Uniting Our World Through Global Learning

A new partnership between Appalachian GEAR UP and Participate Learning seeks to join forces with 10 western North Carolina school districts to help promote college and career readiness through leadership development that will help students thrive in an interconnected global economy. Through this new partnership, GEAR UP will enable schools to implement Participate Learning's Global Leaders, a framework that integrates into existing school priorities…

McDonald’s Hispanic owner-operators inform, treat Lopez students

Earlier this year, the GEAR UP stage moved to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Brownsville (UTRGV), where Cool Speak and UTRGV GEAR UP representatives helped the students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and apply for the McDonald’s 2022-2023 HACER National Scholarships and other college scholarships. Velma Rios and her son Xavier Ohuille, sat in the second row at the event. “We found out…

GEAR UP Students Explore Careers During Winter Bootcamp

Over 100 GEAR UP 4 LA students spent a portion of their winter break exploring potential career pathways offered at Los Angeles Trade Tech (LATTC) and East Los Angeles College (ELAC) as part of the first in-person boot camp held since 2020. Over three days of interactive hands-on activities, the Los Angeles Unified students learned about forensic crime scene investigation and medical assistance and life-saving healthcare occupations at…