Eta Sigma Lambda Education Foundation

ESLEF provides scholarships to Silicon Valley’s most deserving high school students who have clearly demonstrated academic excellence, leadership and service to the community. This annual competition honors the best the valley has to offer while encouraging all students to excel.

 

The national programs provide educational curricula that promote academic excellence and service to the community. The Go to High School/Go to College program, started in the 1920’s, blends tutoring, mentoring and motivation to close the achievement gap in Silicon Valley.  Project Alpha prevents teenage pregnancy by focusing on the responsibility of the male in relationships. The boys learn about health, legal responsibilities as well as rights, and proper relationship interaction. A Voteless People is a Hopeless People is used to educate and motivate our youth on their civic responsibilities.

 

These highly effective programs work well independently or in partnership with other programs. ESLEF has successfully partnered with Oriki Theater to integrate its programs into their Rites of Passage (RoP) program as a proud sponsor for over 10 years. “Boys will come; Men will return” is the RoP motto.  Each year, boys traverse the program’s 14 weeks of intensive training incorporating lessons from Alpha Phi Alpha National Programs.  The student develops a personal presentation on a contemporary and relevant research topic. Community service projects are done to learn about and address needs of the community.

 

Partnering with local educators has been very successful, taking a freshman cohort through to graduation at Oak Grove High School and exceeding all national statistics for graduation rates.

 

We are proud to say that ESLEF programs and partnerships are truly helping African American students achieve unprecedented, meaningful and high-impact results – for the students and for the community.

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