Target Schools
Project PASS
- McMain High School
- McDonogh #35 High School
- Cohen College Preparatory High School
- Carver Collegiate Academy
Project REACH
- Bonnabel High School
- Jefferson Rise Charter High School
- Young Audiences Charter High School
Jefferson Upward Bound
- Riverdale High School
- East Jefferson High School
Types of Projects
Upward Bound projects provide academic instruction to 9th-12th grade students in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, foreign languages and STEM. Tutoring, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students are additional services that are provided.
Expert instructors provide one-to-one and virtual instruction to engage students with a state-of-the-art on-line curriculum giving them the opportunity to work hard in a targeted manner that will positively impact their grades and test scores. Students are highly involved with fun projects and activity-based learning. Courses offered are:
- Writing Enrichment – includes grammar, creative writing, critical reading, composition, & literature
- High School Math Enrichment – includes Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-Calculus
- Laboratory Science – Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- Foreign Language – Spanish, French
- Social Studies – History, World Geography
- STEM Courses -- building your own computer, launching your own drone, programming a Sphero Bolt