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The Camp Eaton Experience
One of S.E.A.'s most popular programs – the Camp Eaton experience – provides 12 students who show potential in overall academic performance with a unique opportunity to participate in a two-day Personal Achievement Workshop at the Camp Eaton camp grounds. During the workshops, participants learn about a wide range of topics including: life skills, character-building education, student-teacher relationships, and the value of goal setting. Students are also encouraged to participate in outdoor competitions and activities in the camp’s beautiful natural surroundings.

MIKE MILBURN
Math & Science Teacher
S.E.A. Charter High School
Hollywood

Education: BS in Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University ; Masters in Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary.

Mr. Milburn has been part of S.E.A. for the past six years. For Mr. Milburn, a life-long learner, seeing his students master concepts that they did not think they could learn is one of his most rewarding experiences. As a new teacher, Milburn's most memorable moment was finding out from the essay of a student that he had earned the student's respect.

The S.E.A. Experience:
I enjoy working with S.E.A. students because I believe they will play a significant role in the future of Los Angeles . They tend to be experienced risk-takers who are bold and have a "get to the point" attitude in the classroom. These traits could serve them well in leadership roles in their communities one day. Working with S.E.A. students has helped me improve my teaching skills and sensitized me to a part of Los Angeles that I have learned about only from them.

S.E.A. DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

This year is an especially important one for S.E.A. student achievement. School administrators, teachers, and volunteers – all mentors – must encourage and prepare students for high achievement in everything they do while holding each other accountable for high quality and rigorous instruction each and every day.

In addition, teachers, assistants, office managers, parenting instructors and all support staff must determine the role that they will play in encouraging students to do their very best. We all know that high school is a critical training ground for adulthood. This is why, I believe that by providing students with the proper tools for academic and professional success, encouraging goal setting, and instilling in them the importance of achieving one’s very best we are laying the groundwork for an incredibly gifted future.

Bill Clinton once said that "people who grew up under difficult circumstances and yet are successful have one thing in common … at a critical junction in their early adolescence they had a positive relationship with a caring adult." Let’s all make a commitment to be that "caring adult" in a young person’s life.