Hello! Are you a UW student that is passionate about college access and educational equity? Are you interested in supporting high school students from South King County? Then you might be a good fit for the UW Dream Project.
The Dream Project is a UW program in the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center, where UW students (YOU) support and create resources for young people to assist with planning for life after high school. Some of our partner schools include:
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Foster High School |
Chief Sealth High School |
Renton High School |
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Federal Way High School |
Summit Atlas High School |
Summit Sierra High School |
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Rainier Beach High School |
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UW students enroll in EDUC 260.
This is an 80 minute lecture worth 1 I&S credit. All courses are graded as credit/no-credit. There are multiple sections of this course to accommodate for varying schedules, which take place Mondays 11:30am-12:50pm or 3:00pm-4:20pm. This year, EDUC 260 focuses on virtual support strategies and discusses different educational issues and policies with a social justice lens. Students are trained on how to work with young people to explore and plan for post-secondary life including college applications, applying for financial aid, applying for jobs, writing personal statements, finding scholarships, and building a resume. Past lecture topics include:
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Holistic Mentorship and Socialization |
Racism and How it Impacts our Partner Schools |
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Adultism |
Financial Aid |
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Service and Savior Mentality |
Building Interpersonal Skills for Mentorship |
UW students participate in weekly virtual support through EDUC 369
The times available for each high school are listed in the time schedule under EDUC 369. The course is an additional 1 credit (can count towards general electives/ Education minor/ Diversity minor). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mentorship will consist of students creating virtual resources for our middle and high school students and their families, such as creating informational videos for the UW Dream Project Vimeo channel.
Register for the Dream Project on MyPlan!