February 2008/March 2008 - College trips are part of the GEAR UP experience for families. This year a trip for freshmen students and their parents on a UIC College Trip includes tickets to a UIC Flames game. Participating in the workshop, Street Smarts is a way to keep students safe from gangs.

December 2007/January 2008 -. Carnegie students participate in a School Shadowing Day at Hyde Park Academy. Hyde Park Academy students practice learning the social skills they will need to be successful in college by participating in a Western Dance Night.

October/November 2007 -. Students are busy gaining the skills, knowledge and experience they'll need to help them reach GEAR UP goals. Hope students participate in Adventure Ed while Carnegie students learn about careers at Haunted Trails.

September 2007 -. Parents and kids participate in the Back to School Rally at Cellular Field.

June 2007 - Welcome to Roosevelt University's GEAR UP Summer Academy where 8th grade students prepare for their final year of school.Incoming freshman at Hyde Park Academy learn strategies that will help them transition successfully into high school.

April 2007 - What are some of the issues that students will face in their futures? As part of a GEAR UP professional development track, Mr. Ziencina, at Emmett Till, has developed a unit on Global Warming. Ms. Wade has a unit on Cloning.

March 2007 - GEAR UP parents were both presenters and participants at this year's Parent Leadership Conference. Pat Tatum, conducts a workshop on Transitions to High School.

January 2007 - GEAR UP students create a video about the Carnegie Elementary Career Day with the help of their instructor and a GEAR UP coach.

December 2006 - GEAR UP college students share their experiences with GEAR UP families at the University of Chicago Family Holiday Celebration.

November 2006 - GEAR UP parents from across the Chicago network come together for Literature Alive, a full day conference on reading. Find out more.

October 2006 - The Young Adult Literature Conference offers teachers answers to questions about how to teach reading more effectively in their classrooms. Roosevelt University teachers participated in the 2 day conference.

September 2006 - Seventh and eighth grade students met with GEAR UP staff for a kick off assembly. The purpose - to acquaint students with GEAR UP goals and objectives and let kids know some of the activities that will be available to them this school year. Find out more.

Summer 2006 - How do you help students really understand what it means to plan for and move toward college? How do you assist them in understanding various career possibilities? Find out how Roosevelt University's GEAR UP Summer Academy helped students explore these questions

June 2006 - - Hyde Park Academy High School students work on creating a public service announcement about wearing seatbelts. Watch their videos.

May 2006 - Parents and students join in the Literature Alive Conference. Lots of exciting workshops and special guests. See pictures of the event.

April 2006 - Hyde Park Academy High School hosts a Poetry Jam for middle school students. See pictures of the event.

March 2006 - Dr. George Olson talks to students about preparing for college. How many courses and how much class time and study time is involved in college? Find out. View a video and take a quiz.

February 2006 - View the work plan for Year 1 of the new GEAR UP grant. Flash version or PDF version.

January 2006 - Learn about Woodlawn GEAR UP activities. Read narratives from each GEAR UP event or activity from September - January. (To view the report, you need to have Flash. You can also view this document as a PDF.)

For teachers, Bell Ringers are a great way to utilize every minute of classroom time productively, while still addressing administrative needs, such as taking attendance. Ms. Chavez explains how they can be used.
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.July 2005 - 7th and 8th grade students participate in the Roosevelt University Summer Academy. Here are some photos.

June 2005 - Anthony, a high school senior at Hyde Park Academy participates in two GEAR UP clubs, the Poetry Club and the Multimedia Club. Using skills he learned in both, he created this presentation. Se 6th grade poem.

May 2005 - Parents and students learn from GEAR UP activities. Gloria Murry talks with her son, Geoffrey about how the GEAR UP program has helped them as a family. Watch the video.

April 2005 - GEAR UP parents make the community stronger. Pat Tatum is finishing her 3rd degree since participating in GEAR UP and daughter, Estee is about to start college. Watch the video

March 2005 - GEAR UP makes college real. Yolanda and daughter, Nichole, are both in college now. By sharing their success story, they help other GEAR UP families.

February 2005 - Hyde Park Academy's Multimedia Journalists have been working hard all first semester to give the school web site an updated look with more relevant content. With teachers and students learning together with the help of Roosevelt University and GEAR UP, they've created a whole new look.

January 2005 - Parent to Parent is back! Kicking off the 4th season are seasoned talk show hosts Darlette Willis and Pat Tatum, GEAR UP Parent Partners. They're talking about College Prep and Financial Aid.

December 2004 - College Trips are an integral part of preparing kids for college. Darlette Willis, one of Woodlawn's Parent Partners explains the reason college trips are so important for the whole family.

November 2004 - Juniors at Hyde Park Academy learn about the PSAE test during a school assembly. Find out more about the tests.

September 2004 - It's time once again for the Back to School Rally. Learn more about how parents get the school community off to a good start.

July 2004 - Summer school students define success in terms other than grades. Hear how they view their own successes. Hear how parents define success they've had in GEAR UP.

June 2004 - Parent to Parent Woodlawn GEAR UP's popular parent run call in TV show has finished another season. This year the show focus was on College Admissions and Financial Aid. Watch some clips.

May 2004 - Success Clubs practice project based learning after school by mounting a theater production. See how it's done.

April 2004 - The Woodlawn Parent Center opens after a year of planning and hard work. See the grand opening.

March 2004 - Clubs are an important part of the Woodlawn GEAR UP network. They meet before school, after school and sometimes on weekends. Learn more.

February 2004 - Darlette Willis, GEAR UP Parent Partner and host of Parent to Parent kicks off the third season with guest, Helen Carroll, Carnegie Elementary parent. This year the focus is College Prep. This week's show covers some general strategies.

January 2004 - It’s 6:00 on a Thursday evening at Hyde Park Academy. Parents and kids are learning about Conflict Resolution together.

December 15, 2003 - Teachers and students are learning together how to create multimedia reports. View the Carnegie Elementary Success Club's first video report on the School Year Book project.

Parents meet for the 2nd Annual Woodlawn Parent Leadership Conference. Parents review their progress and make plans for the future. Listen as they talk about accomplishments.

Woodlawn GEAR UP sponsors co-curricular clubs. Club activities have an academic as well as nonacademic component. Learn more.

GEAR UP parents are serious about their children's education. Parents meet for a full day of workshops on developing positive parenting skills at the Woodlawn Parent Leadership Conference.