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UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
GRAHAM HALL, ROOM 303 WWW.UTEP.EDU/UPWARDBOUND UPWARDBOUND@UTEP.EDU 915.747.5062
Upward Bound is a year-round, academic pro- gram that serves high school students, in grades 9-12 from the El Paso and Ysleta school districts. The program provides opportunities for low- income, first-generation college bound students to succeed in their precollege performance and higher education pursuits. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which partici- pants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecond- ary education. Students must qualify in order to be selected. Once selected, they remain in the program until graduation from high school and completion of their first summer semester of university studies. The program is 100% grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
YWCA UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY 315 W. SCHUSTER AVE. WWW.UTEP.EDU/CHILDCARE 915.747.6000
The YWCA University Heights Early Learning Academy offers convenient, affordable, high-qual- ity early childhood education for UTEP families with children from birth to age 12. The academy is fully licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The academy is also Texas Rising Star (TRS) and Texas School Ready Certified. A research-based, national curriculum promotes emotional, social, cognitive and physi- cal development. Two healthy meals, for full-day children, and a nutritious snack (USDA standard) provide your child with more than enough energy to learn and discover. YWCA Early Learning Acad- emies implements age-appropriate social equality and empowerment lessons.
The academy hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, the Academy offers extended hours for those with early schedules/clinical or late classes when 15 or more children are enrolled:
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