As one of the first YouthBuild sites in Massachusetts, Lawrence Prospera has over 25 years of experience assisting young people complete their education and achieve economic self-sufficiency through empowerment and leadership skills, vocational training, career development, support services, post-secondary education and/or job placement in meaningful employment.
Today, Lawrence Prospera offers young adults, ages 16 to 24 years old, the opportunity to work towards completing their General Education Development Test (GED) at the SISU Center. Students work daily in a classroom setting with SISU's Academic Instuctor gaining the skills and the knowledge to not only pass the GED, but also to be successful in secondary education and/or future employment.
The GED program meets Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 at the SISU Center. The academiic day begins with breakfast at 8:30 and ends with lunch at 12:00. Students traditionally spend the afternoon working in one of SISU's vocational training shops.
To Learn More about the YouthBuild Lawrence program at the SISU Center, you can email the SISU Operations Manager at rdiaz@lawrenceyouth.com or the SISU Academic Instructor at bfitzgerald@lawrenceyouth.com.
The GED Test is made up of 4 subjects broken into separate exams. You don’t have to take all 4 tests at once - you can space them out however it suits you and go at your own pace.