The Explorers Learning Community

The Explorers' Learning Academy (ELA) supports academic achievement by providing students in middle school with opportunities to maximize high school success through academic and social enrichment activities and positive peer support.

Registered students can participate in extracurricular exploration of four (4) enrichment domains: Academic, Social, Cultural, and Health/Safety. An ongoing program of lectures, workshops, classes, discussion groups, dialogue, and field trips related to the four domains help students maximize their high school experience, better understand who they are, what they want out of life, and how to achieve it. Positive peer support is encouraged, facilitated, and supported with online discussions and community events.

Program Objectives:

ACADEMIC
Students:
  • Explore and assess career interests
  • Learn how to select a high school and appropriate high school courses
  • Learn study skills and test taking skills
  • Pre ACT/SAT test practice
  • Develop internet research skills
  • Engage in academic competitions
  • Experience focused enrichment classes in English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Foreign Language
SOCIAL
Students:
  • Learn proper etiquette and skills in the social graces
  • Learn to build and work in teams
  • Learn skills and practice public speaking
  • Learn time management techniques
  • Improve communication skills
  • Gain understanding of the value of sports and other extracurricular activities
  • Examine the impact of peer pressure
CULTURAL
Students:
  • Participate in cultural and historic field trips
  • Engage in dialogue on diversity
  • Analyze and assess the impact of cultural influences in their lives
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Students:
  • Complete a personal health assessment
  • Learn basic rules of nutrition and weight management
  • Explore the impact of sex, drugs and alcohol
  • Learn stress management techniques

ELA Workshops are typically scheduled on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. An students are invited based on previous registration and our current mailing list, as appropriate by grade level. If you are interested in ELA, or would like to be added to the mailing list, contact The YES Foundation at (248) 646-2203.