An overview of our components
one step ahead mentorship
One Step Ahead Mentorship (OSA) envisions a self-sustaining community in which students support and empower each other within and beyond the program. OSA pairs and families will cultivate academic, professional, and holistic growth within its members, utilizing community investment to foster individual development.
STEP Internship
Samahang Teaching Through Experience Program (STEP) is SPEAR's internship program, which provides a welcoming space for students to understand how identity and culture play a role in personal and community retention. Interns will understand the barriers to retention, trends of communities, and how SPEAR (Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention) addresses retention difficulties through its different components. STEP provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience within the project, becoming empowered leaders within the community.
Peer counseling
The Peer Counseling Component will cultivate and sustain proactive, critically engaged individuals who confidently seek academic and holistic growth upon conscious reflection of their own identity. Counselors will challenge students through an empowering relationship while identifying and analyzing relevant student trends through the scope of academic, holistic, and cultural lenses to obtain 100% retention through a multifaceted, integrative approach. Students will actualize personal goals and civic engagement while working towards postgraduate intentions.