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MISSION IN BLOOM

Mission In Bloom is a final experience as part of the Camp Diva Leadership Academy.

Starting high school is an exciting time, but it can also be stressful for students and parents. Camp Diva will be a summer resource to help your daughter start her high school journey!

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Unfortunately, for many Black girls, 8th grade means much more than the end of middle school. Completing middle school marks the end of their perceived innocence. Along with their other peers who are maturing, Black girls are forced to confront adultification, racism, and a myriad of other additional microaggressive attacks on their body, mind, and spirit.

During this part of life, change is constant, but girls aren’t changing at the same time in the same ways. Adolescent bodies, brains and even social skills develop at vastly different rates. Girls may distance themselves from close friends as they change and discover who they are. Young people will change their minds often about what and who—is a good fit for them, before settling into their choices. No worries, eventually, with support and guidance they stop changing so much and settle into comfortable relationships, but that takes time.

MISSION IN BLOOM ALLOWS RISING 9TH GRADE GIRLS TO:

Gather and carve out safe emotional and psychological spaces away from negative experiences of discrimination.

Purposefully affirm individual characteristics in other Black girls.

Learn positive ways that encourage them to try out new things and explore their identity beliefs.

Create opportunities to make new friends and expose participants to new things.

Offer a supportive environment for girls to figure out who they are, what experiences they value, and the types of people they want to be surrounded by.

Our rising 9th grade summer experience was created to combat barriers Black girls face in high school. Girls that participate in our Mission in Bloom program will be equipped and ready to stretch out their wings, gain valuable skills and knowledge, and explore new areas of interest with confidence.

Camp Diva Leadership Academy rising 9th grade program was created to increase graduation rates, advance opportunities for Black girls as they become closer to making college and career choices, increase pass rates, boost enthusiasm for learning, improve academic skills, enhance self-esteem, develop positive relationships with school, and reduce discipline problems.

Through Mission in Bloom, rising 9th graders will get an opportunity to engage in robust programming, experiences, workshops, and curriculum that connects back to high school preparation and the challenges they may encounter.

Sessions For Rising 9th Graders Only

While keeping up with our theme and participating in our traditional camp activities, girls going through our Mission in Bloom will have opportunities and activities specifically for them.

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