As the Project GRAD Atlanta Summer Institute winds down, students enrolled in GRAD’s summer commuter program prepared for their unique and highly-anticipated closing ceremony. The closing ceremony for the residential sites, which occurred on Saturday, June 23, included the culminating activity for the Summer Institute’s entrepreneurship program, which was facilitated by Operation HOPE. Through HOPE’s […]
ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2012 PROJECT GRAD SUMMER INSTITUTE SUMMER INSTITUTE OVERVIEW APS offers an extended learning college preparatory summer experience to students attending Project GRAD high schools. Project GRAD Summer Institutes are designed to support the college going culture by providing students with opportunities to engage in enrichment courses on Georgia college campuses. The Project […]
The Atlanta Public Schools Project GRAD program celebrated its 12th Annual Walk for Success on Saturday, September 17, 2011 with the collaboration and support of Communities in Schools of Atlanta (CISA), Project GRAD Atlanta, Inc. and Hands on Atlanta (HOA). During the Walk, over three hundred volunteers participated in conducting visits to the homes of students […]
Communities In Schools of Atlanta staff, APS staff and dedicated volunteers from WalMart and Hands on Atlanta, along with teachers and principals will visit the homes of 700 students in Project GRAD Atlanta high schools this Saturday. The purpose of the Annual Walk for Success is to provide information on the offerings of Project GRAD, and encourage students […]
College-bound APS seniors got their moment in the sun Thursday during the fourth-annual Project GRAD-Atlanta College Signing Day. During the ceremony, parents and college representatives watch as each student signs on the dotted line at the school they will attend in the fall. Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) provides activities and support so that […]
We’re excited to learn about a wonderful partnership between Project GRAD Atlanta and The New Schools at Carver and GivingPoint, a nonprofit based in nearby Roswell. The fine folks at GivingPoint shared this illuminating video clip (above) showing Carver students making a difference in their community. According to representative Ansley Colby, GivingPoint is a youth-development […]
Project GRAD Atlanta will host the National College Access Network’s (NCAN) Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on the campus of Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) on Wednesday (March 24). Project GRAD Atlanta is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure a quality public school education for Atlanta children from economically-disadvantaged communities so that they […]