Socratic Summer Academy

the socratic summer academy (ssa) and the yleana leadership academy (yla) are both programs of the yleana leadership foundation, a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit. both ssa and yla serve the foundation’s mission of creating exceptional educational experiences for young people of all income levels and preparing our students for success as people and professionals while decreasing the achievement gap. the proceeds from ssa students’ tuition goes directly to funding scholarships for yla students, enabling us to bring more students to camp. we also provide a wide range of resources to students that include: incredible individualized instruction: our newly, re-assessed tutoring program! what makes this program unique is that we create and cater to a specific curriculum for each and every one of our students to not only fit their needs but also meet them where they are. we have courses in mathematics, literature, and essay writing. college consulting: we help students find the right sc