Leadership Training at Reagan Library
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The Reagan Library has offered FREE spots for 30 BRIDGES 5th - 7th graders who want a fantastic "hands on" opportunity to learn about Leadership and Decision Making. The event takes place this Friday, July 16th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Air Force One Pavilion (at the Reagan Library in Simi, CA). If you are interested in signing up your child, please RSVP with your student's name and a contact phone number to Cyndy Rodgers, Do not call the library.
The Air Force One Discovery Center is an experiential learning activity that focuses on American presidential decision making. While in the Discovery Center, students will role-play historic figures from the Reagan administration and engage in high level discussions and debate. Using modern technology to capture and engage our leaders of tomorrow, the Discovery Center experience will give rise to genuine dialogue among your students as they make the decisions in an international crisis!
The Discovery Center engages students in the complexity of executive decision making and opens the door to a greater understanding of government and foreign relations. In the Discovery Center, every student plays a crucial role and experiences the responsibilities and challenges faced by leaders in our government, military, and media as they are immersed in a real-life situation.
Each student plays a specific role, such as:
President Reagan
Secretary of State Shultz
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House Press Corps reporter
Detailed, realistic sets bring their roles to life:
The Oval Office
Command Decision Center
White House Press Room
Air Force One Simulator
As the situation progresses, the choices get more complicated and the stakes get higher. The students in the Command Decision Center and Oval Office must analyze and apply information, work as a team and choose the best course of action. The reporters in the White House Press Room must weigh their right to free speech against the burden of protecting the security of American citizens.
Students leave the Discovery Center with a new perspective on the workings and complexity of their government and gain skills that improve their decision-making and analytical thinking abilities. In order to enhance the learning experience, teachers are provided free curriculum materials for students to complete before and after their visit. These materials are designed to reinforce learning and correspond to the California State Standards for language arts and social studies.
To sign up a student, email Cyndy Rogers by June 12th. A pre-visit worksheet for student will be distributed to make the trip more beneficial for students.