Jo Mackey - Academy of Leadership&Global Communication

Leadership Projects at Jo Mackey:

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Leadership Projects involve

Grade Level Thematic Units

The process of broadening our community's knowledge of leadership qualities will grow as students' progress through each grade level's thematic unit of study focus. Students will begin their journey of leadership by learning about School Leaders in Kindergarten, first grade students will learn about Home/Family Leaders, second grade students will learn about Community Leaders, third grade students will learn about United States leaders, fourth grade students will learn about State Leaders, and fifth grade students will learn about World Leaders.

Grade Level Service Learning Expeditions

The goal of the Service Learning Expeditions educational program is to give our youth a heightened understanding of citizenship in a true democracy and the inspiration to protect our democratic process through civic service projects. Each grade level's Thematic Unit of Study on specified leaders will also correlate with a civics project field trip.

Foundations of Democracy Thematic Focus

"The fundamental hypothesis of the Foundations of Democracy curriculum is that education can increase a person's capacity and inclination to act knowledgeably, effectively, and responsibly. It follows that the role of educational institutions must be to help students increase their capacity to make intelligent choices for themselves - to learn how to think, rather than what to think. The alternative, indoctrination, is improper for educational institutions in a free society" (Foundations in Democracy, 1997 Center for Civic Education).

All students, staff and parents will be exposed to Susan Kovalick's LifeLong Guidelines and Lifeskills character building program. Our Lifelong Guidelines and Lifeskills will assist us in arriving at a common ideology of how to truly care for our community and each other.

School wide and Classrooms will display the 5 Lifelong Guidelines of :

TRUSTWORTHINESS
TRUTHFULNESS
ACTIVE LISTENING
NO PUT-DOWNS
PERSONAL BEST

School wide and Classrooms will display the fifth Lifelong Guideline, "PERSONAL BEST", which is defined by the following 18 Lifeskills:

CARING
COMMON SENSE
COOPERATION
COURAGE
CURIOSITY
EFFORT
FLEXIBILITY
FRIENDSHIP
INITIATIVE
INTEGRITY
ORGANIZATION
PATIENCE
PERSEVERANCE
PRIDE
PROBLEM SOLVING
RESOURCEFULNESS
RESPONSIBILITY
SENSE OF HUMOR

List of Leadership Projects:

Grade Level Leadership Projects

Kindergarten
March of Dimes - Walk for the Babies

First Grade
Recycling and Grounds Beautification
Partner - Secured Fibres, INC.

Second Grade
Works with Plaza Regency in Las Vegas to help local seniors through donations of goods and by making visits during the holiday season to lift the spirits of the seniors.
Participated in the Macy's Make A Wish Campaign - involved writing letters to Santa. Macy's contributed $1 for every letter dropped off at their store to the Make A Wish campaign. Jo Mackey second grade students helped to raise $95 for the Make A Wish campaign.

Third Grade
Kids Helping Others in the Community:
Hosts annual Valentine's Dance with the proceeds benefitting Opportunity Village. Also coordinates other events throughout the year to raise additional funds for Opportunity Village.

Fourth Grade
Hosts an annual car wash to raise funds for local veterans.

Fifth Grade
Raises funds for the culminating leadership activity - Leadership Tour of Washington D.C.