Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy

 “Catching the Dreams of Tomorrow”

Preparing Young Ladies for the 21st Century

The Delta Academy was created out of an urgent sense that bold action was needed to save our young females (ages 11-14) from the perils of academic failure, low self-esteem, and crippled futures. Delta Academy provides an opportunity for local Delta chapters to enrich and enhance the education that our young teens receive in public schools across the nation. Specifically, we augment their scholarship in math, science, and technology, their opportunities to provide service in the form of leadership through service learning, and their sisterhood, defined as the cultivation and maintenance of relationships. A primary goal of the program is to prepare young girls for full participation as leaders in the 21st Century.

Our Delta Academy meets at 1-2  times monthly at Ruffner Academy in Norfolk, Virginia. Emphasis is placed on lessons in sisterhood, scholarship, and service. These areas address math, science, technology, service learning, non-traditional careers, HIV/AIDS Awareness, and self-esteem.   The Delta Academy students are actively involved in community service and dedicate their spare time to reading to the Tidewater Gardens Elementary students.

Each year an essay contest is held during Black History Month. This year’s theme was a Salute to Phenomenal Black Women.