Exploring Engineering
Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland (E2@UMD) is a one-week summer program for high school women (rising juniors or seniors) who are considering engineering as a possible major and career. You will live on campus for one-week and explore the world of engineering through fun hands-on activities, laboratory experiments, informative workshops, team challenges, and seminars with professional engineers.
The application is now available at http://www.wie.umd.edu/precollege/e2umd.html.
This program is open to girls entering grades 11 and 12 in fall 2012.
Applications are due by Monday, March 26th for best consideration.
Please follow the instructions to complete the online form and submit required materials (teacher recommendation and official transcript).
Feel free to contact the department directly with any questions.
A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland
1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall
College Park, MD 20742
Future Latino Leaders Law Camp
The Washington, DC based, Hispanic National Bar Foundation's (HNBF) popular diversity pipeline program for high school students, the Future Latino Leaders Law Camp, is still accepting applications. Application deadline March 1, 2012.
Please view our promotional video about the law camp.
The 9-day Law Camp will be held from July 14 through July 22, 2012 in Washington, D.C. This program is offered free of charge for up to 25 Hispanic high school students (rising sophomores through seniors) from across the nation through the generous support of our donors and corporate sponsors, Walmart General Motors, and Hogan Lovells. Law Camp students will have the opportunity to enjoy the culture and history of our nation's capital while being immersed in a legal profession preparation curriculum with prominent Hispanic leaders as mentors.
The Future Latino Leaders Law Camp will celebrate its eighth year of empowering and mentoring Hispanic youth. Mayda Prego, board president shares, "We are proud of our tradition of shaping the next generation of Hispanic leaders. Our Law Camp is an important diversity pipeline program for the legal profession. 100% of our students report they plan to attend and graduate from college and 96% report that they want to attend law school after attending the Law Camp." More than 150 youth have participated in the program since its inception in 2005.
Students receive hands-on experience in the courtroom by participating in a "Mock Trial" competition presided over by distinguished attorneys and judges in the DC area. Law school students serve as the camp counselors (ratio of 6 to 1) and coach the students in preparation for the competition. Campers develop their leadership, communication and critical thinking skills with courses taught by distinguished attorneys.
In addition to exposing the students to legal procedure, the Future Latino Leaders Law Camp also serves as a place where young Hispanic students can see positive Hispanic role models. Students like Luis Alvarez, "The best part of the Law Camp was the people. The students, the presenters, and the staff made the camp one of the most amazing weeks of my life. Hearing the success stories of people who came from similar backgrounds as me has inspired me, and showed me that the legal field is an amazing place for Hispanic people."
The Future Latino Leaders Law Camp application and more information about the Law Camp and other HNBF programs can be found on the website at www.hnbf.org. Students may access the application by creating a unique user id and password http://www.hnbf.org/user/login?destination=content/camper-application. This will allow them to return to the application until its completed.
If you have any questions direct them to Christie Lewis at 202.496.7206 or clewis@hnbf.org.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA GSFC) Summer Internships
High School Internship Information
· The application is online at https://education.gsfc.nasa-telophase.com/users/login
· The application period is from February 1–29, 2012
Download information about the internships.
Rena's Promise International Creative Writing Camp
The Rena’s Promise International Creative Writing Camp is a one week intensive writing program for young people between the ages of 14-17, who want to explore their own unique gifts as writers in prose and poetry, fiction and nonfiction in a camp setting with other serious teenage writers. Come experience the rigors of the creative writing workshop while working with and meeting professional writers and editors.
Created to further the vision of Holocaust survivor Rena Kornreich Gelissen and in honor of her memory, Rena’s promise is a promise to create a more ecumenical world unhindered by prejudice, racism or hatred by bringing young people together from all walks of life and providing them with a place to develop the cultural and creative voices of Generation NEXT.
Afternoons will be a combination of meeting professional writers and enjoying all the Hamptons has to offer swimming off the beautiful shores of Shelter Island, going on field trips, kayaking, cook outs, and sleeping in a cabin under the pines. This is a true sleep away camp experience devoted to giving young people the space to write and explore writing among like-minded people.
Learn more about the program and how to apply at: http://www.renaspromise.com/
Sewanee Environmental Institute
The Sewanee Environmental Institute (SEI) Pre-college Field Studies Experience is now accepting applications for the Summer 2012 program. Deadline for applying is April 10th.
SEI’s Pre-College Field Studies Experience is
- designed for students who are passionate about the outdoors
- for those that want to advance their knowledge and skills in the study of the environment
- held on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee from June 24th – July 7th
- for rising high school juniors and seniors with a history of academic success
Students will have the opportunity to explore Sewanee's ecologically diverse 13,000-acre campus under the guidance of faculty members who are passionate about environmental education. This program provides an interdisciplinary introduction to environmental studies.
For more information about the SEI program, highlights, cost and an application, please go to: http://sei.sewanee.edu/programs/precollege
We have financial aid available for that exceptional student with a keen interest in this type of study. That student would need to be nominated by a teacher or counselor for consideration.
A printable flyer describing the program can be found at :http://sei.sewanee.edu/assets/uploads/SEI_2012_flyer.pdf
For more information please contact us directly.
Rachel Petropoulos
Program Coordinator
sei@sewanee.edu
Sewanee Environmental Institute
http://sei.sewanee.edu
931.598.1258
Virginia Tech Engineering Camp for High School Girls
Virginia Tech is hosting a two week summer program to help high school girls explore the many options available to them in the field of Engineering. C-Tech2 is designed for young women completing the 10th and 11th grades. Participants in the two week program will gain hands-on experience with faculty and students in a variety of Engineering disciplines. The application deadline for this program is Monday, April 16, 2012. http://www.eng.vt.edu/ctech2 If you have any questions contact Susan Arnold Christian, ctech2@vt.edu, 540-231-3973. Financial scholarships are available!
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