ASPIRA South Youth Leadership Charter School   The ASPIRA South Youth Leadership Charter School is a middle school (grades 6-8) located in the multi-ethnic community of Leisure City, Florida, near Homestead. The school population consists of 180 students (whom we call "ASPIRANTES") from this predominantly low-income community, including a large migrant population. Ninety-four percent of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch, and a majority speak a language other than English in their homes. Our mission is to motivate, orient, and assist these ASPIRANTES in their intellectual, personal, and cultural development through innovative educational programs. We advocate a holistic approach, which implies that schools, parents, youth, and community must work together to bring about positive results. The main component of the ASPIRA South—Youth Leadership Charter School is, of course, leadership development. Our goals are to help young people realize positive self-worth, gain cultural sensitivity, and build strong moral character. We provide a safe, disciplined environment, high academic standards and social interactions that prepare them for higher education and help them reach their full potential as role models and leaders. To help them learn and understand leadership, we expose them to various styles, or models, of governance through classroom experiences, clubs and extracurricular activities. ASPIRANTES have a variety of opportunities to participate in leadership, free from judgment. ASPIRA South—Youth Leadership Charter School provides opportunities for them to plan, budget, organize and execute programs and projects of interest to them and their peers. We offer a safe environment for them to practice and polish their leadership skills through trial-and-error, under the direction of caring adults, and strive to equip them with the tools for self-evaluation and self-correction. For more information, please call (305)246-1111, or visit us at 14112 - 14116 S.W. 288 St., Leisure City, FL  33033.