Themes and Content

Beginning in February, Act Six cadres meet together weekly for two-hour training sessions throughout the remainder of the school year. In addition, the cadres participate in week-end retreats, campus visits and a week-long summer expedition before heading to campus as freshmen in the fall.

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

Vision

• Identifying and aligning with our core values
• Understanding the vision, mission, and foundation of the Act Six program

Leadership

• Exploration of various leadership styles
• Exploration and development of personal leadership strengths
• Practical tools for leadership

Service

• Christian motivations for and perspectives on service
• Frameworks for understanding service and community development
• Connecting individual gifts and passions with community needs

Diversity

• Exploring differing cultural lenses and their effect on cross-cultural relationships
• Understanding and communicating across differences
• Exploring race dynamics in America and on the college campus
• Identity formation in a multicultural environment

Community

• Trust-building and nurturing of authentic relationships
• Acknowledging and supporting individual strengths and weaknesses
• Exploration of community and campus assets and needs

Preparation

• Critical reading, writing, and discussion skill development
• 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 Act Six scholars' comments about the pre-college training.
• See how Act Six training and support continues on campus and beyond.