Center for Multicultural Equity and Access (CMEA)
Kids2College is an early college awareness program that will introduce sixth graders to the concept of higher education.
About Kids2College
While many colleges and universities already have educational awareness programs in place, "Kids2College" is unique in its outreach to sixth graders. The sooner students and their families learn about all of their educational options, the sooner they can begin to prepare for them.
The Kids to College curriculum emphasizes interactive, hands-on activities that reinforce the program’s premise: higher education is something you can achieve if you plan ahead. Additionally, the program will address the student's career interest that will allow them the opportunity to explore careers and the educational requirements necessary to reach their career goals. The program will coordinate with activities at each school such as the school wide Career Day.
Georgetown University students are selected as campus liaisons and will visit sixth grade classes every Tuesday and Thursday morning over the five-week program period. The students will be responsible for implementing the Kids2College curriculum and discussing with the younger students their personal experiences of college life, pre-college accomplishments, struggles, and answer specific questions that will arise. In addition to the career component of the program, students can create business cards and make presentations of their career research. The students will receive Kids2College notebooks that they can use whenever an activity takes place and keep as a reminder of the possibilities that college offers.
Why Sixth Graders?
While many colleges and universities already have educational awareness programs in place, "Kids2College" is unique in its outreach to sixth graders. The sooner students and their families learn about all of their educational options, the sooner they can begin to prepare for them. Sixth grade is a particularly critical point for decisions that affect a child's future education, a time when many students begin to question the value of a high school diploma. In addition, sixth graders are young enough to consider a campus visit a "big deal" and are more willing than older students to have their parents accompany them on campus.
The Kids2College curriculum emphasizes interactive, hands-on activities that reinforce the programs premise: higher education is something you can achieve if you plan ahead. Additionally, the program will address the student's career interest that will allow them the opportunity to explore careers and the educational requirements necessary to reach their career goals. The program will coordinate with activities at Roper such as the school wide Career Day.
For more information about Kids2College, please visit the official Kids2College DC website at http://kids2collegedc.org.