In addition to the Dale Carnegie classes, Empower will include a
blend of workshops that focus on mindfulness, leadership, executive
functioning skills, building a positive digital footprint, professional
networking, and more. There will be keynote speakers, active sessions,
and networ king breakfasts in which the students will interact with
professionals from a multitude of career paths in order to practice their
new-found networking skills.
Fox Chapel Area High School junior Tori Crittendon, who has already
signed up for the summer program, anticipates that it will help her be
able to communicate better in a work environment and also help her
feel more confident when interviewing and speaking with adults. “I
think it’s a good résumé builder and it will help me become a better
leader. I will be learning things people don’t learn until they’re actually
in a work environment,” she said. Freshman Xavier Perry agreed saying
that he anticipates the program will help him learn leadership skills that
will enable him to be the best that he can be, while still helping others
realize their potential for success.
Need-based financial aid is available for the Empower2018 program and
there are discounts for families enrolling more than one child. Enrollees
also receive a 50 percent discount on the career-related summer Fox
Chapel Area Online (FCAO) courses, College and Career Essentials and
SAT Prep. The Empower program was developed by Mrs. Gibson; Fox
Chapel Area High School Lead Principal Michael Hower; Fox Chapel
Area High School social studies teacher Lesley Cowles, Ed.D.; and
Fox Chapel Area School District’s Online Learning Coordinator Randi
Leonard.
Emerging Leadership Program
June 18-22 & 25-28
8:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
For incoming 10 th -12 th graders
Price: $400
• Four modified Dale Carnegie Training sessions
• Interactions with motivational speakers and
business professionals
FIRST STEP for Incoming Freshmen
Also associated with Empower2018 is FIRST
STEP, a five-day preparatory program specifically
designed for incoming Fox Chapel Area High
School freshmen. Students will practice academic
strategies for success including understanding
the importance of their cyber profile, discovering
their leadership potential, experiencing the value
of teamwork, and identifying and utilizing quality
resources. Additionally, students will acquire
personal, interpersonal, organizational, and
learning skills and strategies enabling success in
high school and beyond.
“FIRST STEP Empower2018 will focus on the
necessities of high school transition, learning
skill-sets, thinking strategies and executive
functioning skills, and intrapersonal &
interpersonal leadership skills,” according to high
school social studies teacher Lesley Cowles, Ed.D.,
who is the program’s coordinator.
The FIRST STEP program will be held June 18-
22. Tuition is $50 and students will take part in
Empower2018 motivational and keynote speaker
events. District transportation and financial aid
are available for FIRST STEP.
For more information, visit wpalearning.fcasd.edu, contact Lisa Gibson at 412/967-2479, or email [email protected].
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