K12
K-12 Pre-College Summer Programs
K-12 Resources
|
|
Getting Started |
|
|
|
Summer Programs |
|
School-Year Workshops |
|
What are you doing this summer?
One way to have fun and find out if engineering might be a good fit for you is to try one of the summer programs offered by the Clark School. You can learn about engineering, participate in hands-on activities, and meet engineering students and professors. The Clark School also offers workshops that give you a chance to explore engineering during a one-day activity.
Listed below are programs for:
4th and 5th Grade Students
-
iEngineer @ UMD
Description: iEngineer at the University of Maryland is a summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp. This one-week commuter camp is an exciting opportunity for girls and boys to learn more about STEM through a variety of fun, hands-on activities.
Target Group: For students entering the 4th or 5th grade.
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Candice Staples
Duration/Schedule: One-week: Monday, July 8 – Friday, July 12, 2013, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Program Cost: $325
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/iengineer
6th through 8th Grade Students
-
CyberSTEM Camp
Description: CyberSTEM camp is a one-week commuter summer program at the University of Maryland, College Park for middle school girls who are interested in the growing field of cybersecurity.
Target Group: For students entering the 7th or 8th grade.
Program Office: Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) and CyberWatch
Program Contact: Cristin Caparotta
Duration/Schedule: July 22-July 26, 2013, 9:00am-3:30pm
Program Cost: $375
Website: www.cyber.umd.edu/education/cyber-stem
-
Stepping Stones to Your Future
Students in the Stepping Stones To Your Future program discuss design strategy for a project at the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility Description:Stepping Stones to Your Future is an annual summer engineering commuter camp. It is an excellent opportunity for young men and women who are interested in science and engineering to work with current University of Maryland students on a variety of fun and hands-on engineering activities.
Target Group: For students entering the 7th or 8th grade.
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Vanessa Medley
Duration/Schedule: July 15-19 and July 22-26, 2013
Program Cost: $350
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/sstyf
9th through 12th Grade Students
-
Cyber Defense Training Camp
Description: Cyber Defense Training Camp is an intermediate level * 7 day summer program for high school men and women. You will live on campus for one week (Sunday-Saturday) at the University of Maryland, College Park and expand your knowledge of cybersecurity. Students learn about these fields, visit local sites and hear from a variety of speakers to learn more about the skills needed for this exciting profession.
Target Group: For students entering the 11th or 12th grade.
Program Office: Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) and CyberWatch
Program Contact: Cristin Caparotta
Duration/Schedule: July 7-July 13, 2013
Program Cost: $1000
Website: www.cyber.umd.edu/education/cyber-defense -
Discovering Engineering
Description: The Discovering Engineering program is an engineering summer camp for high school students (upcoming juniors and seniors). Find out if engineering is for you. Meet faculty, tour one-of-a-kind labs and facilities, and learn about the various engineering disciplines offered at the University of Maryland. You will live on campus and participate in a variety of activities including laboratory work and demonstrations, lectures, discussions, computer instruction and team design projects.
Target Group: For students entering the 11th or 12th grade.
Program Office: Undergraduate Recruitment and Scholarship Programs
Email: summerengr@umd.edu
Duration/Schedule: Session I: July 21 - July 27, 2013, Session II: July 28 - August 3, 2013
Program Cost: $1000
Website: www.engrscholarships.umd.edu/summer -
ESTEEM
Description: Engineering Science and Technology to Energize and Expand Young Minds (ESTEEM) is a research methodology seminar with lab demonstrations, lab tours, lab experiments, a computer/internet workshop, and a SAT Workshop. Students who participate in the program will have the opportunity to have an academic year-long independent research project with an engineering faculty member.
Target Group: For students entering the 12th grade.
Program Office: Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering
Program Director: LaWanda Kamalidiin
Duration/Schedule: Two weeks: June 18, 2012 - June 29, 2012
Program Cost: $200
Website: www.cmse.umd.edu/summer/esteem.html -
Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland (E2@UMD)
Description: Exploring Engineering at UMD is a summer program for high school women (upcoming 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 LEGO challenges and seminars with professional engineers.
Target Group: For students entering the 11th or 12th grade.
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Bria Barry
Duration/Schedule: Session I: July 7-13, 2013, Session II: July 14-20, 2013
Program Cost: $800
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/e2atumd -
S.A.T. Strategies
Description: The focus of this workshop is on successful test-taking skills and reasoning strategies to help students maximize their scores on the SAT. Topics are presented relevant to the math, verbal and writing sections of the test. The program provides over 40 hours of instruction, a pre-test and a post-test as well as periodic evaluations to gauge student progress throughout the workshop. Students also have a follow-up half-day preparation session in during the fall semester prior to the October S.A.T.
Target Group: For students entering the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.
Program Office: Center for Minorities in Science & Engineering
Duration/Schedule: June 16, 2012 - July 2, 2012
Program Cost: $500
Website: www.cmse.umd.edu/summer/sat-strategies.html -
S.P.I.C.E.
Description: S.P.I.C.E. Camp is a commuter program for young women who would like to learn more about engineering. Students will be introduced to the world of engineering through projects, tours, and guest speakers. Each activity is intended to highlight the relevance of engineering in our daily life and how engineering can work to improve societal problems. All activities will be supervised by current engineering students.
Target Group: For students entering the 9th or 10th grade.
Program Office: co-sponsored by the Center for Minorities in Science & Engineering and the Women in Engineering Program
Program Directors: Ms. Trinette Young and Mrs. Bria Barry
Duration/Schedule: June 24 - 28, 2013 (Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm)
Program Cost: $350 (subject to change)
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/spice-camp -
WIE LEAD Academies
Description: The Women in Engineering Leadership Enhancement, Application and Design Academies provide students with the opportunity to spend 1-2 days learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline found at the University of Maryland. This program is open to young men and women.
Target Group: This program is open to young men and women
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Bria Barry
Duration/Schedule: July 23-27, 2013
Program Cost: $50 each day
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/lead-academies
Pre-College Workshops and Programs During The School Year
K-12 Resources
|
|
|
Getting Started |
|
|
|
|
|
Summer Programs |
|
|
School-Year Workshops |
|
|
The following workshops and programs are available during the academic year. Check the website links for more information about each program.
Upcoming Workshops & Programs
Cybersecurity and Cybersafety for Girls Saturday Workshop
Description: Cybersecurity and Cybersafety for Girls is an interactive learning and mentoring experience for girls who are interested in technology, computers, and cybersecurity! Undergraduate students will lead workshops in various computer and technology related topics. This event will provide girls with the opportunity to learn everything they need to know to safely use the internet and technology with confidence!
Target Group: Girls in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade
Program Office: Maryland Cybersecurity Center
Program Director: Cristin Caparotta
Academic Year Date: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Program Cost: $30
For More Information: View Flyer [pdf]
Register Online: http://www.cyber.umd.edu/education/saturday-workshops
Engineering Your Future Preview Program
Description: The A. James Clark School of Engineering conducts many activities throughout the year to provide students with opportunities to learn more about engineering. The Engineering Your Future Preview Program provides a great opportunity for high school students to get an official tour of the campus, speak with current undergraduate engineering students, learn about the admissions process and participate in an engineering group project!
Target Group: Current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior (grades 9-11)
Program Office: Undergraduate Recruitment and Special Programs
Program Director: Bruk Berhane
Academic Year Date: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Program Cost: $15
For More Information: download flyer [pdf]
Register Online: https://futureumdengr.wufoo.com/forms/engineering-your-future-preview-program-z7w6w3/
ESTEEM Research Mentoring Program
Description: Seniors who participated in the summer and who have a research project requirement will have an academic year long independent project with a faculty member which will result in a final paper and participation in a research symposium in the spring of 2011. Parent/student will need to provide their own transportation to campus. University shuttle bus is available for schools that are on SHUTTLE-UM routes.
Target Group: Seniors
Program Office: Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering
Program Director: LaWanda Kamalidiin
Academic Year Dates: September 12, 2011-May 8, 2012
Website: www.cmse.umd.edu/summer/esteem.html
Girl Scout Engineering Saturday
Description: Girl Scout Engineering Saturday is a workshop presented by Clark School students for Girl Scout troops in Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area. Cadettes and Seniors (grades 7-12) engage in fun, hands-on, engineering-related activities, learn about professional career options in engineering and science and earn an Inventions and Inquiry Project patch.
Target Group: For students in grades 7-12.
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Vanessa Medley
Academic Year Dates: Spring 2013 TBA, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Program Cost: $10
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/gses
KEYS to Empowering Youth
Description: KEYS to Empowering Youth is a science and technology mentoring workshop that provides young girls the opportunity to meet and work with women studying and employed in science and engineering. KEYS offers interactive, hands-on activities that demonstrate the importance of engineering, science and technology and their impact on society.
Target Group: For 11 to 13-year-old girls
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Vanessa Medley
Academic Year Date: Spring 2013 TBA, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Program Cost: $20
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/k12/keys-program
WIE LEAD Academies
Description: The Women in Engineering Leadership Enhancement, Application and Design Academies provide students with the opportunity to spend 1-2 days learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline found at the University of Maryland. This program is open to young men and women.
Target Group: This program is open to young men and women
Program Office: Women in Engineering Program
Program Director: Bria McElroy
Academic Year Dates: Summer 2013 TBA
Program Cost: $50 each day
Website: www.wie.umd.edu/precollege/lead.html
Previous Workshops & Programs
Concrete Bridge Competition
Description: The Concrete Bridge Design Competition is a hands-on competition to build the strongest bridge built of concrete
incorporating recycled or reclaimed materials.
Target Group: High school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen are eligible to compete.
Program Office: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Program Director: Dr. Peter Chang
Competition Date: May 21, 2011
Website: www.civil.umd.edu/bridge/index.html
T.O.R.C.H.
Description: T.O.R.C.H is an acronym for the Technical Outreach Community Help program developed by the National Society of Black Engineers (N.S.B.E.) in 2000 to address the "digital divide," the gap between those who benefit from new technology and those who do not. The University of Maryland NSBE chapter, the Black Engineers Society (BES) hosts a local T.O.R.C.H. Program at the University on Saturdays during the school year. The TORCH Program engages both parents and students in hands-on activities designed to expose them to the fields of science, technology engineering and mathematics.
Target Group: For students in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade.
Program Office: Center for Minorities in Science & Engineering/Black Engineers Society
Program Directors: Ms. Rosemary Parker and Mr. Bruk Berhane
Duration/Schedule: 4 Saturdays per semester (academic year only).
Fall 2010 dates: September 18, October 9, October 23, November 13, 2010
Program Cost: No cost to program participants
Engineers: Changing the World
K-12 Resources
|
|
|
Getting Started |
|
|
|
|
|
Summer Programs |
|
|
School-Year Workshops |
|
|
Discover Your
Inner Engineer!
|
|
Some people like to rank the latest songs or movies in a "top-ten" list.
What if you made a list of the top three inventions in the last 100 years? What would you include? Airplanes? TV remotes? The Internet? DNA testing? Microwave ovens? Artificial hearts?
There's an organization called the National Academy of Engineering that has created just such a list, with interesting information to help you understand how they made their choices. Their web site is called The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.
Do you agree with their selections? How do their ideas compare with yours? And what would you imagine as the top inventions for the future?
The Greatest Invention of All: The Engineer?
The important point is that all of these inventions change the way people live, and they all come from the same place—an inventor's imagination. So maybe the greatest invention of all is the engineer: the person who is trained to invent.
What do engineers do? Who can be an engineer? Is engineering fun?
A great way to find out is to try a Clark School one-day introductory workshop or outreach program, such as KEYS or Girl Scout Engineering Saturday, during the school year. Or, if you're getting ready to apply to college, you might find our multi-week summer SAT workshop helpful.
Need more? We also offer a variety of Summer Programs that let you explore engineering over an entire week.
Could you be an engineer?
To get an idea, visit our School Year Workshops and Summer Programs pages.
Pre College Programs: Getting Started
|
|
Each of us has an imagination. When we look at our world, we think of new ways to do things, new ways to live. Engineers are people who take the next step: they make their ideas work.
The results are all around us—hybrid cars that reduce pollution, cell phones that play music and games, MRI scanners that can spot diseases in the body, the list is virtually endless.
Here at the Clark School, we help people become engineers and make their imaginative ideas come true. If you're curious about engineering, and wonder whether it's something you might enjoy—or if you're the parent or teacher of someone who fits that description—we have several ways to help you explore:
|
Clark School summer programs let middle and high school students meet great people and solve interesting engineering problems right here on the university campus. Learn More... |
|
Learn about and apply to Clark School workshops that introduce high school and middle school students to engineering activities and role models. Learn More... |
|
Explore the many ways engineers have made the world a better place, and dream up some of your own. Learn More... |
|
Find out how to become a student at the Clark School of Engineering. Learn More.. |
- The Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering offers programs designed to recruit, retain, and graduate African American, Hispanic American, and Native American engineering students.
- The Clark School's Women in Engineering program works to increase the number of women students who explore and enter the field of engineering.
- Teachers: Schedule a visit to UMD's Campus (learn more here!)
- Teachers: Request a classroom visit from current undergraduate engineering students at the Clark School.
- Students: Shadow a current undergraduate engineering student at the Clark School.