Summer Academic Enrichment Eligible Programs

Goals

ATE’s STREAM (Solving Thinking Relationships Entrepreneurship Arts and Math) Program supports student’s educational and economic achievement with a holistic approach to intrapersonal, interpersonal, and group-level skill-building. The program empowers multicultural students of color through unique opportunities presented by members of the community with deep insights into their specific struggles. The program will consist of discussions, presentations, videos, student projects and guest speakers, focused on selected benchmarks from the Minnesota Academic Standards in Science. These benchmarks embedded in issues around self-knowledge and the building of positive relationships, because our experience has shown us that in working with students of color that the building of positive relationships where they can take chances and fail without fear of ridicule, is crucial.

ATE uses a culturally responsive racial identity development program. These programs purposely use a multiethnic STREAM pedagogy for underserved scholars of multiracial backgrounds. ATE identifies & recognizes the cultural capital and tools that scholars of color bring to the classroom. Sessions will be organized into three sections: personal development, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge application/skill building. Students will work in their groups in the development, execution, and presentation of their projects. At the end of each week, each group will present to all participants their work in progress and get comments, questions and suggestions that would help them improve their work. At the end of the four weeks, there will be final presentations and celebrations with family members, friends, and the community. We will also offer 1-2 field trips that allow program participants to witness professional training, trials, executive shadowing, research, etc. in STEM institutions.

Activities

The goal of experience-based learning involves something personally significant or meaningful to the students. 1) Students should be personally engaged. 2) Reflective thought and opportunities for students to write or discuss their experiences should be ongoing throughout the process. 3) The whole person is involved, meaning not just their intellect but also their senses, their feelings and their personalities. 4) Students should be recognized for prior learning they bring into the process.5) Teachers need to establish a sense of trust, respect, openness, and concern for the well-being of the students.

Program Dates

July 25-Aug 5 (two weeks)

Can students reside on campus? No

Can students commute to campus? No

Can students take online classes? No