Youth Programs
College Opportunity Programs
Welcome to the College Opportunity Programs! We are a program of the School of Education’s Resourcing Excellence in Education (REEd) Center. 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 Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Tehama and Yolo counties.
Words Take Wing
Honoring Diversity in Children’s Literature
Since 2005, more than 19,000 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 Young Scholars Program
Summer 2025 Program Dates
Program dates for summer 2025 are June 22 – August 2
Applications for summer 2025 will open on January 15, 2025. Apply here: https://ysp-app.ucdavis.edu/
2024 Research Symposium Schedule
Below is the schedule for the 2024 research symposium. Presentations will take place in the Tercero Auditorium (100 Scrub Oak Hall) in the center of the Tercero housing area.