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ABOUT US
Vision and Goals
The children in our community are Battle Creek's future. The Legacy Scholars' vision, to strengthen our community through education generation by generation as a vibrant place to live learn, prosper and grow, laid the framework for the entire Legacy Scholars program.
he Legacy Scholars program is an initiative developed as a component of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s 75th anniversary in 2005 and was created with the intention of investing in the educational future of Battle Creek area youth. This program supports students attending Battle Creek Public Schools and Lakeview School District who are beginning the sixth grade and follows them through to high school graduation. It was developed to support the following goals:
- Increase on-time graduation rates for Legacy Scholars
- Establish community supports and/or resources that provide or enhance services to Legacy Scholars and their families
- Establish a Funding Development Committee to create a three year fund development plan
- Prepare students to secure opportunities to obtain college degrees or certificates, and
- Create a well trained and educated workforce.
To help support the goals of the Legacy Scholars program, the following exposures and opportunities have been, and will continue to be, provided to the students:
- Tutoring/Mentoring
- Leadership Development Training
- College & Career Preparation
- Job Training
- College & Business Visitations
- Cultural Field Trips
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- Family Invovelment.Support
- Service Learning/Volunteerism
- Recreational Opportunities
- Community Workshops/Presentations
- College Selection & Application Seminars
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The Legacy Scholars program is well on its way to increasing on-time high school graduation rates for children in the Battle Creek community. These same high school graduates will be better prepared for college admission or other post secondary opportunities. Once degreed, they will bring these skills and abilities back to Battle Creek and the surrounding communities, generation by generation.
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