Southern Texas Careers Academy, 224 Chaparral Blvd, Rio Grande City, TX 78582, US

The College 1st Program is a comprehensive initiative that aims to empower students in Mission, TX, to achieve college, career, and life success. Through hands-on academic enrichment activities, mentorship experiences, and social-emotional learning strategies, the program promotes the importance of completing a post-secondary education and brings awareness to fast-growing career opportunities. With a focus on improving academic achievement, increasing student attendance, and igniting early college and career readiness, the College 1st Program works in partnership with visionary leaders from school districts, education service centers, and post-secondary institutions to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and guidance needed to accomplish their future goals. By engaging students in career-themed academic enrichment activities and real-world mentorship opportunities, the College 1st Program empowers students to design their future. Additionally, the program offers family engagement sessions to prepare parents with the knowledge and skills needed to guide their children on the path to college and career success. With unique state test preparation camps aligned to the ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies State Tests, the program takes a different approach to student learning and comprehension, using facilitation strategies, hands-on activities, complementary curriculum, and exciting competitions to master the state tests. The College 1st Program is a joint initiative implemented in partnership with visionary leaders, and it can be customized to meet the specific goals of school districts, education service centers, and post-secondary institutions.Generated from the website