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Old Spice has always championed confidence for young people. And building confidence also involves having access to academic resources and a community of support.
That’s where Former Philadelphia Eagle Malcolm Jenkins comes in. The three-time Pro Bowl safety and two-time Super Bowl Champion went back to class with Old Spice and Walmart to surprise students and inspire change in underserved communities through the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation.
Jenkins visited Simon Gratz High School as part of the Old Spice School of Swagger initiative, according to the Philadelphia Eagles’ Gabriella DiGiovanni.
The School of Swagger is a 10-year mission to help increase high school graduation rates by 10 percent.
Experts say that confidence is the best predictor of achievement in both mathematics and English, is related to both cognitive and self-belief measures and is among the best-known predictors of success. Old Spice believes that the rate of high school student dropouts can be lowered by working to build confidence and create lasting, positive and impactful personal and academic relationships through mentorship.
The 13-year NFL veteran said that mentorship and people investing in him throughout his life allowed him to dream big, pursue his passions and chase after whatever brought purpose to his life."That's where we meet these kids right now," Jenkins told the Eagles’ DiGiovanni. "At that place where they need encouragers, they need people with vision to speak life into them, to show them things about themselves that they might not know yet, skills that they have that they don't know that they can monetize or live off of – all of that's important in development and hopefully we're doing that through this program."
Old Spice School of Swagger is all about understanding the unique needs and identities of young people, bring communities together to support those needs, and work with partners to sustain resources in those communities for long term impact. Learn more.
