Core Components

The ChalleNGe Program is designed around an intervention model built on eight core components needed for successful living. The eight core components of the intervention model focus on the holistic development of the participants. Much of a corpsmember`s skill development process is based on deliberate experiential learning situations created by the staff. The eight core components and performance measures associated with each component are listed below.

Life Coping Skills...
Component includes Life Plan Development and Money Management.

Educational Excellence...
Component includes Tabe test, GED and High School Diploma.

Responsible Citizenship...
Component includes Student Government, Voter Registration and Selective Service Registration.

Health, hygiene and Sex Education...
Component includes Hygiene, First Aid and CPR training.

Skills Training...
Component includes Job Shadowing, Personal Resume and Interviewing Skills.

Physical Fitness...
Component includes Intense Physical Training, team Sports and the President`s Council on Physical Fitness Test.

Leadership and Followership...
Component includes evaluation of performance in leadership and followership positions within student command structure.

Community Involvement and Service Projects...
Component includes cadet involvement in community service projects.