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William Bunn College Preparatory Middle School WBPS OBJECTIVES
Primary Objectives: Summer of 2012 provide 336 young men from grades 4th through 10th grade the opportunity to attend WBPS Academic Boot Camp and 2012-2013 WBPS Leadership Program.
Academic Boot Camp The William Bunn College Preparatory Middle School
• WBPS Academic Boot Camp (all boys‟) is focused on the student’s character development and academic determination.
• WBPS Boot Camp is 9 weeks long and concludes with a promotion ceremony
• WBPS works with the Alexander YMCA and Camp High Hopes and the Salvation Army Summer Camp
• Camp conducts physical training
• Educational enrichment activities to an array of colleges and universities
• Boot camp teaches young men discipline which transforms into the classroom and life
OUR CORE VALUES
OUR CORE VALUES The William Bunn Preparatory Middle School is founded upon and will thrive by five core values:
• Determination • Academic Success • Character Development • Personal Responsibility • Collective Responsibility
As a collective educational unit, our staff, faculty, community partners and parents will strive to develop the whole child and provide him the necessary tools to achieve high standards. We want our young men to be the best!
As a tapestry of education, we will achieve the high character and educational standards, meeting student and family expectations to produce superior results, together.
WHO DOES WBPS WE SERVE?
The WBPS serve students whom lack: • Self-Esteem • Motivation • Determination • Decision making abilities • Guidance • Self-Control • How to handle Peer Pressure
WBPS Leadership Program
• Held the first annual WBPS Mothers Day Cotillion.
• Built a “Library of High Standards” for children at the Salvation Army. • Delivered coloring books to UNC and WakeMed children’s hospitals. • WBPS Day of Law with Superior Court Judge Croom and Judge Thigpen. • College visits to UNC Chapel Hill, NC State University and Duke University. • Angus Barn Day, where students learned to prep food and provide quality service. • Over 160 hours of character development course work including: how to present yourself, building character from the inside out,
the development of a WB Prep man.
• Over 100 hours of extra academic course work and tutoring. • Delivered chapter books to local elementary schools. • Developed a big brother program with WBPS students and at risk elementary school students. • Bagged groceries at Kroger and Harris Teeter grocery stores. • Participated in RTP Week
