SSC: "National High School Institute Engineering, Science & Mathematics Summer Program for Young Teens"

西北大学埃文斯顿，伊利诺斯州晚安，林恩“面向青少年的国家高中学院工程、科学和数学暑期项目”西北大学国家高中学院呼吁国家科学基金会支持一个令人兴奋的新项目。国家科学研究院的“青少年工程科学教育计划”每年将有50名青少年（150名）免费参加为期5周的培养对工程、科学、数学的兴趣的学术课程。该方案将于1994年夏季试行；我们在1995年、1996年和1997年寻求国家科学基金的资助。该免学费方案将于1994年6月26日至7月30日和1995年6月25日至7月29日举行，其他日期待定。通过与芝加哥公立学校和芝加哥教育委员会的密切沟通，将挑选进入七年级、八年级和九年级的儿童，目的是识别有经济风险的有才华的少数民族儿童。这个项目的特殊之处在于芝加哥有大量的贫困儿童，西北大学的强大资源，以及国家高中学院63年的成功传统。跨学科的课程将包括课堂时间、实验和研究项目、职业探索活动和实地考察。第一年的迷你课程包括“法医学：化学与破案”、“天文学与空间科学”和“c语言计算机编程”。该学院将从西北大学备受赞誉的麦考密克工程与应用科学学院和文理学院中选出，并由八名研究生协助。该项目将在西北大学的芝加哥和埃文斯顿校区举行，届时将有公共汽车从附近的地点接送参与者。该项目旨在鼓励和支持这些青少年，为他们提供集中学习、同伴和家庭参与以及职业咨询的机会。＊＊＊

SSC-9450363 Northwestern Univ Evanston, IL Goodnight, Lynn "National High School Institute Engineering, Science & Mathematics Summer Program for Young Teens" The National High School Institute of Northwestern University appeals to the National Science Foundation for support of an exciting new program. The NHSI's Engineering and Science Program for Young Teens, will make it possible for 50 adolesents each year (total of 150) to participate in a five-week, academic program aimed at nurturing their interests in engineering, science and mathematics, free of charge. This program will be piloted in the summer of 1994; we seek NSF funding for 1995, 1996 and 1997. This tuition-free program will be presented June 26-July 30 in 1994 and June 25-July 29, 1995, with other dates TBA. Children entering 7th, 8th and 9th grades will be selected through close communication with the Chicago Public Schoolsand the Chicago Board of Education, with the aim of identifying talented minority children who are economically at-risk. Special aspects of this program include the large pool of needy Chicago children, the strong asset of Northwestern's resources, and the 63-year successful tradition of the national High School Institute. The inter-disciplinary curriculum will include classroom time, lab sessions and research projects, career exploration activities, and field trips. Examples of mini-courses for the first year include "Forensic Science: Chemistry and Crime Solving," "Astronomy and Space Science," and "Computer Programming in C." The Faculty will be drawn from Northwestern University's acclaimed McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Arts and Sciences, assisted by eight graduate students. The program will be located at Northwestern University's Chicago and Evanston campuses, with buses picking up the participants from neghborhood locations. Designed to encourage and support these young teens, the program provides opportunities for f ocused learning, peer and family involvement, and career counselling. ***