Contact:
Mr. Harold Hofer at 434-432-3183.
Hargrave
Military Academy’s General Colin Powell
Center for Leadership & Ethics was established
to provide our Cadets with a challenging, progressive
and structured leadership education. Hargrave
Cadets are taught to lead in an academic environment
and through practical application by applying
learned leadership techniques in day-to-day situations.
Since
1909, Hargrave’s Cadets have been defined
as young men and women of strong moral character,
who are guided in their decisions by a strict
code of moral ethics. We believe it is more important
to do the right thing than just do things right.
The
General Colin Powell Center for Leadership &
Ethics provides Hargrave’s Cadets with a
stepped approach to leadership education. Beginning
with the Middle School (7th & 8th grades)
leadership is taught as an exploratory subject
with Character and Character Development as the
main theme.
In
their freshman year (9th grade), Cadets are taught
good Followership Skills before assuming leadership
positions within the Corps of Cadets.
During
their sophomore year, Cadets are offered the opportunity
to enroll in a formal Leadership and Ethics Class
(a ½ credit class of 18 weeks in length).
The curriculum includes an investigation of the
foundations of leadership such as Leadership Traits,
Leadership Principles, Leadership Styles and Ethical
Behavior. It is also during their sophomore year
that Cadets begin to assume positions as small
unit leaders (squad leaders) which permits practical
application of the leadership principles learned
in the classroom.
During
their junior year, the Cadets are given the opportunity
to attend the Non-Commissioned Officer’s
School and, as seniors, attend Officer Candidate
School to prepare them for roles of greater responsibility
within the Corps of Cadets.
Hargrave
Military Academy and the General Colin Powell
Center for Leadership & Ethics are committed
to developing our Cadets into leaders that:
