An Early Start for Resilient Students
Academic Success Formula
Formal Classroom Education Field Trips Project-Based Learning Sustained Student Participation Parent Engagement Introduction to Health Sciences = College and Career Success
Course Setting
- Extensive time is spent in the classroom studying two subjects with an interdisciplinary focus
- Courses are tailored to address students’ strengths
- Students are empowered to advocate for themselves and request help when needed
- Course instruction is 1½ to 2 years above grade level
Approach
- Parent participation required in Saturday Enrichment Program sessions
- Parent attendance required at Parent Orientation and Student Presentations
- Program participation with schools and the UIC community to increase public awareness of our academic program offerings
- UIC Graduate students and professional students as co-instructors and facilitators
- Collaborative partnerships with UIC colleges of Medicine, Applied Health Science, Pharmacy, and Dentistry
Student Demographic Analysis 2022: Ethnicity
• African, Black or African American 56%
• Hispanic or Latinx 30%
• Asian or Asian American Pacific Islander 7%
• White or Caucasian 7%
Student Demographic Analysis 2022: Gender
• Male 42%
• Female 58%
Student Demographic Analysis 2022: School Type
• Chicago Public / Chicago Charter 82% (35 students)
• Private Other 2% (1 student)
• Public Other 16% (7 students)
Student Demographic Analysis 2022: Grade Level
