EMPOWER • IMPACT • INSPIRE

Aligned with Head-Royce School’s mission of developing students of character, intellect, and creativity, Heads Up provides 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