EMPOWER • IMPACT • INSPIRE
Aligned with Head-Royce School’s core tenets of Scholarship, Diversity, and Citizenship, the mission of Heads Up is to provide first-generation college bound students of color from Oakland public schools with challenging and enriching programming to cultivate socially responsible leaders.
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An Amazing Adventure
All of it, every single moment at Heads Up, is just an amazing adventure and I wouldn't trade it for anything else. - Heads Up 8th grader
A Commitment to Consistency
My favorite assignment in this class was the morning worksheets because on each one I got to see how I improved and what I did wrong. That was how I earned higher scores. - Heads Up 6th grader
Deep Community and Limitless Opportunity
Many people expect summer programs to be boring, especially if it is academically-based, however, the experience was completely different with Heads Up. I would say the Heads Up 'special ingredient' is the community and opportunities––making everlasting bonds with my peers and mentors, while exploring subjects and experiences I never had before.- Heads Up Alum '19
What's Happening
By the Numbers
83%
students from low-income homes
91%
complete the program
65%
read at or above grade level
100%
of students felt prepared for academic coursework at their OUSD school upon completion of the first year of the Summer Program
3.5
average GPA
82%
first-generation college-bound students