SSC: "Roanoke River Valley Consortium Summer Science Camp (R2VCS2C)"

罗阿诺克河谷联合会由五个主要的少数民族学校系统组成，位于农村贫困的北方北卡罗来纳州，与北卡罗来纳州中央大学合作，提议提供一个全面的营地计划。 其目标是建立一个学生群体（150名八年级非裔美国人，为期三年），为他们提供终身对科学和数学感兴趣的基础，并鼓励他们考虑将科学/数学/工程/技术作为可能的职业选择。 将采用的战略包括一个为期四周的住宿营和一个创新的学年后续计划。 住宿营将侧重于：物理科学学科注入数学，并与生命和地球科学相结合;职业探索和科学实验室与计算机应用的实验。 实地考察将加强课堂和实验室工作。 创新的学年后续活动将包括为家长提供支持并增加学生对自己学术能力的信心的多年活动;在北卡罗来纳州生命和科学博物馆进行露营实地考察;课后每月与大师老师会面，进行职业咨询和持续研究;一系列的六个星期六研讨会与导师/助理和硕士教师全年的学术跟进和研究援助;在工作场所的“学员”阴影导师计划;出版半年期通讯;以及成立R2 VCS 2C校友小组，继续提供职业咨询和参与。 实施R2 VCS 2C的意义将显示学生的增加：科学和数学“管道”的精心准备的少数民族高中毕业生继续在学校;选择学习更多的数学和科学;在科学和数学的学术表现;和，增加“池”的潜在科学家和数学家的劳动力。 ***

The Roanoke River Valley Consortium which consist of five predominately minority school systems located in rural poverty- stricken Northern North Carolina in partnership with North Carolina Central University (HBCU) proposes to offer a comprehensive camp program. The goals are to create a cohort of students (150 eight grade African Americans over three years) and provide them a foundation for lifelong interest in science and mathematics and to encourage them to consider Science/Mathematics/Engineering/ Technology (SMET) as possible career choices. The strategies to be employed consist of a four week residential camp and an innovative academic year follow-up program. The residential camp will focus on: the physical science discipline infused with mathematics and integrated with life and earth science; career exploration and experiments in science laboratory with computer application. Field trips will reinforce classroom and lab work. Innovative academic year follow-up activities will consist of multi-year activities for parents for their support and to increase students' confidence in their academic abilities; camp-in field trip at North Carolina Life and Science Museum; after school monthly meetings with master teacher for career counseling and ongoing research; a series of six Saturday Seminars with the mentor/assistant and master teacher throughout the year for academic follow-up and assistance with research; a mentorship program for "mentee" shadowing in the workplace; the publication of biannual newsletter; and, the establishment of R2VCS2C alumni group for continued career counseling and involvement. The significance of implementing R2VCS2C will show students' increase in: the science and mathematics "pipeline" of well-prepared minority high school graduates continuation in school; choosing to study more math and science; academic performance in the sciences and mathematics; and, an increase in the "pool" of potential scientists and mathematicians for th e workforce. ***