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www.tildensc.org

TILDEN STUDY CENTER655 Levering Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90024Tel. (310) 208-0941

e-mail: info@tildensc.org

If you’re not ahead, you’re behind.Talent? Athletic skills? Image?...

Not really. What matters is character. Character makes you strong. Charac-ter endures after these others are long gone.

Ahead gives you the practical, intellectual, and moral foundation to be a man of character. Through a combination of classes, one-on-one mentoring, and career presentations by successful professionals, it helps you develop the skills and attitude necessary to be effective in college, and later as a father and a professio-nal man.

The Ahead sessions are held at Tilden Study Center, an educational, non-profit corporation dedicated to the intellectual, cultural and spiritual development of students and profes-sional men. The Christian orientation of the activities sponsored by Tilden is entrusted to Opus Dei, a prelature of the Catholic Church. More infor-mation about Opus Dei is available on the website: www.opusdei.org

What isimportantin High School?

2021-20228th-12th grade

WHAT IS AHEAD?

Ahead is a series of Leadership Seminars designed to offer high school students the practical, intellectual, and moral preparation they need in life. Our program meets one Saturday per month throughout the school year. It combines classes, one-on-one mentoring, career presentations, virtue talks, and a period of intense study.

LOCATION& DETAILS

Tilden Study Center655 Levering AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90024

SCHEDULE:12:00 Seminar begins12:30/1:30 Lunch: younger/older group 4:00 Seminar ends

MENTORING

REGISTRATIONAND FEES

STAFF ANDMENTORS

CURRICULUM | 8th GRADERSSetting Goals for the FutureLiving with AuthorityThe Importance of Friendship Relationships and DatingStaying FocusedEffective StudyingTrue ManlinessConflict ResolutionWhat Makes You Happy?

SEP 18

OCT 16

NOV 20

DEC 18

JAN 15

FEB 12

MAR 19

APR 16

MAY 21

CURRICULUM | FRESHMEN

Setting Priorities, Schedule

Service

Study

FriendshipHumilityFortitudeSelf-DisciplineImportance of Reading

SEP 18

OCT 16

NOV 20

DEC 18

JAN 15

FEB 12

MAR 19

APR 16

MAY 21

CURRICULUM | SOPHOMORES & JUNIORS

CURRICULUM | SENIORS

SEP 15

The senior seminar will be taught by Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. An award-winning author, his books include Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues, The Ethics of Abortion, Disputes in Bioethics, The Seven Big Myths about Marriage, and others. Topics for the seminar will include:

• Is science the only truth we can know for sure?

• Can it be proven that God exists?

• What can we know about God through reason?

• Is there a moral law that is the same for everyone?

DATES:Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18, Jan 15Feb 12, Mar 19, Apr 16, May 21

Respect for Women

Matt SchoeneckerPhD, Bioengineering, UC Berkeley

Hank López-OñaMBA, George Washington University

Sharif YounesBA, Math, Bowdoin College

Anthony GiuntiniBS, Electrical Engineering, UT-Arlington

James HerrickBS, Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame

George CassarMS, Electrical Engineering, LMU

Clarence ClarkJD, UC Hastings College of the Law

Ashley CupinoMBA, Pepperdine University

Each student can meet with a mentor monthly. Mentors help the students set practical goals based on the materials presented in the seminars.

To help guide you in your choice of a professional career, guest speakers from such areas as medicine, business, media, and law will give presentations on their professional fields. These presentations will also highlight how profes-sional excellence can enable you to have a positive impact on culture and the world around you.

In addition, Sharif Younes (co-founder of OptimalWork) will teach seminars including the following topics:

• Shape your work habits to achieve excellence

• Overcome anxiety, stress, and distraction so you can focus on the task at hand

• Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth, development, and success

• Find meaning in your studies—and greater fulfillment in your relationships

The application form can be filled out online at www.tildensc.org/wp/ahead. The fee for the program is $400 ($350 if applying by September 13). Payments can be made online or by check payable to Tilden Study Center. You can pay all at once or in installments.