Dunkirk, Jamestown Middle School Students Participate in Leadership Academy

New York GEAR UP students attended a youth summer leadership academy, during which they participated in team-building activities, engaging group discussions, and personal development assignments.

Maplewood High School launches skilled construction career pathways program for seniors

GEAR UP Nashville has partnered with a local organization, Music City Construction Careers (MC3), to provide their pre-apprenticeship program at Maplewood High School. As part of this pioneering partnership, MC3 will be offering its nationally certified 120-hour Apprenticeship Readiness Program as a dedicated school day course for students seeking a direct route into construction apprenticeships after high…

West Virginia teens move in at Marshall for GEAR UP U!

More than 150 rising eighth and ninth graders from 11 West Virginia counties participated in GEAR UP U! at Marshall University. Students had the opportunity to live like real college students. Students slept in dorms on the Marshall campus, ate in the dining hall, took classes, and participated in leadership activities with Seeds Training.
 
In addition, West Virginia GEAR UP hosted over a thousand middle school students for the STEM…