Aim High Results

Awards & Recognition

• The Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University recently selected Aim High as one of three 2008 recipients of the Excellence in Summer Learning Award. Learn more about the Center and the Award here
• Bank of America awarded Aim High the highly competitive Neighborhood Builders Award. The award consisted of a $200,000 grant over two years and professional development opportunities for senior leadership. Learn more about the Award here

Vision 2010 results and accomplishments 2005-2008

• Opened four new summer school sites serving a total of 950 students in 2007 as a result of significant growth over the last two years alone.
• Launched the first Aim High site on the Peninsula in East Palo Alto; currently researching potential future sites on the Peninsula.
• Launched a site at San Francisco State University as part of a collaboration with the California State University system; Aim High is researching potential future sites at San Jose State and Cal State East Bay.
• Launched two new sites in Oakland working in collaboration with the Oakland Unified School District; Aim High is exploring potential future sites in the East Bay.
• Will serve 1,000 students in 2008 in three regions in 2008.
• Will open a new site in Redwood City at Garfield Charter School in 2008.

Our impact on young people

More than 90% of students report that Aim High has helped them to:

• become more excited about learning new things
• be better prepared to learn at school
• improve or maintain their grades
• make new friends
• get along better with other students
• appreciate their community, and become more aware of issues that affect their life.

In addition, more than 85% of students report that Aim High has helped them to:

• better organize their class notes for learning
• complete more of their homework assignments, and improve their classroom behavior

Among parents, more than 90% report that Aim High has helped their child to:

• be better prepared to learn at school
• appreciate their community
• become more aware of issues that affect their life

94% of students report that their GPA has remained the same or gone up since attending Aim High.

90% of parents report that their child’s GPA has remained the same or gone up since attending Aim High.

Download a copy of our Fact Sheet for more information on who we serve and how Aim High changes live.