Program Information

• Since 1965, the Umass Boston Upward Bound Program has enjoyed continuous funding, making it one of the oldest existing Upward Bound Programs in the country.
   
• We provide services to over 100 high school students, enrolled at Dorchester Educational Complex, Jeremiah E. Burke, Madison Park, South Boston Educational Complex and West Roxbury Educational Complex.
   
• Understanding the financial needs of our target population, Upward Bound provides students with a small weekly stipend during the academic year and the summer session.
   
• The Program has assisted nearly one thousand students from Boston area schools:Dorchester Educational Complex, Jeremiah E. Burke, Madison Park, South Boston Educational Complex and West Roxbury Educational Complex.
   
• On average, 90% of the Program's graduates are accepted to at least one post-secondary educational institution annually.
  

  Summer Program

  The Upward Bound academic residential summer program is an intensive six week endeavor which gives all Upward Bound students an academic edge over their peers when they return to school in September. All students will take four academic classes which include a Humanities/English class, a math class, an academic elective, and a skill building class (Speech and Debate, Info/Media Literature, and Senior Seminar). In addition, all students attend study hall daily which is staffed by Upward Bound teachers and tutors. While the program is focused on academics, Upward Bound encourages fun. Students engage in sports, workshops and fieldtrips regularly. All students have an opportunity to live in an actual college residence hall with a roommate and gain a college experience first hand.

Six Reasons to Attend Upward Bound Six Week Residential Summer

• Academic Preparation
• Experience “Dorm Life”
• College Counseling
• Academic Edge over Your Peers
• Workshops and Sports
• Field Trips
  

The following are some pictures of the 2006 Summer Program: