Programs for Youth

Upward Bound

UPWARD BOUND


An intensive program serving highly motivated students in grades 9-12 to transition to post-secondary institutions

KCP/MI GEAR UP

KCP/MI GEAR UP


Early intervention for students starting in 7th grade to first year of college creating early awareness and readiness for college

Is this a program that has certain required activities that all participants must engage in or do participants pick and choose what they need help with?

The following are services and activities provided by KCP:

  • Academic preparation
  • Self-esteem and motivation
  • Social skills and cultural identity
  • Survival skills and time management

Seminar topics include:

  • High school and college course selection
  • Peer pressure and stress management
  • Employability skills
  • Trade school opportunities
  • Alternative paths
  • Financial aid assistance

Visiting various learning sites:

  • Career Center
  • Various MSU academic departments
  • Cyclotron
  • Multi-Cultural Center
  • Planetarium
  • MSU Museum
  • Bug House and Butterfly Garden