The first session of GearUp! is a Theater Camp that introduces the fundamentals of performance and will demonstrate how to turn play into a potential career The camp will educate the participants about using stage makeup, creating costumes, or using special effects. By learning some of the basics in theater participants will be better equiped for school and their future careers!
The goal of GearUp! is to increase high school graduation rates and enrollment in post-secondary education whether that be 2 or 4 year programs. This program will focus services on this years 6th and 7th graders, their families and teachers from now until they graduate from high school. Total of six years. This program is made possible by a federal grant awarded to LPSS school system. This grant also requires partnership agreements from area institutions of higher education, businesses, non-profit organizations and National organizations, which means community involvement is key to implementing grant requirements. Our Partners include Acadiana Center for the Arts, UL, SLC, LTC, Firefly Digital, Southwest Medical Center, USGS, LUMCON, and the Smithsonian.
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