Parent/Family

Parents

Training on rigorous courses, high school graduation, college planning, application completion, college/career & financial aid/literacy, leadership skills, & community linkages. Opportunities for Parents to join our GEAR UP Parent Volunteer Leadership Team.

Family Empowerment

GEAR UP parent leaders take part in a series of trainer of trainer workshops to build their capacity in the areas of college, career, and life readiness and social emotional learning.

Family Engagement

GEAR UP families engage in hands-on activities in the areas of college, career, and life readiness and social emotional learning.

Family Institutes

GEAR UP parent/family participants attend a series of sessions on topics ranging from college, career, and life readiness to social emotional learning.

Family Social & Emotional Learning Support

GEAR UP provides parents and their families with a better understanding of social emotional learning and its impact on family relationships, student well-being, and academic success.


GEAR UP Families participated in the first ever HCISD Career Exploration Family CAMP in partnership with Region One ESC GEAR UP. Families engaged in hands-on activities on life success skills, medicine and engineering.