Inspiring & Equipping Lowell

Students for College, Career & Life.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create an immersive citywide ecosystem of college- and career-connected learning, training, and credentialing experiences that positively impact the lives of Lowell’s young people.

Our Vision

At Project LEARN, we believe that every young person in Lowell acquires the education, skills, and social capital to achieve their full potential.

Our Equity Commitment

While Project LEARN has been focused on equity since its inception, our organization has adopted a more explicit emphasis on antiracism and educational justice in recent years.

In March 2021, Project LEARN’s board of directors approved the following resolution:

It is hereby resolved that Project LEARN is committed to promoting equity, inclusion, and antiracism through:

  1. Cultural competency and antiracism education and training;

  2. Equitable and inclusive funding, fundraising, and purchasing decisions;

  3. Diverse racial representation at all levels of Project LEARN governance;

  4. Student, family, and educator involvement in policy and program design; and

  5. Advocacy for policies that improve equitable access and outcomes to high-quality educational programs for racial and ethnic minorities.”

Project LEARN will evaluate progress on the above resolution through a biannual evaluation of organizational policies, programs, and practices.

Our Plan

We’re excited to share our 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, which follows months of listening to the students, families, and educators we serve along with a deep reflection of our values.

Our work is grounded in promoting more equitable access to opportunity through increased investment in innovative, educational programs and initiatives that are fully integrated with the goals of Lowell Public Schools, the needs of the Greater Lowell community, and the direction of the future workforce.

Engage. Enrich. Inspire.

Over the last decade, Project LEARN has established a commitment to providing Lowell youth with innovative college- and career-readiness programming

3,000+

Lowell High School students

Across 79 Classrooms Through Career Speaker Week

By Expanding Free Early College Programming To Thousands Of High School Students

275+

High school students and recent grads  

In Paid Pre-Professional Internships

5,300+

College credits earned

650+

Students provided with intensive, hands-on learning in skills

Such As Coding, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Engineering, & Robotics

$1.3M

Saved in tuition cost

Through The Free Early College Program