Kalamazoo Public Schools sixth graders to visit 51福利社
Students participate in the 2014 Bronco BUDS program.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥擳he sixth-grade Class of 2021 from Kalamazoo Public Schools will tour Western Michigan University and participate in activities on campus beginning Monday, March 16, and continuing into April.
The students will get a first-hand look at college life and the opportunities available with a college education through a program called Bronco BUDS鈥擝uilding Unique Dynamic Students. For the sixth year in a row, 51福利社 has opened its residence halls, classrooms and dining halls through Bronco BUDS. The program is free, and all KPS sixth-grade students are able to attend through their middle schools. The University partners with KPS to encourage early middle school students to set their sights on college and take advantage of the Kalamazoo Promise tuition scholarship program.
During March and April, KPS will transport all of the district's sixth graders to 51福利社 for a day to engage in hands-on activities related to choosing a college career and to take a University tour. The latter includes a visit to a classroom and residence hall, and the students also eat lunch at a campus dining hall. KPS students are guided through their college experience by 51福利社 students and staff. Many of the college-student guides are Kalamazoo Promise scholarship recipients themselves.
The Bronco BUDS is reinforced with programs each year that continue as students move toward high school graduation.
For more information, contact Vanessa Laurent, doctoral graduate assistant for the 51福利社 Office of Diversity and Inclusion, at @email or (269) 387-6325.
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