The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Student Leadership Retreat wrapped up its final day in the EMU ballroom. The program’s main focus is to give it’s students, comprised of 7th-9th grade students from the surrounding Eugene area, the skill set they’ll need to succeed in a higher education setting and life. As the camp came to a close, the students seemed to have bonded over the experience and were eager to tackle the new challenges that lay ahead. Here are a few frames from the day:
On the final day of GEAR UP students and counselors share their last words of inspiration, gratitude, and final goodbyes. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
GEAR UP Trainer Greg Evans leads the camp in an interactive lecture aimed at encouraging students to become proactive learners. The GEAR UP program’s overarching goal is to prepare young students, from high poverty populations, for the rigors of higher education. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Students posted notes describing what they were thankful for and how those things have helped them throughout their lives. A large portion of the notes thanked their moms. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Middle school children from five different areas around Eugene participated in the GEAR UP Student Leadership Retreat, a workshop to prepare them for higher education. Throughout the week students completed challenges in small groups and then gathered to discuss what skills were necessary to succeed and how they can be applied to the working world. (Tess Freeman/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Johnnee Brown laughs as Zach Mitchell and Brea’Anne Wood sniff inspirational phrases written in scented markers. (Aaron Marineau/Oregon Daily Emerald)
