Veterans Recommend
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100
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100
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Students Graduate
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100
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Program Awards
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8
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8
Education & Workforce
- Students are engaged in experiential learning – interviewing, publishing, project planning and leadership engagement.
- Students build 21st Century skills - listening, writing, critical thinking, collaboration, technology, and public speaking.
- Students learn history from those who lived it – preserving our nation's legacy and becoming published authors.
- Teachers report improved academic and leadership skills in students, and increased acts of service that support a positive school climate.
Veterans & Service
- We “Bridges the Gap” between the military and civilian populations, building appreciation for service while engaging veterans in their community.
- Many veterans report that the emotional processing of their service story, its meaning and significance, and the impact on their life and career, is therapeutic.
- Allowing veterans to share their stories, often for the first time, breaks the silence surrounding Moral Injury, removes feelings of isolation from civilian society, and opens continuing conversations with family.
- Connecting generations provides value to veterans as they mentor our future leaders.
Character & Civics
- Students learn values of honesty, integrity, hard work, reliability, achievement and empathy through their interaction with veterans.
- Students, our future leaders, become informed, responsible and active citizens.
- Students learn about the rights and duties of citizenship from those who sacrificed to protect our freedoms.
- Civic engagement activities and chapter leadership roles provide students the opportunity to practice skills and demonstrate character.