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email, contact <span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Laurie Rodney</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Compassionate
Leaders is an innovative after school program running for the 3rd time at BHS.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Compassionate
Leaders is redefining leadership to bring more wisdom into the world. Our 12
week program teaches engaged mindfulness practice. To develop student’s ability
to use mindfulness in daily life and empower them to become civic leaders, we
guide students through a design process to create a collaborative social
justice project.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Along
the way students learn valuable leadership skills such as: communication,
public speaking, project management, and time management.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As
an example of a project, last semester, students reached out to Bay Area
non-profit organizations to conduct interviews with eight formerly incarcerated
men. Photos and quotes from the interviews became the centerpiece of a public
photo art campaign viewed by thousands of people over a 3-month period.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Program
Details:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">October
1st - December 17<sup>th</sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Weekly
meetings, Wednesdays 3:45 - 5:45 (room H211)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Discounted
Fee: $100* for full 12 week program + 1/2 day retreat</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Full
Amount: $150 for full 12 week program + 1/2 day retreat</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Champion
Supporter: $300 full 12 week program + 1/2 day retreat (support our scholarship
fund)</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">*Scholarships are available, please email us at: </span><a href="mailto:info@compassionateleaders.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">info@compassionateleaders.org</span></a> with inquires. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iyxHTifTnNIMN4U9vOYb_rV2a99j_UCz2guiWvRqsWc/viewform" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">ONLINE APPLICATION DUE SEP. 30TH</span></span></b></a></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">For more info visit our website: </span><a href="http://www.compassioanteleaders.org/program" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">www.compassionateleaders.org/program</span></a></span></p>
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