Silicon Valley Latino launches Inspire Higher Tour 2015

January 21, 2015

We are excited to announce that tomorrow (Jan. 23rd), Silicon Valley Latino launches its Inspire Higher Tour at the Luis Valdez Leadership Academy in San Jose! Thank you Cisco for your sponsorship as well as for your continued support and thank you Luis Valdez Leadership Academy for being the first stop on our tour!

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About Luis Valdez Leadership Academy: Mission and Vision Luis Valdez Leadership Academy (LVLA) is committed to providing a rigorous academic program designed to instill a lifelong passion for learning and to equip students with the skills for social and academic success at four year colleges, universities and local community colleges. Through an emphasis on visual and performing arts, digital media and culturally sustaining pedagogy, LVLA will graduate empowered young adults who are poised, confident, and articulate leaders. Through a focus on the Spanish language, for both native speakers and learners, LVLA students will use their education, bi-literacy and life experiences to create positive change in their own lives, families and within their communities. Through leadership, excellence, responsibility and resilience, our graduates will make a positive impact on the East San Jose community and beyond. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy (LVLA) se compromete a proporcionar un programa académico riguroso diseñado para inculcar una pasión de por vida para el aprendizaje y para equipar a los estudiantes con las habilidades para el éxito social y académico en las universidades y colegios de cuatro años y los colegios comunitarios locales. A través de un énfasis en las artes visuales y escénicas, medios digitales y la pedagogía culturalmente sostenible, LVLA graduará a jóvenes empoderados que son líderes listos, confiados y bien expresados. A través de un enfoque en el idioma español, tanto para hablantes nativos y aprendices, los estudiantes de LVLA usarán su educación, bi-alfabetización y experiencias de vida para crear un cambio positivo en sus vidas propias, de sus familias, y de sus comunidades. A través del liderazgo, la excelencia, la responsabilidad y la capacidad de recuperación, nuestros egresados tendrán un impacto positivo en la comunidad del Este de San José y más allá. About Silicon Valley Latino: MISSION: Silicon Valley Latino is the premiere media company in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area that educates, inspires and engages the Latino community through its media platforms and events by showcasing the Latino and Latina experience. VISION: Silicon Valley Latino is committed to CELEBRATE the stories of successful Latinas and Latinos, to CHALLENGE perceptions and INSPIRE new generations of Latino heroes.