Youth Programs
College Opportunity Programs
Welcome to the College Opportunity Programs! Our mission is to increase student preparation for postsecondary opportunities through academic enrichment, academic advising, motivational activities and K-12 partnerships. These federally funded programs—Educational Talent Search, GEAR UP and Upward Bound—are administered by the UC Davis School of Education and serve middle and high school students in Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Glenn, Colusa, Tehama, Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties.
Words Take Wing
Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature
Since 2005, more than 15,000
Sacramento-area school children have benefited from Words Take
Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children’s Literature. This annual
celebration, held each February, gives students the opportunity
to hear about the personal journeys and creative processes of
acclaimed authors and illustrators of diverse children’s
literature whose stories about Native American heritage, Asian
culture, African American culture, and Latino identity, among
many others, allow them to explore a wide range of perspectives
and world views.
Welcome to the UC Davis Young Scholars Program
Tentative Program Dates: June 21 - August 1, 2020
It is with great disappointment that we have decided to cancel the Young Scholars Program for Summer, 2020. Due to the unique nature and structure of the program, we do not feel that we can provide students with the high quality experience they deserve in light of the unknown trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Currently we plan to operate the UC Davis Young Scholars Program next summer (June 21-July 31) and we anticipate applications for Summer 2021 will open on December 1st.
The application period has closed.
