One of the things I find most inspiring about Alcuin is its commitment to developing a community of “compassionate global citizens”; students and faculty who aren’t only aware of the world around them, but who are active participants in making that world a better place for them and others.
The word ‘coding’ may be a buzzword throughout academic programs, but at Alcuin coding is a small piece of the much larger concept we know as digital literacy that starts with our youngest learners.
In the fall of 2022, longtime Alcuin parents Fernando and Patricia De Leon launched the De Leon Scholars Program as a means of providing an opportunity for high school students to pursue a field of interest with mentorship from a global network of professionals. Three Alcuin students were chosen to become some of the first participants of the program.
So when he witnessed a family member struggle with Crohn’s disease, the Alcuin junior initiated a research project of his own in hopes of finding a way to help mitigate suffering from the disease.