2012 NCCEP/GEARUP CONFERENCE
The 2012 NCCEP/GEARUP Conference was held July 22-25 in Washington DC. This year’s theme was ‘The E4 (R)evolution: Education, Empowerment, Equity, and Economics. GEARUP Parent Involvement Specialist, Wanda C. Jones, worked closely with research associates from the University of Cincinnati to do a presentation on Parent Involvement, based on data that was collected earlier in the school year. The presentation was very well received and participants from around the country agreed that our challenge this school year is to increase parent involvement on multiple levels.(home, school and community).
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The M.O.R.E. Club at Rees E. Price along with their dads has been engaging in a six week martial arts / self defense class. gearUP students and their dads are learning basic self defense, discipline, respect, self-confidence and physical fitness. Eighth Degree Black Belt, Michael Jones leads the class. This is a gearUP sponsored event!
Over spring break gearUP Specialist Wanda Jones escorted Students from Dater and Aiken High Schools on a college tour to Kentucky State University. Also joining the students for the first time, were nine parents. They had the opportunity to speak with university Student Ambassadors and ask questions as well as tour the campus.
The bus trip included educational games, college life themed movies and a pre and post test about Kentucky State University. All parents received a gearUP parent t-shirt and one lucky parent won a $25.00 gift card. Check out the pictures below.
