Special Programs
A C E M e n t o r L o s A n g e l e s
The ACE Mentor Program is a free after-school program that connects high school students with professionals in architecture, construction, and engineering. Students gain hands-on experience, explore career pathways, and build skills that support future opportunities in the industry.
G E T L I T P O E T R Y J A M
GALA received a grant from the LAUSD Arts Initiative for a partnership to mentor the GALA Poetry Slam elective.
G I R L S B U I L D L A
GBLA is a program where girls in middle school and high school are organized into teams focused on Civic Engagement and Leadership or College Access and STEM Education. GALA's team chose to focus on College Access and STEM Education because only 24% of women are in STEM fields. In 2014, only 3% of high school girls were interested in engineering.
I N S T I T U T E O F
C L A S S I C A L A R T
& A R C H I T E C T U R E
6th grade GALA students study the Classical Architecture tradition through their Ancient Civilizations class. ICAA partners with GALA’s high school Architecture program and offers internships for students who have completed the two-year course sequence.
M O C K T R I A L
Girls train and participate in a mock trial competition.
M O U N T S T . M A R Y ' S L I V E O N T H E M O U N TGALA Girls participate in the Mt. St Mary's live on the mount. GALA students are introduced to the university and Mt. Saint Mary's hosts an on-site admissions event at GALA.
N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R
W O M E N I N T E C H
Programs with GALA girls in technology.
P A T H W A Y S T O
M E D I C I N E
This popular program is presented in our Science classes. Experts teach how to draw blood, set an IV, and suture.
S P A R K
At a Women in STEM symposium in 2017, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that GALA was chosen to initiate the SPARK Program in Los Angeles to provide an engaging curriculum for GALA students that includes engineering and design challenges. HNTB engineers, along with city engineers teach students about major engineering projects in the city. Heather Repenning, Board of Public Works Commissioner. “This innovative program engages students in hands-on activities with industry practitioners to generate excitement and interest to pursue STEM careers in the design, construction and engineering of public infrastructure projects.”
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