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Our Communities are in Crisis!

The Atlanta region is experiencing growing disparities between the "haves" and the "have-nots."  These disparities are most pronounced between the central city and the suburbs, and these urban-suburban disparities have a racial dimension.  

The metropolitan area's drift toward racial/economic segmentation is most pronounced in public education.  The gap between urban and suburban schools is widening.  

The children in the Atlanta Public Schools ("APS")  are overwhelmingly black, and the work of these schools is  especially challenging because of three critical community deficits:

         A lack of enrichment opportunities for APS students;
         Lagging performance in math and science; and
         A lack of role models for young African American men.

Kappa Boule's golf tournament benefits two highly-acclaimed initiatives designed to address these deficits.

Succeed with CREED

Succeed with CREED is a youth development and enrichment program focused on young men in three middle schools, half of them identified as "promising," and half of them identified as "at risk."

Each month during the Spring Semester, Kappa Boule presents a program designed to inspire participants and to awaken in them a sense of higher and broader possibilities.  

Each program begins with a meal and small-group discussion, followed by an educational program, followed by an enrichment activity.  

The educational programs include orientation regarding the day's enrichment activity, life lessons from members of Kappa Boule, and motivational presentations focused on the program's key values:

Commitment
Responsibility
Education
Excellence
Discipline

Chess Program

Many educators believe that chess programs enhance students' cognitive skills, math and science skills, and the social skills that can contribute to an enhanced sense of self-esteem.

In the early years of Kappa Boule's program, Kappa Boule trained students from Morehouse and Spelman colleges, and these collegians earned community service credits by serving as coaches/mentors in three elementary schools.

Kappa Boule provided the necessary equipment and supplies to the schools, and students were not charged a fee to participate.  After experiencing the program, participating students achieved significant academic success.  In one year, sixteen of the twenty-one chess club participants at Herndon Elementary School were recognized for earning straight A's or maintaining honor roll status.

In 2010, Kappa Boule became the lead sponsor for the Atlanta Public Schools City-wide Interscholastic Chess League.

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