Our Stories – GEAR UP 4 LA

GEAR UP Students Spend Summer Immersed in College Life

This summer, over 1,000 GEAR UP 4 LA students experienced enrichment programs that immersed sophomores and juniors in the college experience, encouraged career exploration, and advanced their academic goals and… Read more

College Visits, Workshops Boost Family Engagement

The 2022-23 school year is off to a great start for GEAR UP 4 LA families, who have hit the ground running by participating in several weekend activities to enhance… Read more

Families Put Financial Literacy Skills to the Test During Budget Challenge

GEAR UP students were hit with a dose of reality when they were challenged to be adults for a day, learning how to budget their finances, oversee monthly expenditures and… Read more

Families Learn Hands-on about ELAC CTE Pathways

To help expose students and their parents to potential career pathways and opportunities available at local community colleges, GEAR UP 4 LA recently took families to East Los Angeles College,… Read more

Parent Ambassadors Take College Knowledge to New Level at UCLA

A group of GEAR UP parent advocates – known as Parent Ambassadors – spent a weekend in August at UCLA, living in the dorms, exploring academics and participating in college… Read more

Students Train to Become Peer College Mentors During PAL

GEAR UP Peer Mentors boosted their higher education knowledge and laid the foundation for becoming future peer college mentors during the two-day Peer Academic Leadership (PAL) conference held at UCLA.… Read more

Students Enhance Career, Academic Knowledge During CAPA

Rising sophomores and juniors spent two days this summer learning how to be leaders, experiencing the college-going process and exploring potential career pathways while immersing themselves in the prestigious UCLA… Read more