Mission
HIGH JUMP EQUALIZES ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHICAGO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXHIBITED ACADEMIC AMBITION AND POTENTIAL AND WHO ARE OF LIMITIED ECONOMIC MEANS. WE PROVIDE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL INSTRUCTION AND HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION SUPPORT TO STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WITH THE GOAL OF SENDING OUR STUDENTS TO RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPATORY HIGH SCHOOLS, ENSURING THEIR SUCCESS WHILE THEY ARE THERE AND ENHANCING THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN ADMISSION TO HIGHLY REGARDED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.