b'ThetargetaudienceisGrade4-7maleActivitiesthatwillbeusedtoassistthe students,whowillbementoredandprogramsneedsinclude:groupwork supported by school administrators, socialandassignments,cooperativelearning, workers,counsellors,parents,teachersinclusion projects, field trips, speakers and andstudents.Inaddition,studentswillElders.Studentswilllearnaboutvalues, beintroducedtocommunityleaders(thethequestionofwhyweteachandlearn Mayor of Ladysmith, Chamber of Commercesomething,whatmeaningandrelevance members, business owners, fire and policeisimportanttothestudentbodyand chiefs, lawyers and more.) community-at-large.Astudentsvalue will bring important beliefs, thoughts and The20-weekprogramwillofferstudentsinterests of the students into the learning culturalandspiritualawareness,healthycommunity.Theywillbegintousetheir eatinghabits,simpleeconomics,respect,own knowledge for their own frameworks studying and homework habits, discipline,of life.timemanagement,teamwork,leadership skills,citizenshipandhowtosucceedThroughouttheprogram,studentswill outside of school. give back to the community by working in churches, soup kitchens and senior citizen Principal Dionte Jelks said, I believe it ishomes.Thiswillprovidestudentswitha everyteacherandstaffsdutytocreateasense of pride about themselves and their learningexperiencethatcanbeutilizedcommunity.throughoutastudentslifetime.LIS administration,teachersandstaffmustThe ME program is sure to create a greater strivetocreatenew,innovativewaystosenseofbelonginganddedicationfor maintainastudentsengagementwhilethestudentsschoollife,intotheirpost-providing needed feedback to help studentssecondary and ultimately working careers. mature and learn from their mistakes. The notion of Failure is not an option shall be something instilled in the young minds Everystudent,nomatterofrace,creedastheynavigatetheever-changingworld and/or economic status deserves an equalwe live in. We look forward to hearing about opportunitytolearninastructuredandtheir leadership successes in the future.caringenvironment.Staffwillberole models,dads,moms,teachers,social workersandcounsellorsintertwinedinto one.This will help encourage students to understand Failure is not an option.Page2'