SSC: Summer Science Camp

该计划的目标是通过为每年至少50名参与者提供终身对科学和数学感兴趣的基础，增加进入SMET职业的少数民族人数；并提供活动，鼓励参与者考虑将SMET作为可能的职业选择。具体目标是：激励学生留在学校，并使他们对学习科学和数学感兴趣；通过动手和思考活动，帮助学生理解科学和未来的科学问题；帮助学生在学业上自力更生，同时提高他们的自尊心；提供丰富的学习经验，以提高参与者的定性、定量和分析能力，并展示科学、数学和沟通技巧在我们日常生活中的重要性；让学生接触到一系列的参与活动，接触到科学、数学、工程和计算机科学领域的专业人士；为学生在职业探索过程中提供信息和指导，并为各种职业，特别是潜在的数学和科学职业所需的学术准备；提高学生对科学和数学学科作为潜在职业选择的意识，包括科学教学，鼓励学生通过科学参与，知识和态度参加大学科学和/或数学专业的先决课程；并且，通过实际参与项目活动，让更多的家长准备好支持他们的孩子，从而吸引更多家长的关注和帮助。该方法将包括在为期五周的暑期科学营和学年后续活动中提供SMET的学术丰富。在夏季，将提供数学（包括代数），科学（生命和地球），计算机素养和科学传播的课堂和实验室活动。研究方法和职业探索活动也将包括在内。学年后续活动将包括延长周六的暑期内容/活动，并参加南卡罗来纳州中/小学科学院（SCMESAS）的活动。在这项工作中，学院将与里奇兰县第一学区的中学一起在他们的学校建立SCMESAS俱乐部。该项目的预期结果是，在高中和大学中，少数民族参加SMET课程的人数将会增加，随后，项目参与者和他们的同龄人进入SMET职业的人数都会增加。

The goals of the proposed program will be to increase the number of minorities entering SMET careers by providing a foundation for life-long interest in science and mathematics for at least 50 participants annually; and, to provide activities which encourage the participants to consider SMET as possible career choices. The specific objectives are to: motivate students to remain in school and interest them in studying the sciences and mathematics; to help students understand science and future scientific questions through hands-on, mind-on activities; help students become more self- reliant in their school work while raising their self-esteem; provide enriching learning experiences to improve the qualitative, quantitative and analytical skills of the participants and to show the importance of science, mathematics, and communication skills in our daily lives; expose students to a board range of participatory activities and to professionals in the area of science, math, engineering and computer science; offer students information and guidance in the career exploration process and the academic preparation needed for a variety of professions, especially potential math and science careers; heighten students' awareness of science and mathematics disciplines as potential career choices, including science teaching, encourage students through science participation, knowledge and attitude to take prerequisite courses for college majors in science and/or math; and, capture the attention and assistance of more parents by preparing them to support their children through actual involvement of the program's activities. The methodology will include providing academic enrichment in SMET during a 5-week Summer Science Camp and Academic Year Follow-Up Activities. During the summer, Classroom and laboratory activities in mathematics (including algebra), science (life and earth), computer literacy and scientific communications will be offered. Research methodology and career expl oration activities will also be included. Academic year follow-up activities will include an extension of the summer content/activities on Saturdays and participation in the South Carolina Middle/Elementary School Academy of Science (SCMESAS) activities. In this effort the College will join with the middle schools in Richland County School District One to establish SCMESAS clubs in their schools. The desires outcome for the program will be an increase in the number of minorities enrolling in SMET courses in both high school and college with a subsequent increase in both the program participants and their peers entering SMET careers.