YSP Academic Year Programs

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Monthly Workshops

Young Scholar Academic Year Programs are designed to assist our scholars academically, socially, and professionally. Each program supports students with graduating from high school and preparing for application, admissions, and transition to higher education.

Program Coordinators (PCs) facilitate monthly cohort workshops by grade level. Scholars engage in group discussion, reflection, academic planning and college readiness workshops. YSP workshops emphasize community development and College Board Eight Dimensions of College and Career Readiness.

Pre-College Workshops Themes by grade level

9th Grade: Becoming a Scholar
10th Grade: Wellness, Leadership, and Personal Development
11th Grade: (Career and Professional Development) Who am I? Who do I Want to be?
12th Grade: (Transitioning from high school to college) Preparing for Change

Scholar One-on-One meetings

PCs conduct holistic monthly one-on-one with scholars to provide intensive college advising and address factors impacting students' academic success.

Scholar Reading Series (SRS)

SRS is a YSP initiative to establish program expectations of academic excellence and student achievement from admission through graduation. SRS seeks to combat summer learning loss in literacy among populations with high socio-economic disadvantages and grow scholars' interest by increasing students' motivation and confidence in reading.