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2010 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference
GEARing UP for Excellence: Linking Programs, Practice and Policy
Thank you for helping to make the 2010 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual
Conference a success!
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Launches "Your Words Today"
Campaign Featuring Novelas from NCCEP's Exito Escolar
HSF and the Ad Council have launched a national
campaign focusing on Latino parents and families. The
underlying message of Your Words Today/Tus Palabras de
Hoy is a call to action for Latino parents to talk to their
children about college today, stressing the importance of going to
college and completing their degree. Interested parents can recieve a
free DVD containing information about college and three of NCCEP's
Spanish language novelas, as featured in the Exito Escolar program. The
HSF DVD can be supplemented with more in-depth material by purchasing
the full Exito Escolar curriculum from NCCEP.
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NCCEP's Éxito Escolar
Toolkit for Academic Success in the Latino Community
NCCEP's Éxito Escolar is an exciting multimedia college
access curriculum designed to inform Latino students and families about
ways to prepare for, apply to, and pay for postsecondary education. The
bilingual curriculum is focused around a series of Spanish-language
films. The final version, including four Spanish-language novelas with
English subtitles, a full curriculum and student handbook, information
sheets, and more is now available. To learn more
and for ordering information, click here.
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NCCEP's 16 Summers
Toolkit for Academic Success
NCCEP is proud to introduce 16 Summers, a multimedia program
designed to inform students and families about ways to prepare for,
apply to, and pay for postsecondary education. The extensive curriculum
centers around the film 16 Summers, featuring actor and
musician Nick Cannon. The 16 Summers film and training
materials were created for teachers, counselors, administrators, youth
program coordinators, parent/family involvement coordinators, or anyone
who works with students and families. To learn more and
for ordering information, click here.
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Financial Education: Money Skills for Real Life
In partnership with NCCEP, the National Endowment for Financial
Education (NEFE) has developed an exciting new resource to educate high
school students in the GEAR UP program on financial literacy. Available
through NCCEP, this interactive website
and teacher's manual provides information on how high
school students can gain early control of their finances, make smart
financial choices, and reflect upon the financial benefits of a college
education. Click here to learn more.
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