National Summer Academy
Hosted on the campus of Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Florida). To learn more about FAMU, visit http://www.famu.edu.
2017 National Summer Academy (TBA)
Application Deadline: TBA
Application Deadline: TBA
Experience the National Summer Academy
Criteria
- Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
(Note: D.Y.G. National Academy Program Staff will verify the GPA of all Applicants) - Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must submit an official high school transcript.
- Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must have three letters of recommendation.
- Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must write a full one page typed essay detailing their personal background and relevant life experiences.
- Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must be a male African American student in 9th through 12th grade.
- Prospective Distinguished Young Gentleman must submit a recent photo (JPG,JPEG) with application.
Curriculum
The D.Y.G. National Summer Academy Accelerated Curriculum will accomplish the following:
- Develop and implement strategies to provide effective leadership on critical issues facing our local communities.
- Create a hub and networking outlet for talented African American male students.
- Function as an accelerated training ground that develops and prepares the next generation of local, state, and national leaders.
- Teach relevant tangible life skills. (Oratorical, Culinary, Mechanical, Technical, and Etiquette Skills).
- Develop and cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit.
- Enhance social, professional development, and life skills.
- Teach financial literacy and wealth building strategies.
- Expose participants to high quality cultural, academic, and community oriented activities.
- Empower students through the teaching of Advanced African Studies, Communal Values, and Foreign Affairs.
- Broaden the intellectual capacities of all participants through reading and analyzing relevant essays, poems, and books.
- 2024 New Member Application
Deadline: Sunday, May 5th, 2024
- "When I first arrived at Florida A&M University I didn't know anybody, but by the time I left, I felt like all of the students and counselors were my brothers."Marquise Tucker
Atlanta, GA - "DYG effectively develops academically gifted young men and truly teaches the value of true brotherhood."Leonard Richardson
Sanford, FL - "DYG changed my life and whole perspective on it. It showed me how to be a man and how to survive in this world as a Distinguished Young Gentleman."Jamal Abdur Salaam
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