Community Youth Leader Development program (CYLD) is the updated design of the formerly called higher education preparation program which was operated as one of the major activities at BEAM since its establishment. The new design focuses on a wider range for capacity building, networking, youth empowerment, and community engagement activities as well as academic skill development for higher education. This program is a one-year program, aiming to prepare the students to pass the high school equivalency examinations and to apply for college and university.

Course image GED - Language Arts (2021-2022)
CYLD Programs

The GED® Reasoning through Language Arts Test (RLA) evaluates your reading and writing skills. You will have 2.5 hours for about 46 questions that require you to: ... compose an extended response to a writing prompt based on reading one or two passages or a passage accompanied by a graphic (writing skills).

Course image GED - Math (2021-2022)
CYLD Programs

The GED Mathematical Reasoning test is a 115-minute, single-section test that covers basic mathematics topics, quantitative problem-solving, and algebraic questions. Topics on the GED Math are number operations and number sense (about 20% to 30% of the test), measurement & geometry (approximately 20% to 30% of the test), data analysis and statistics (about 20% to 30% ), and Algebra (approximately 25% to 30%of the test).

Course image GED - Science (2021-2022)
CYLD Programs

The GED® Science Test evaluates your ability to understand, interpret, and apply science information. You will have 90 minutes to answer 34 questions that are based on reading passages, graphics such as diagrams, tables, graphs, and maps, or a combination of the two.

Course image GED - Social Studies (2021-2022)
CYLD Programs

The social studies portion of the GED test is designed to check your knowledge of history, government, economics, and geography. These are divided up in the following ways: Civics and Government (50% of the section) ... Geography and the World (15%).

Course image CYLD Foundational Course
CYLD Programs

This course is open to all students who have been accepted into the Community Youth Leader Development (CYLD) Program at BEAM. This course introduces you to all the activities to be undertaken during the orientation weeks and guides you through all tasks needed to be completed during the orientation weeks.

Course image CYLD/GED Entrance Exam (2021-2022)
CYLD Programs

Applicants must sit for an entrance test, which includes English, Math, Social Studies, and Science. The entrance test will take place online via BEAM remote learning platform. After the entrance test, successful applicants would be contacted with further details about the admissions interview and next steps.

Course image GED - Social Studies (2020-2021)
CYLD Programs

The GED® Social Studies Test evaluates your ability to understand, interpret, and apply information. You will have 70 minutes to answer 35 questions that are based on reading passages and interpreting graphics such as charts, graphs, diagrams, editorial cartoons, photographs, and maps.

Course image GED - Math (2020-2021)
CYLD Programs

The GED Mathematical Reasoning test is a 115-minute, single-section test that covers basic mathematics topics, quantitative problem-solving, and algebraic questions. Topics on the GED Math are number operations and number sense (about 20% to 30% of the test), measurement & geometry (approximately 20% to 30% of the test), data analysis and statistics (about 20% to 30% ), and Algebra (approximately 25% to 30%of the test).

Course image GED - Science (2020-2021)
CYLD Programs

The GED® Science Test evaluates your ability to understand, interpret, and apply science information. You will have 90 minutes to answer 34 questions that are based on reading passages, graphics such as diagrams, tables, graphs, and maps, or a combination of the two.

Course image GED - Language Arts (2020-2021)
CYLD Programs

The GED® Reasoning through Language Arts Test (RLA) evaluates your reading and writing skills. You will have 2.5 hours for about 46 questions that require you to: ... compose an extended response to a writing prompt based on reading one or two passages or a passage accompanied by a graphic (writing skills).