Student Leadership Academy (June 20 - 26, 2021)

Name: Student Leadership Academy (June 20 - 26, 2021)
Start: 2021-06-20T00:00:00
End: 2021-06-26T00:00:00
Location: New Orleans

Student Leadership Academy is the Museum’s premier leadership-training program for high school and undergraduate students, The Academy's experiential learning activities are based on leadership qualities defined by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and President of the United States.

June 20, 2021, 12:00 AM to June 26, 2021, 12:00 AM

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+ Add to calendar 2021-06-20 12:00:00 AM 2021-06-26 12:00:00 AM America/Mexico_City New Orleans 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Student Leadership Academy (June 20 - 26, 2021) Student Leadership Academy is the Museum’s premier leadership-training program for high school and undergraduate students, The Academy's experiential learning activities are based on leadership qualities defined by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and President of the United States.

Location: New Orleans
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

A SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM IN NEW ORLEANS

During the Student Leadership Academy, students spend one week with the Museum's staff of historians, curators, and educators in the most immersive WWII experience available at the Museum. A ride aboard PT-305, the Museum's WWII combat-veteran PT boat, concludes this exceptional week.

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