College, Career, & Life Success

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THE COLLEGE 1ST PROGRAM EXISTS TO:

Promote the importance of completing a post-secondary education to all students.
Bring awareness of fast-growing career opportunities through hands-on academic enrichment activities and mentorship experiences.
Define the skills and attitudes needed for students to achieve college, career, and life success.

GOALS

2. INCREASE STUDENT ATTENDANCE

3. IGNITE EARLY COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS

1. IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

WHY?

We believe all students can be highly successful. Those who explore and design their future college and career plans at an early age, will have more time, resources, and options to become better prepared to succeed in their future. Students can only aspire to become what they know. We exist to inspire, guide, and mentor all students who want to #BeSuccessful.

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HOW?

We must work in partnership with visionary leaders from school districts, education service centers, and post-secondary institutions who also believe college, career and life success is a possibility for all their students. We establish these essential partnerships to accomplish our joint mission of preparing students for college, career, and life success.

WHAT?

We work with students on their future. We strive to provide the best college and career exploration experience by implementing hands-on academic enrichment activities combined with real-world mentorship opportunities. We provide students the knowledge, skills, and guidance to accomplish their future college, career, and life goals across the communities we serve.

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Our CAMPs provide Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for Students.

The College 1st program is a joint initiative implemented in partnership with Visionary Leaders from School Districts, Educational Service Centers, and Post-secondary Institutions.

COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS CAMPS

We empower students in designing their future, by working in partnership with school districts, education service centers and post-secondary institutions. We engage students in career theme academic enrichment activities and real-world mentorship opportunities to provide the best college and career readiness experience.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Family Engagement Sessions consist of engaging activities to prepare parents with the knowledge and skills needed to guide their children for college and career success. Our mission is to create a harmonious culture among families, where post-secondary education achievement for all children is no longer seen as an uncertain option, rather as an expectation for prosperity.

STATE TEST PREPARATION CAMPs

Bringing a different approach to student learning and comprehension, these unique State Test Preparation CAMPs are aligned to the ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies State Test at the Elementary, Middle, and High School level. We use one-of-a-kind facilitation strategies in combination with academic enrichment hands-on activities, complementary curriculum and exciting competitions to master the State Tests.