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Summer Academic Enrichment Eligible Programs


Program Info
Program: College Bound Program's HTST STEM Academy
Sponsoring Organization: St. Cloud Area Readiness Pipeline

Main Contact
Name: Jayne Greeney Schill
Title: College Bound Program Di
Address: 22958 43rd Ave
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
Phone: (320) 267-9792
Fax: (320) 529-4355
Email: jayne.schill@gmail.com
Web Site:
https://www.isd742.org
Curricular area: Science
Grades Served: 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11

Goals

Through the use of hands-on activities, interactions with college faculty/students, career field trips, and a fun approach to learning, we will increase: + the interest of 5th - 12th grade students in taking STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) courses + the desire of participants to pursue STEM careers + the intent of participants to attend post-secondary education


Activities

The purpose of the STEM academy will be to provide participants the opportunity to learning about the broad spectrum of STEM-related careers, increase their academic skills, and develop a post-secondary plan of action. Students will have the chance to: explore careers first hand through field trips and speakers; participate in a wide variety of experiments and activities; and develop academic and 21st Century employability skills. Experiments and activities will include: robotics; electricty; architecture; GPS systems; life, earth, and health sciences; etc.


Program Dates

Session I June 6-16, 2016 Session II July 11-21, 2016



Can students reside on campus? No

Can students commute to campus? Yes

Can students take online classes?


Estimated commuter cost per student
Tuition: $250
Fees: $0
Books: $0
Supplies: $0
Transportation: $100