La Cima (The Summit) Bilingual Leadership Camp
“La Cima energized our school. Our Latino students are now becoming involved at greater levels in school clubs, ASB and in extra-curricular activities. This year a couple of Latino students who have never sought ASB or leadership positions took on the risk of running and being elected.”
LA CIMA EXISTS TO IMPART LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS TO LATINX YOUTH
LA CIMA EXISTE PARA INSPIRAR LIDERAZGO Y HABILIDADES DE LA JUVENTUD LATINA.
¿POR QUÉ LIDERAZGO BILINGÜE PARA LATINOS?
Buenos estudiantes crean buenas escuelas. El objetivo del Liderazgo La Cima es graduar a estudiantes latinos. El ambiente bilingüe de La Cima ayuda a los estudiantes latinos a desarrollar su identidad, un sentido de empoderamiento y habilidades de liderazgo.
WHY BILINGUAL LATINX LEADERSHIP?
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Strong students create strong schools. The primary goal of La Cima Leadership is to graduate our states' Latinx population. La Cima's bilingual environment helps Latinx students develop self-identity, a sense of empowerment and leadership skills to better serve their schools and communities. La Cima is a week-long high school summer camp designed to impart leadership and life skills to Latino youth in Washington State. Latino student leaders find their voice at La Cima and return home equipped with the skills to create positive changes in their schools and communities.
Students attending La Cima can be elected, appointed, or recruited based on their leadership potential. The curriculum covers identity development, communication, group process, managerial skills, self-awareness, and human relations. Principal evaluation criteria linked to the La Cima leadership curriculum include: Closing the Gap, Creating a Culture, Ensuring School Safety, and Engaging the Community.
La Cima practices a dual language content delivery model in both English and Spanish. We call it Bilingual Leadership. By delivering content in English and Spanish students experience a school function that actively practices the values of biculturalism (i.e., the ability to integrate attributes of two cultures and competently navigate between cultural systems). As a result, students affirm their self-worth and their bilingual assets and are encouraged to develop their speaking, reading, and writing skills in both languages.
Directors
Monica Vera, Director
Diana Bettencourt, Director
Sergio Barrera, Director
Location
Central Washington University | 2025 Dates announced soon
Information
Registration
For more information, including a registration packet, please visit our Registration Forms page.