Edward E. Ford Foundation Awards Transformative Leadership Grant to Wildwood School's Institute Model Program
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
The award will be used to support the expansion of Wildwood's Institute Model program and launch the second of three academic institutes organized and run by studentsthe Wildwood Institute for Social Good and Community Leadership.
Key Points:
- The award will be used to support the expansion of Wildwood's Institute Model program and launch the second of three academic institutes organized and run by studentsthe Wildwood Institute for Social Good and Community Leadership.
- The inaugural director of the new Institute is Callie Kamada, who comes to Wildwood from Westminster School's Glenn Institute for Philanthropy and Service Learning in Atlanta.
- The Institute Model is a hallmark program for teaching and learning at Wildwood's upper school.
- The Wildwood Institute Model marries the acquisition of academic content with the development of skills such as student initiative, productivity, and leadership.