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This past Saturday, Swanson Family Academy celebrated the completion of our six week Youth Leadership Academy cohort with an end of cohort experience at Lucky Strike.

Our youth spent six weeks building confidence, strengthening communication, setting goals, discussing relationships, exploring entrepreneurship, preparing for their futures, and learning what it means to be supported by a village. We closed the cohort with bowling, food, laughter, and fellowship.

We are proud of the entire cohort for their participation, growth, and commitment. This is what it means to Bring Back the Village. The program may have ended, but the relationships, mentorship, and support will continue. We remain committed to showing up for our young people, connecting them to opportunities, and reminding them that they do not have to navigate life alone.

We had an amazing time celebrating the completion of our six week Youth Leadership Academy cohort at Lucky Strike this past Saturday. The bowling, food, laughter, and energy made it the perfect way to close out such a meaningful experience.

A special shout out to the entire cohort for showing up, participating, growing, and building community throughout these six weeks. We are also proud of our Youth Leader Ambassador for helping support the group and model leadership.

Although the cohort has ended, the mentorship does not stop here. We are still a family, and I am still here to support, encourage, guide, and mentor each of you. Continue posting in the group, communicating with one another, sharing opportunities, and supporting each other. This is not goodbye, this is the continuation of the village.

Hello Village Family,

We wanted to take a moment to check in and share some exciting updates about what’s happening at Swanson Family Academy.

🌟 Youth Leadership Academy

Our Youth Leadership Academy has officially launched, and we are incredibly proud of our youth. Over the past few weeks, participants have been building confidence, setting goals, discussing healthy relationships, exploring leadership, and preparing for their futures through mentorship and meaningful conversations.

This Saturday, we will celebrate our Spring Cohort with an end-of-cohort gathering at Lucky Strike. We are excited to continue supporting these young leaders throughout the year through mentorship, leadership experiences, and future opportunities.

📚 Village Learning Lab

🎳 Lucky Strike College Park

📍 9021 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740

📅 Saturday, June 6

⏰ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

🍕 Food Included

🎳 Bowling Included

Youth Leadership Academy Family! 🎳

Who’s ready for our end-of-cohort celebration?

We are excited to wrap up our Spring Youth Leadership Academy cohort with a fun afternoon of bowling, food, games, and community connection!

Before we celebrate, I want to hear from you:

What’s one thing you’ve learned about yourself during YLA?

Has your confidence grown? Have you gotten better at setting goals? Have you learned something about friendships, leadership, or your future?

Peace Village,

Just checking in and sending love to everyone. We hope you’re doing well and continuing to move through this season with purpose, peace, and resilience.

We’re excited about everything we have coming up at Swanson Family Academy and wanted to keep the village connected and informed.

What’s happening now:

• Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) — mentorship, leadership development, life skills, field trips, and real conversations our youth need

• Summer with SFA — youth programming, enrichment, community events, and opportunities for growth and connection

Hey everyone, just checking in on you all and seeing how you’re doing.

First, I hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day weekend and spent time showing love and appreciation to the people who care for and support you.

I also want to thank everyone for being patient with me this weekend as I moved into my new home. I needed the extra time to finish getting settled, and I truly appreciate the support and understanding.

I did notice that no one commented their goals from last week, and I want to encourage you to engage more in the chat and on the posts. It really means a lot when you all respond and participate because that’s how we keep the conversations going and continue building community and accountability with each other.

Please go back and comment your short-term goals from last week’s post so we can talk about them…

Great session yesterday morning.

We talked about short-term and long-term goals and how the small things you do every day lead to the bigger things you want in your future. Remember, goals only work if you take action and stay consistent.

Now let’s stay accountable.

Drop your short-term goal for this week in the comments. What is one thing you said you were going to accomplish before our next meeting?

I’m here to support you, so if you need help, guidance, or just someone to check in with, reach out.

Also, we are planning our first in-person field trip in June, bowling, date coming soon. Stay ready.

Saturday May 2 at 10:15am

Swanson Family Academy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: SFA Youth Leadership Academy Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/3480565123?pwd=sVTAlBKk9IXYdBW8Id0kcg0LDRTdR9.1&omn=84238972372 Meeting ID: 348 056 5123 Passcode: SFA2026 Join instructions https://us05web.zoom.us/meetings/84238972372/invitations?signature=wyssGKZOgF1073DGA77ae-obliPqwSzMlXlohrsCRsE