Project HOME College Access Program for 9th – 12th Graders
Background: The Project HOME College Access Program is an after-school and summer program designed for 9th – 12th-grade students who have a vested interest in preparing themselves for college, trade school, and future careers. The program prepares teens for success after high school by providing support with academic retention, post-secondary education planning, and career readiness.
Requirements:
☑️Students are required to attend the program two times per week. One evening per week, students participate in a seminar based on their grade level.
Seminars encourage:
☑️ life skill building
☑️ professional development
☑️identity and career exploration
☑️post-secondary planning.
The second evening, students participate in a creative elective, and can choose between the following options:
🎶Music production
📽️Film and photography
🍽️Culinary arts
🤖Robotics
🔬STEAM lab.
Students are provided with opportunities to learn about different career fields, tour colleges and trade schools, volunteer in the community, and earn scholarship money to support their post-secondary education. All students are eligible for paid summer employment.
