Aim High Results

Impact on Youth - Key Findings from 2009 Summer Surveys

Aim High helps students feel respected, make friends, and build positive relationships with adults.

• 95% of students report that they made new friends at Aim High.
• 93% of students found at least one positive adult role model this summer.
• 95% of students felt that they were respected by their teachers at Aim High, and 87% felt respected by their peers.

Aim High creates opportunities for students to increase academic skills and confidence.

• 87% of students reported academic improvement at Aim High in science, 86% in math, and 81% in reading and writing.
• 89% say that Aim High helped them feel more confident about school work next year.
• 97% report that they worked in teams at Aim High, 93% felt their projects were hands-on and interactive, and 85% found their assignments challenging.

Aim High increases students' understanding of the path to college and careers.

• 93% of students report that Aim High staff encouraged them to go to college.
• 90% of students say that Aim High helped them understand the relationship between high school and college, and 72% know why University of California A-G requirements are important.
• This summer, 69% of students talked with a parent or caregiver about going to college.

 

Awards & Recognition

• The Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University 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 2005-2009

• Opened five new summer school sites; as a result of significant growth over the last four years, served more than 1,000 students in 2009.
• Expanded to the South Bay, launching new campuses in East Palo Alto and Redwood City; currently researching potential future sites on the Peninsula.
• Launched two new sites in Oakland working in collaboration with the Oakland Unified School District.
• Exploring possibilities to launch sites in Marin County as early as Summer 2010.
  

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