GEAR UP Iowa

Looking back at the great work Columbus Community Schools did in celebrating GEAR UP Week! Students created a banner titled, "GEAR UP! The Future is in our Hands," where they wrote some of their goals and dreams for their future and enjoyed inspirational snacks. #gearupworks

GEAR UP Iowa students from @STCTrojans recently took part in career experiences and exposure as they worked with a local pharmacist to learn about the science behind hand sanitizer and a local salon owner to produce and experiment with the effects of hair dye. #GEARUPworks

National GEAR UP Week is also about showing students the multiple postsecondary and career pathways available to them. Friday, students from South Tama visited the Aveda Institute to learn more about its programs and cosmetology careers. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa supports students well beyond high school. Students from the GEAR UP Iowa 1.0 and 2.0 cohorts received $34.1 million in scholarship support. #GEARUPworks

Students and staff at @clinton_schools have been celebrating National GEAR UP Week with a week full of events to highlight postsecondary opportunities and help students realize their future potential with @GEARUP_Iowa. educate.iowa.gov/headline-story… #GEARUPworks #ChooseYourPathwayIA

As we wrap up National GEAR UP Week, the important work of GEAR UP Iowa continues in helping students achieve their goals and dreams. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Week activities continue as more than 100 students from six GEAR UP Iowa districts visited the University of Iowa this week. Students toured campus, ate in the dining halls, engaged with a professors and participated in academic sessions. #GEARUPworks

Last year, GEAR UP Iowa helped provide more than 11 million minutes of support to GEAR UP Iowa 3.0 students. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa provides intensive individual support to support to students to guide them through their journey to postsecondary education or training. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa makes sure students are prepared to thrive and excel in postsecondary education and training by providing nearly 3 million minutes of academic support last year. #GEARUPworks

As part of National GEAR UP Week, GEAR UP Iowa students visited @GrandViewUniv to experience a day on campus and learn about the career opportunities Grand View and a postsecondary education can create for them. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa achieves transformational change one student at a time by helping them overcome barriers to postsecondary education. #GEARUPworks

Visiting college campuses and career sites help students explore higher education options and envision their future. Last year, GEAR UP 3.0 students experienced more than 1.6 million minutes of college and career exposure. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa is growing dreams by supporting students as they prepare, enroll and complete postsecondary education. #GEARUPworks

GEAR UP Iowa is making sure that students in GEAR UP Iowa districts are prepared to meet the challenges and demands of the future workforce. #GEARUPworks

Join us in celebrating National GEAR UP Week! GEAR UP Iowa works in communities to help students plant the seeds to achieve their dreams and goals through education. #GEARUPworks

We're excited to celebrate National GEAR UP Week Sept. 22-26 and the impact @GEARUP_Iowa has made in removing barriers to postsecondary education and providing students with multiple pathways to postsecondary success. #GEARUPworks educate.iowa.gov/headline-story…

GEAR UP Iowa 3.0 students from @ColumbusCsd took part in 'A Day in the Life of a College Student' at @tweet_eicc's Muscatine Community College. Students attended classes, interacted with professors, built a mock schedule and furnished a dorm room on a budget. #GEARUPworks

Recently, GEAR UP Iowa 3.0 students from Davenport Wood Middle School participated in the Girls Discovering Engineering Day, hosted by WiSE at Iowa State University Through hands-on experiences and STEM activities on campus, students explored a potential future in engineering.

This month’s @GEARUP_Iowa’s Annual Conference brought together more than 100 educators for two-days of learning, planning and celebration of the program that supports the preparation and persistence through postsecondary education. #PostsecondaryPathwaysIA #ChooseYourPathwayIA tinyurl.com/bdearu7e