Jack Kent Cooke Foundation First Summer: The Optimist Project
Overview
As part of the Jack Kent Cooke First Summer, this program supports the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring each group studied is accorded equal status, respecting cultural differences, and promoting an understanding of the psychology underpinning intergroup relations. Young Scholars have a role to play in building the society of which they want to be a part. The program will develop the Young Scholars’ leadership skills as they apply lessons from the past to an imagined more perfect future. Utilizing an appreciative inquiry framework, they will identify resources required to bring about change in their own communities.
Location
This 2 week camp will be held on the campus of William & Mary with trips to the surrounding historical sites and a 3 day trip to Washington DC.
