About the Creative Leadership Academy
The Creative Leadership Academy (CLA) was established in 2017 and is comprised of both high school and college-aged youth of color. The CLA provides youth with professional level training and employment opportunities with creative and technology industry partners, and also provides professional development and support for educators working with youth of color of all ages. New CLA participants, known as Digital Apprentices, earn stipends as they build digital portfolios and become eligible for employment with E4Youth as a Creative Mentor to lead our local high school enrichment “Get Creative” clubs, or as a Digital Docent to create immersive content and media for various E4 programs. CLA participants are also preferred candidates for internship and employment opportunities with E4 Youth’s industry partners.
CLA Requirements:
- Ages: High School – College-aged (*do not need to be currently enrolled in school)
- 20 hours a month of CLA participation
- Opt in to activities Mondays – Fridays
- Portfolio/Resume Development
- Virtual Talks with Industry Professionals
- Employability Skill Development
- Austin Digital Heritage Project Assignments
- Personal SWOT Analysis
- Opt in to activities Mondays – Fridays
- Mandatory participation for in person weekly CLA meetings on Mondays 6:30PM-9:30PM (ACC Highland Business Center) and hybrid meetings Tuesdays, (Time TBD, plus individual hours totaling 10 weekly participation hours).
- DATES: Monday, January 8th – Monday, May 2o, 2024