emPowerU Program builds leadership among area high schools (9-29-20)

emPowerU Program builds leadership among area high schools (9-29-20)

Recognizing collaboration and building communication is what mosaic lifecare says empower-u is all about.

The foundation kicked off their e-2 fellowship program today...bringing in high school students and teachers throughout the area.

Kq2's danielle soxy shares how the program is building up our future leaders.

<<<(reporting, danielle sachse) leadership...communication... relationships...these are the driving tools to create a successful community...brower, program director at empoweru "so, if impact change, why do we need adults here and why do we need students here?

Those are two big variables and unfortunately in our communities, we don't bring them together much.

The adults do their thing, the kids do their thing and we never get on the same page.

So, they are going to answer that question a little more for us but right upfront, it's just bringing them together to have those conversations and we know conversations can start change."teachers and students from local high schools gather together at empower-uto listen and learn about becoming a better leader sot: val jones, east buchanan high school "i wanted to bring freshmen to this so that they could learn more leadership skills and also practice them."

Sot: emily welter, a student at bishop leblond high school "i mean.

I haven't really been to anything like this before.

And so, i think it's like really cool to learn new stuff and be in a different atmosphere and be with other people that want to learn as much as you do."the e-2 fellowship program builds leaders within schools and communities...providing skills that students and teachers can take back to their communities to make a difference at their school.sot: eli spencer, bishop leblond student "maybe become more confident and just speaking out and stepping up to help in the community."val jones, at east buchanan saying...when she needs inspiration, she looks to the students.sot: val jones, east buchanan high school "it's very important for us because we, we wouldn't have such a thing.

There is no one person that has enough time to put together an experience like this, and certainly not with other schools.

So without it, there wouldn't be anything, anything equal to this experience at all."emphasizing that collaboration is key when throughout the student body, especially at a small school like east buchanan.sot: val jones, east buchanan high school "opportunities for our leaders, empoweru steps up.

And actually, we are involved in several of the events that happen here because they are, because they are such great opportunities for us."

Reporting in st.

Joseph, danielle sachse, kq2 news>>> two students and one teacher from each participating school all come together 4 times a year to participate in the e-2 fellowship program.

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