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California Migrant Education Project Pipeline
This year RCOE's Migrant Education program received a grant titled C-MEPP, California Migrant Education Project Pipeline. This grant created a year-round project which coordinated activities for middle school and high school migrant students and their families that stimulated and supported the idea of furthering their education beyond high school.
The purpose of the Project Pipeline is to make a collective effort to increase the number of graduating migrant high school students who are eligible for admission to the University of California or California State University systems.
 The project involved RCOE migrant education students who participated in various summer programs through different community-based organizations and college campuses. The students were given the opportunity to participate in diverse experiences to create a college-culture mentality. The programs included:
A day trip to the University of California, Los Angeles, through the MECHA organization. Migrant students and their parents visited the campus to attend workshops and conference sessions incorporating college information and the promotion of college attendance for the students.
 Inter-Act Educational Projects is a community-based organization that combines education with outdoor environment. The students were provided with authentic learning experiences which were characterized by activities that emphasize intra/interpersonal capabilities, building trust and communication skills, critical thinking/problem solving skills, collaboration, understanding the importance of teamwork through mutual support, and recognizing and valuing ones own individuals abilities through the integration of their outdoor environment.
A week long summer PACE residential program at the University of California, Riverside which implements activities designed to educate students on college awareness and importance of college attendance. Some activities included a College Motivation and Student Panel, College/ Scholarship searches, and a field trip to the California Science Center. Some of the comments from the migrant students were, “Awesome, I had a great time!” Other comments included “Very educational” and “Motivated me to go to college.”
Another opportunity was a week long summer residential program at Cal Poly, Pomona. The objective was to integrate, educate, and empower life long learners from diverse populations through a technology-based approach with the university. The students attended classes to learn different computer programs and were introduced to new computer software for the benefit of creating and continuing their technology expertise throughout their high school career and beyond.
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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