{"id":22,"date":"2012-06-26T20:17:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T01:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/upward\/st-olaf-college-11\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:17:05","slug":"summer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/upward\/summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Upward Bound students participate in an annual six-weeks academic camp held on the St. Olaf College campus. Students live on campus in a residence hall from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon, returning home every weekend. Each student is housed with a roommate and is supervised by trained, live-in Upward Bound staff members.<\/p>\n

A typical day for 9th-11th graders includes English, math, and science classes in the morning, and afternoon classes such as Literary Magazine, Newsletter, and Spanish. Class sizes consist of about fourteen students, and the student to teacher ratio averages 6:1.<\/p>\n

Seniors, or “Bridge” students, take a college course for credit taught by a St. Olaf College professor. In addition, they attend support classes led by Upward Bound staff and complete a job shadow experience on the St. Olaf College campus or at a Northfield business location.<\/p>\n

When students are not in a class, their afternoons and evenings are filled with planned recreational and cultural activities.<\/p>\n

Students are given a Student Handbook, which lists the rules that all St. Olaf College TRIO Upward Bound students must follow; these rules are strictly enforced by staff and are also sent home to parents\/guardians within the Summer Forms Packet.<\/p>\n

St. Olaf TRIO Upward Bound participates in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all eligible children free of charge. (To be eligible to receive free meals at a residential camp, children must meet the income guidelines for reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program). <\/span>Regardless of income eligibility, all children participating in Upward Bound will receive free meals this summer.\u00a0<\/b>This year, UB is submitting a waiver request so we can implement “offer vs serve” during all meal times. <\/em>With the approval of the waiver, we will reduce waste, and students will still receive a nutritious meal and eat food they prefer. <\/em><\/span>You can view the waiver request here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nondiscrimination Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family\/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.<\/p>\n

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.<\/p>\n

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at\u00a0How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint<\/a>\u00a0and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.<\/p>\n

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  1. mail:<\/strong>
    \nU.S. Department of Agriculture
    \nOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    \n1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    \nWashington, D.C. 20250-9410; or<\/li>\n
  2. fax:<\/strong>
    \n(202) 690-7442; or<\/li>\n
  3. email:<\/strong>
    \n    Program.Intake@usda.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.<\/p>\n