State Superintendent of Education: DC GEAR UP Program Highlights
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DC GEAR UP - Program Highlights 

 

School Year 2004 – 2005

  • 97% of students received tutoring and homework assistance
  • 82% of students received academic and or career counseling
  • Over 150 parents participated in counseling/advising
  • Over 150 parents participated in college visits

Summer 2005 

Summer Institutes, developed and implemented through the University Partners, have provided GEAR UP students with academic and cultural enrichments.  Through courses, lectures, field demonstrations and trips, topics have included:

 

    • Physiology and Anatomy
    • Voice training / dance movement
    • Business and Entrepreneurship
    • English
    • Environmental Sciences
    • Spanish
    • Algebra

Check out the agency calendar for upcoming events.

 

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