Young Scholars (YS)
What is the Young Scholars Program?
The Young Scholars Program is designed to identify and nurture students with high academic potential who may face additional barriers to access and success in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP).
Why Young Scholars?
Young Scholars is a K-12 model:
- Designed to remove access and opportunity gaps
- For students historically underserved in advanced academic programming
- Supports students through challenging coursework with a variety of strategies in elementary, middle, and high school
How does the Young Scholars Program work at Liberty?
- School-based extracurricular enrichment opportunities like Lego Robotics, Field Trips, Guest Speakers, and School Leadership Opportunities
- Engagement with a mentor
- Academic advising at transitions from elementary to middle to high school
- Progress reflection and goal-setting conferences
- Continued college and career readiness/counseling opportunities: Support with College Partnership Program (CPP) and AVID applications
How are Young Scholars identified?
A committee reviews teacher or counselor recommendations for middle school Young Scholars for the Young Scholar designation. These students are enrolled in advanced courses.
School Contacts
For questions about Young Scholars at Liberty, please contact our Advanced Academics Resource Teacher (AART), Laura Ballou.
Liberty Leadership Food Drive: AVID, FBLA, SCA, and Young Scholars
Young Scholars packing up food from the food drive
Young Scholars visited the marketing and communications departments for the Washington Commanders!
Building and coding legos after school with Lego Robotics!
Lego Robotics Young Scholars hard at work building
Young Scholars visit Bohler Engineering
Visiting the Commanders!
Trying out the Robotics Lab at Fairfax HS Academy!
Trying out the Robotics Lab at Fairfax HS Academy!
Trying out the Robotics Lab at Fairfax HS Academy!
Young Scholars Coordinator
- Gifted Education Teacher, MS
