Neighborhood Leadership Academy Launching Opportunities
4:16
Grades: 9 - 12

Video Description: Meet Darren and Charlene Young, recent graduates of the Neighborhood Leadership Academy, and find out how they are employing what they learned to grow their business and help their community. The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is improving communities one project at a time through a neighborhood education program that has quietly been operating in St. Louis for nearly two decades.

Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Economics-21**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video as a conversation starter or in conjunction with a journal prompt and have students respond to the assistance provided by the organization.
  • Is such an organization available in your community? If so, invite a representative to speak to the class and use this video to help students develop questions for the guest.
  • Have students develop a marketing campaign for the organization that could be used to attract individuals to enroll in its classes.

 

*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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