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YES Prep Boasts a College-Bound Culture

A focus on college preparation for all students helps get them to four-year schools.

By Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy)
10/28/09
A focus on college preparation for all students helps get them to four-year schools.
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Video Credits

Produced and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Written by

  • Carl Bidleman

Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Camera Crew

  • Thomas Waldron
  • Mark Angelo

Narration

  • Kris Welch

Original Music

  • Ed Bogas

Additional Footage Courtesy of

  • Craig Brandenburg
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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College-Bound Culture

PDF Family Contract (English) 567K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment

PDF Family Contract (Spanish) 535K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment

PDF Road to College Quiz & Fact Sheet 151K
Document used at freshmen parents' night

PDF Road to College Quiz Answer Key 152K
Document used at freshmen parents' night

PDF College 101 Course Schedule 111K
Course schedule for a summer class for rising eighth graders

PDF College-Preferences Survey 124K
Survey used in College 101 to help students think about what kind of school they'd like to attend

PDF College 101 PowerPoint Presentation 216K
Presentation on the benefits of college and how to prepare

More at How YOU Can Do It: YES Prep Resources and Downloads

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Lora Ma-Fukuda
mom & exec producer @edutopia.org
Posted on 5/9/2011 2:50pm

Student # 5,001 on YouTube

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YES Prep recently posted this moving (get the tissues people!) video on registering their 5,001st student.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AkwmSNocvs

Lily Boyar
California Junior in Experiential Wilderness High School Program
Posted on 3/22/2011 2:17pm

As a junior, college is

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As a junior, college is always on my mind. I like the idea of incorporating college prep (as far as SAT/ACT prep, walking students through the college admissions process, and helping them select/tour/learn about each school. Most students have to figure this out outside of school, but I really like the idea of adding it into the curriculum. Students will probably be more motivated and less stressed out that way.