SUMMER ACADEMY CHECK-IN:

SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND, 5-7PM

@ SNYDER A DORM

REFER TO YOUR HANDBOOK FOR WHAT TO BRING

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Click HERE to view our informational video!

Also Check out our student-created, 2010 documentary

  We Serve Students Who Are:

• 9th through 12th grade students at Cortez, Durango, and Ignacio High Schools
• Income eligible (based on federal guidelines) and/or first generation- neither parent has completed a 4-year college degree (preference is given to those who meet both criteria)
• Motivated and have the potential for academic pursuits but need the encouragement, skill development and academic guidance necessary to go on to college
• Willing to make a long-term commitment to attending and graduating from college after graduation from high school.

 Academic Year Services:

• Regular academic, career, and college advising sessions for students at their high school.
• Mandatory tutoring/after school advising sessions to help students develop study skills and progress academically.
• Mandatory Saturday Student Sessions for core instruction and workshops (leadership, college prep, etc)
• Mandatory Saturday Parent Meetings to inform parents of upcoming events and student/program progress.
• Assistance with career exploration, college admissions, financial aid, scholarship research, and ACT test preparation.

• College Tours:  Educational and cultural trips that expose students to college and vocational schools, career options and diverse cultures.

• A stipend of up to $40 a month based upon the student’s commitment/participation and attitude in the program and performance in school

Summer Services:  Mandatory intensive six-week summer residential academic enrichment program (Summer Academy)

• Students live in residence hall Monday-Friday during June and July for six weeks
• 24-hour adult supervision
• Morning classes consisting of courses in Math, English, Science, and Foreign Language
• Afternoon classes consisting of electives such as Music, Cooking and Nutrition, Outdoor Education, College Success and Career Exploration
• Friday service learning activities and social/cultural enrichment field trips
• Summer Academy services Upward Bound students already enrolled with the program and attending high schools in Durango, Ignacio, and Cortez. 

 Fort Lewis College Upward Bound Facts

• More than 80% of students are both low income and potential first generation college students
• 27% of FLC Upward Bound participants are Native American
• 43% of FLC Upward Bound participants are Hispanic
• Upward Bound has a 95% program retention rate;
• 70% enrolled in college;
• 100% of Upward Bound students who went to college returned for their sophomore year in college (based on 2010 grads)
• Students who participate in Upward Bound programs are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than those students from similar backgrounds who did not  participate in a federal TRiO program.