DISNEY ... HERE WE COME!

On May 10^th, New Vistas Sixth Graders traveled to Disneyland in Anaheim, California to undergo Leadership Training with their acclaimed Youth Education Series:  The Pursuit of Excellence:  Leadership in Action.

The Disney Youth Education Series programs are accredited by Northwest Association of Accredited Schools who have established a list of core Academic National Standards for the program.  Each student was coached on the same character and leadership traits exhibited in the life of Walt Disney himself.   Disney credited these life lessons, instilled in him as a child, as the catalysts for his own success.

The students were then given a project to be completed on site utilizing concepts of teamwork, creativity, innovation, problem solving, analytics, persistence, courage, trust, and focus on the final goal.
Upon completion of the course each individual student learned to understand their own personal leadership strengths and weaknesses and how they could best apply them to a team setting.  They learned that although they come from diverse backgrounds and experiences there is power in their differences when building effective teams.  Respect was a key component in all activities.  The students learned that "goal setting" and "accomplishing goals" are vastly different and more easily achieved when ideas are brainstormed and each idea weighed carefully for efficiency, thoroughness and excellence.

Way to go!!!  We are so proud of you.