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Upward Bound provides high
school students with the skills needed to succeed. Through academic
tutoring, the Upward Bound program assists participants with high school
study and encourages them to pursue a college education. During study
sessions, tutors help students with basic skills and current courses.
Tutors also monitor students’ academic progress. On selected Saturdays,
students, tutors, and counselors meet for half-day workshops in
career planning, college prep and study skills.
We provide instruction in math,
laboratory science, composition, literature, and foreign languages.
We also help in reading, writing, study skills, and other subjects necessary
for success in education beyond high school. Academic, financial, or
personal counseling are included and provided when necessary. Exposure
to academic programs and cultural events helps us to help you get used
to the “outside world” away from our small communities.
What else:
Tutorial Services
Information on College
Opportunities
Assistance in Completing College Entrance and
Financial Aid Applications
Assistance in Preparing for College Entrance Exams
Work Study Positions to Expose Students to Careers
Requiring a Post-Secondary Degree
Who Gets in Upward Bound?
Participants in the program are
selected according to their potential for academic success. Students
are recruited from target schools in Northwest Missouri. Approximately 65 students are active participants and are selected
from the following list of schools.
King City
Maryville
Nodaway-Holt
Northeast
Nodaway
Rock
Port
Stanberry
Tarkio
West Nodaway
Upward Bound is a federal
grant program funded annually by the United States Department of Education
for $358,086.00.
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