TEENSHARP

_DSC2893 TeenSHARP was founded in 2009 to increase underrepresented students’ access to college and develop student-leaders who are Successful, High-Achieving, and Reaching Potential (SHARP). Since then, TeenSHARP evolved into an organization that gives low-income and minority youth access to premier leadership opportunities, trains them to be ambassadors of higher education in their communities, and prepares them for success at selective colleges and universities. TeenSHARP operates one site ... at Rutgers University’s Camden-Campus where it serves Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey students beginning in grade 6 with full-day programming each Saturday, school year-round. In the fall of 2015, TeenSHARP launched its second site at the University of Delaware serving scholars in grades 9 – 12 from all 3 counties in Delaware. TeenSHARP’s trajectory-altering college-preparatory program equips scholars with the strategic knowledge and tools to be unapologetically excellent at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities. Scholars receive college prep advising and mentorship while participating in the following school year-round programs:More