Themes and Content

Beginning in December, the Act Six cadre meets weekly for two-hour training sessions throughout the remainder of the year.  In addition, the cadre participates in week-end retreats, campus visits and a week-long summer trip before heading to Crichton as freshmen in the fall.

The Act Six training program revolves around the following seven themes:

Vision

• identifying and aligning with our core values
• development of personal vision and mission statements

Leadership

• Christian motivations for and perspectives on leadership
• effective communication and collaboration
• dynamics of personal and organizational change

Service

• Christian motivations for and perspectives on service
• service project design, planning, and implementation
• connecting individual gifts and passions with community needs

Diversity

• understanding and communicating across differences
• exploring race dynamics in America and on the college campus
• Christian motivations for and perspectives on racial justice and reconciliation
• identity formation in a multicultural environment

Community

• trust-building and nurturing of authentic relationships
• acknowledging and supporting individual strengths and weaknesses
• understanding group dynamics and the stages of community development
• frameworks for thinking about urban community development

Preparation

• critical reading, writing, and discussion skill development
• learning style analysis and college study strategies
• time and money management
• anticipating and addressing the personal and social challenges of campus life

Transformation

• dynamics of personal and organizational change 

Learn More

• Read Tacoma Act Six scholars' comments about the pre-college training.
• See how Act Six training and support continues on campus and beyond.