Éxito Escolar: A Toolkit for Academic Success in the Latino
Community
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Éxito Escolar is an exciting multimedia college access
curriculum focused around a series of four bilingual films. The goal of
this program is to prepare Latino students and their families for
post-secondary education. The curriculum builds off the collection of
films which follow the experiences of students and their families as
they explore life beyond high school. These highly engaging films are
created in the style of popular Spanish-language telenovelas.
Topics addressed include:
- Benefits of postsecondary education
- Financial planning for college
- Family and cultural influences
- U.S. higher education structure
- Role of standardized admissions testing
- College application procedures
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The Éxito Escolar program is designed to inform Latino students
and families about ways to apply to and pay for postsecondary education.
The materials are designed for use by teachers, counselors,
administrators, youth program coordinators, parent/family involvement
coordinators, or anyone who works with students and families and would
like to share information about postsecondary education. A variety of
tools for integrating the novelas into your program are provided,
including:
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- An eight module comprehensive college access curriculum designed to
inform and motivate first generation college-bound students (including a
facilitator's manual, PowerPoint presentations, and a student
workbook);
- Everything you need to host a one-time Éxito Escolar
College Access Event, including event planning tips, participant
handouts, promotional flyers and a full event script; and
- Bilingual Information Sheets that include activities for families
and students to use at home.
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Éxito Escolar is recommended for students in grades 6
– 12 and for their parents.
What Makes Éxito Escolar Unique? The format of
this outreach tool utilizes a fresh, culturally relevant alternative for
communicating educational content to Latino families and provides a
modern spin on the traditionally dull educational video. The
conversation about college awareness and preparation is jump started
through the popular, engaging style of the telenovela. These
Spanish-language soap operas are extremely popular in the Latino
community and their appeal is rapidly growing to a global scale.
For more information about Éxito Escolar, please visit
our ordering page or send an email to exitoescolar@edpartnerships.org.
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