Career exploration program is newest
addition to Anoka-Ramsey Community
College's Kid U/College for Kids and
Teens.
Young adults
who like building things have an exciting
opportunity this summer. Adventures
in Engineering, a fun-filled career
exploration class, will be offered
July 18-21 by the Anoka-Ramsey Community
College (ARCC) Kid U/College for Kids
and Teens.
The four-day hands-on class is designed
to allow boys and girls entering grades
7-12 to step into the world of engineers.
"We put this program together
because there are few, if any, courses
at the middle school or high school
level that are specifically about engineering," says
Bill Saari, ARCC Engineering Faculty
member and Adventures in Engineering
instructor. "Students who have
an ideal background for a career in
engineering may not know much about
this career option."
To learn what engineers do, participants
will get to create robots using LEGO® Mindstorms
(TM), perform experiments on different
engineering materials, and even design
their own bridges using a computer
program called West Point Bridge Designer.
They'll also learn about the engineering
profession and the variety of engineering
fields available.
Three separate sections of Adventures
in Engineering will be offered. One
for students entering grades 7-9, one
for students entering grades 10-12,
and one for females students entering
grades 7-12. The girls-only section
is designed specifically to help promote
engineering to girls, since women are
underrepresented in the engineering
profession. However, the other two
sections are open to both boys and
girls.
The cost for the class is $50. Star
Power scholarships for boys and girls
and Become a Star scholarships for
girls can be applied to this course.
To be eligible for the Star Power scholarships,
students must qualify for free or reduced
lunch programs during the regular school
year. Become a Star scholarships require
a short student essay explaining their
interest in taking a science course
at Kid U.
For more information about Adventures
in Engineering and other Kid U classes,
contact LeAnn Snidarich, Program Director,
at 763-422-3375 or visit www.anokaramsey.edu/continuingEd/kidu.cfm
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