ESU First Gen Community Sprouts Knowledge: Navigating Middle School to College Bound Experiences
Start Date
13-2-2025 12:30 PM
End Date
13-2-2025 1:30 PM
Document Type
Presentation
Description
The College Bound ESU is a free program designed to connect local middle school students from JT Lambert Intermediate School and Stroudsburg Middle School, whose parents did not complete a 4-year college degree and provide them with the resources to be first generation college students. The program is a school day field trip to ESU campus where they learn about academic departments and college life for a total of 7 experiences. The program is comprised of visits to campus that will engage students by exploring interests and majors. Connecting students with Gen One college student mentors and experience college life. It also reinforces the importance and impact of high school academics. The goal is for the students to gain an appreciation and understand the benefits of a higher education degree. We also discuss how to better prepare students to understand how to get admitted and financial opportunities and pathways. Lastly, we want to demonstrate that college is an achievable goal.
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ESU First Gen Community Sprouts Knowledge: Navigating Middle School to College Bound Experiences
The College Bound ESU is a free program designed to connect local middle school students from JT Lambert Intermediate School and Stroudsburg Middle School, whose parents did not complete a 4-year college degree and provide them with the resources to be first generation college students. The program is a school day field trip to ESU campus where they learn about academic departments and college life for a total of 7 experiences. The program is comprised of visits to campus that will engage students by exploring interests and majors. Connecting students with Gen One college student mentors and experience college life. It also reinforces the importance and impact of high school academics. The goal is for the students to gain an appreciation and understand the benefits of a higher education degree. We also discuss how to better prepare students to understand how to get admitted and financial opportunities and pathways. Lastly, we want to demonstrate that college is an achievable goal.
