Save the Date: Saturday March 4, 2023 in Person

Theme: The Dream Lives On!

This event will include workshops in English and Spanish and is open to all 6-11th grade students, parents/guardians, and advocates.

See last year's workshop recordings on our UC San Diego EAOP Youtube page and email comienza@ucsd.edu if you have any questions about this upcoming event.

Registration will open Thursday January 19, 2023. In the meantime, SIGN UP for our Comienza Newsletter to get timely updates an more information as it becomes available.

Guarde la fecha: Sábado 4 de marzo de 2023 - presencial

Tema: iEl Sueño Vive!

Este evento incluirá talleres en inglés y español y estará abierto a cualquier estudiante de 6o a 11o grado, sus padres o guardianes, y promotores de educación superior.

Tomen un momento y miren las grabaciones del año pasado por nuestra página de Youtube y si tiene alguna pregunta sobre este evento, comuníquese a comienza@ucsd.edu.

Podrá registrarse a partir del 19 de enero de 2023. Mientras, INSCRIBASE a nuestro boletín para recibir actualizaciones e información del evento.

2022 Recap / Resumen de 2022

View and recap all the event workshops and features from our March 5, 2022 event on our UC San Diego EAOP Youtube page.

This event included workshops in English and Spanish, the event was open to all 6-11th grade students, parents/guardians, and advocates.

Miren las grabaciones de nuesto evento el sábado 5 de marzo de 2022 por nuestra página de Youtube.

Este evento incluyó talleres en inglés y español y estuvo abierto a cualquier estudiante de 6o a 11o grado, sus padres o guardianes, y promotores de educación superior.

2021 Recap / Resumen de 2021

View and recap all the event workshops and features from our February 27, 2021 event on our UC San Diego EAOP Youtube page.

This event included workshops in English and Spanish, the event was open to all 6-11th grade students, parents/guardians, and advocates.

Miren las grabaciones de nuesto evento el sábado 27 de febrero de 2021 por nuestra página de Youtube.

Este evento incluyó talleres en inglés y español y estuvo abierto a cualquier estudiante de 6o a 11o grado, sus padres o guardianes, y promotores de educación superior.

Agenda

See the full workshop list with descrptions and presenters / Vea la lista completa con descripciones y ponentes: Workshop Schedule / Lista de Talleres

2020 Recap & Official Statement

This year, EAOP had planned two Comienza con un Sueño events:

Comienza con un Sueño: Working Dreams into Reality / Comienza con un Sueño: Transformando Sueños en Realidades

When: February 29, 2020 / Cuando: 29 de febrero de 2020

For High School Students / Para Estudiantes de Preparatoria

Comienza con un Sueño

When: March 21, 2020 / Cuando: 21 de marzo de 2020

For Middle School Students and Parents / Para Estudiantes de Secundaria y Padres de Familia

**Unfortunately the March 21st event had to be canceled due to the health concerns of COVID-19 and our commitment to ensuring the safety of our community.

**Desafortunadamente el evento agendado para el 21 de marzo tuvo que ser cancelado por el riesgo de salud de COVID-19 a nuestra comunidad.

2016 Recap Video

Since 2008, Comienza con un Sueño / It Begins with a Dream has sought to:

Increase student and parent knowledge and understanding of college preparation and admissions requirements, testing requirements, financial aid/scholarship availability (FAFSA/Cal Grant), post-secondary options (UC, CSU, CCC, etc...), Career options, UC Personal Statement and UC application requirements.
Increase participant knowledge of support programs aimed at retaining students at UC San Diego and promoting advanced degrees.
Enhance the relationship between UC San Diego and the Chicanx/Latinx community by increasing the contact and involving members of the community in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of the event.

Our annual in-person event has reached up to 1,500 students, parents and guardians, and community leaders in past years. All together, our years of planning and programing have greatly impacted the lives of many participants. During the pandemic we had to pivot to an online event format. We once again look forward to providing an in-person event this year and welcoming students and parents back to our campus.

Sincerely,

Comienza con un Sueño Planning Committee