Leadership

Liberty Charter Schools aim to fill society's need for well-educated individuals who have both the desire and the ability to help themselves and their communities. We need diverse leaders who are knowledgeable, empathetic, courageous, creative, and who are capable of communicating effectively across such divides as race, gender, class, and sexual orientation.

There will be numerous other opportunities at Liberty Charter Schools to grow and learn about the exercise of leadership. Students will be encouraged to help design and assist in the administration of many school programs, including our disciplinary process, student recruiting, all-school meetings, and school yearbook and newspaper. 

We encourage all students, adults, and community members to assist us in our leadership adventure. True leadership is much more than formulating a vision and implementing it. It means encouraging people to take control of their own lives and helping them to find their own solutions, rather than attempting to provide them with answers. We believe all individuals, can create positive change in many ways, contexts, and places. This school will be a training ground for the change agents of tomorrow.

Leadership 9

As students grow into young adults they are faced with many decisions and life issues that will mold their future. The goal of Leadership 9 is to equip our students with the personal tools to be able to deliberately live life in a way that will set them apart from the norm. In Leadership 9 the students will walk through the "8 Keys of Personal Success". Those Keys are "This Is It", "Ownership", "Speak With Good Purpose", "Commitment", "Failure Leads To Success", "Integrity", "Flexibility", and "Balance". By taking a deeper look into each of these keys the students will see importance of and how to take responsibility for their lives, work hard toward achieving goals, and become a person who can stand firm in the face of trials. Students will be given time to learn these keys in a large group setting, a small group setting, through interactive media, and while playing specific games pertaining to the topics. Leadership 9 will be both entertaining and educational, and will give skills that will help the transition from childhood to young adulthood. 

Leadership 10

The three themes of Liberty Charter High School are literacy, leadership, and technology.  Literacy is more than just the ability to read and write.  It also includes cultural literacy, having the necessary breadth of knowledge and experience upon which to meaningfully communicate and participate in our global age.  The information gleaned from this course will help students improve their self awareness and analysis, an integral aspect of understanding and meaningfully participating in the world. Secondly, this course will provide students with learning styles, careers, and college majors that may be good matches for their personality type.  Good leaders are typically found in occupations that correspond to their personality type, skills, talents, strengths, and interests. Through this course, students will be able to make informed choices as to what careers to pursue so that they match their life’s work to their personality types, gifts, skills, and interests.  To accomplish these goals, students will use computer technology to complete the Myers Briggs and Strongs Interest Inventory assessments online.  Students will then receive detailed reports based on the results of the assessments, analyze the reports, and make an academic plan for their junior and senior years. 

Leadership 11

 As students grow into young adults they are faced with many decisions and life issues that will mold their future. The goal of Leadership 11 is to equip our students with the personal tools to be able to deliberately live life in a way that will set them apart from the norm. In Leadership 11 the students will walk through the "8 Keys of Personal Success". Those Keys are "This Is It", "Ownership", "Speak With Good Purpose", "Commitment", "Failure Leads To Success", "Integrity", "Flexibility", and "Balance". By taking a deeper look into each of these keys the students will see importance of and how to take responsibility for their lives, work hard toward achieving goals, and become a person who can stand firm in the face of trials. Students will be given time to learn these keys in a large group setting, a small group setting, through interactive media, and while playing specific games pertaining to the topics. Leadership 11 will be both entertaining and educational, and will give skills that will help the transition from childhood to young adulthood. 

Leadership 12

Leadership 12 is designed to give students a solid foundation for moving out of high school into post high school experiences. This would include attending a college or university. Class sessions will be devoted to helping our seniors define what type of post secondary school they are interested in and how to get there. Through researching options, students will come to understand how to secure funding for the school of their dreams and how to write a winning essay for a college application. Seniors will also learn some practical living skills like budgeting, grocery shopping, and balancing a bank account. The key tenets of Liberty of persistence, integrity, perseverance and inter-connectivity will be personified as our seniors recognize that everything they do during their senior year sets a foundation for the years to come after high school.