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Programs

The topics covered at iDareU in Atlanta, Georgia teach young students valuable lessons that will prove useful as they reach for and attain their dreams. Listed below are the programs available to you.

Mentoring, Leadership and Life Skills –Venturing
S.C.H.O.O.L.S. - ACT/SAT Program
Community Service Initiative
5th Quarter Initiative
Juvenile Prevention
Financial Literacy
Another Approach
Parent Series

Mentoring, Leadership and Life Skills
iDareU Academy Inc. - Troop # 0518

Venturing is an inclusive program through the Boy Scouts of America for males and females aged 14-21 (or 13 and completed the 8th grade). It’s operated through Venturing Crews, units of youth and advisors that meet on set schedules and plan activities and events for youth like you!

The Venturing program aims to enable young adults to:

Experience a program that is fun and full of challenge and adventure.
Acquire skills in the area of their crew’s specialty.
Become a skilled training and program resource for other youth groups.
Experience positive leadership from adult and youth leaders and be given opportunities to take on leadership roles.
Learn to make ethical choices throughout their lives by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Have a chance to learn and grow in a supportive, caring, and fun environment.

Success Can Happen Out Of Low Scores (S.C.H.O.O.L.S.)

The Schools program focuses on the academic side of being a student athlete. The NCAA and each University and College have certain qualifications that the student athlete has to obtain in order to receive a full scholarship. Our staff has created programs that we feel give our athletes the information needed to obtain these requirements.

Cleared – Our Cleared program builds the capacity of athletes by focusing on preventive strategies to ensure academic success and eligibility to compete at their next level.
ACT/SAT Prep Classes – Five (5) 4-hour weekend day or evening live instructional sessions, once per week on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings over a five week period, plus 8 hours of homework per week online with 24-7 access to our SCHOOLS Learning Management System! The first and last weeks are Full 4-Hour ACT or SAT Mock Tests! The FULL ACT or SAT Prep Intensive includes all ACT or SAT Study Manuals, instructional videos, and 1,250 ACT or SAT Practice Test Questions.This class is opened to the public. We’ve negotiated a great price of $250.00 for the six-week class.

Community Service Initiative

To whom much is given, much is expected. As athletes, we are blessed with certain gifts and abilities such that we are sometimes considered “Role Models” in our communities. There are so many services needed in the communities where our student athletes come from that we open our doors for the opportunities.

We have participated in four community service projects yearly since 2010. These are some of the community service initiatives that we typically participate with.

Back to School
Clean the Streets
Toy Drives
Food & Coat Drives

5th Quarter Initiative

Most athletes have dreams of being a professional athlete. The reality is less than 2% of all college athletes make it to the pros, with the exception of baseball (~ 12%) according to the NCAA. These numbers are staggering when you think about the requirements that a young person has to fulfill to acquire and maintain an athletic scholarship from an educational institution and the amount of money that is paid to universities ($2B) for sports participation.

Whether our iDareU participants make it to the majors or not, iDareU will still prepare them for the future; therefore, we will continue to monitor and support our young adults through training and mentoring.

We will incorporate additional services such as media training, internships and interviewing, through partnerships, for a smooth transition from college into their professional careers.

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

Preventing delinquency not only prevents young lives from being wasted, but also prevents the onset of adult criminal careers and thus reduces the burden of crime on its victims and on society.

We believe iDareU Academy Inc., give the kids a solid program with consistent guidance and support that the kids lack in their everyday lives. We also use our athletic programs as an alternative vehicle for them to channel their focus on athletics that can provide them with certain skill sets that positively impact their lives.

“We take kids that are on a Path of Destruction, to a Path of Promise.”

Glenn Ford – Chairman of iDareU Academy Inc

Financial Literacy

This program will provide behavior-changing financial education to get young people versed in concepts such as needs vs. wants, budgeting, living within your means, saving, investing, planning for big purchases or life events, credit, debt, checkbook management and an understanding of various types of business entities.

Another Approach

Another Approach is designed to bring awareness about Domestic Violence, Anger Management, Sexual Assaults, and Bullying. Our Program will focus on “No means No,” the proper way to treat a woman or young lady.

We have a yearly seminar with professionals who specialize in these services.

Parent Informational Sessions with NCSA

NCSA will provide four (4) informational sessions per year for parents to become versed in the college process.

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