Edu-Family - Opening the Doors of Opportunity
Each year, hundreds of students and parents gather in the campus of a local university for Edu-Family, a full day of educational activities designed to demonstrate that a college education is within reach of everyone in our community. Throughout the day, small groups of students participating in our Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) rotate through different learning stations and career panels aimed at encouraging high school graduation, college readiness, and postsecondary enrollment. Younger students take part in fun and dynamic robotics games, which serve as a preview of Edu-Futuro’s ELP STEM Robotics program for middle school students. At the same time, parents participate in workshops focusing on the availability of scholarships and financial aid, the importance of community college, and how to budget and manage the cost of a college education. For the great majority of students and parents, Edu-Family represents their first visit to a college campus.
Highlight’s from Edu-Family 2024
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, Edu-Family 2024 became one of the best-attended events in the 27-year history of Edu-Futuro, as more than 400 students, parents, volunteers, and staff joined us for a day dedicated to the power of education in the Northern Virginia campus of Marymount University.
“Once again, our Edu-Family event served to show just how important education is to every family in our community,” said Jorge E. Figueredo, Executive Director of Edu-Futuro. “On a beautiful Saturday, hundreds of parents decided to spend an entire day with their children, talking about education, and learning how the college education of even one student can impact the future wellbeing of the entire family. I am extremely grateful to Dr. Irma Becerra-Fernández, President of Marymount University, for partnering with us on Edu-Family 2024. The great majority of families who participated in the event had never visited a college campus, and we believe that the opportunity to tour the beautiful Marymount grounds and facilities opened a brand-new world of opportunity for our students and parents.”
During Edu-Family 2024, Edu-Futuro students worked with our staff to learn strategies that will help them stay on the college track, and make concrete decisions about their future. Edu-Family participants also learned how to write a professional resume, while being inspired by the excellent guests in our Career Panel, which included: Emmanuel Caudillo, former Senior Advisor to the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity; Ahmed Hassan, Business Analyst with Deloitte Consulting; and Ashley Travitz, Founder of Pegasus Consulting.
Additionally, Edu-Futuro youth participated in speech and essay competitions that provided a total of $4,000 in scholarships to three winning students. Seven universities participated in our signature College Fair, which helped both students and parents learn about the local educational options open to all our families. We would like to express our gratitude to the college representatives of the George Mason University Advance Program, Marymount University, NOVA DREAMers Advocate, James Madison University, NewU, Old Dominion University, and the University of Mary Washington.
A very special thanks to our IVY LEAGUE Sponsors:
The GMU Advance Program
Edu-Futuro
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