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Summer Engineering Experience for Kids – San Diego, CA

Who: San Diego public Schools and surrounding area students (3rd- 8th grade); targeting African American students. OPEN to ALL..
Where: Lincoln High School
4777 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
When:
June 24 – July 12, 2013
Cost: FREE – MANDATORY ATTENDANCE AT PARENT ORIENTATION
Hours:
8:30am- 3:30pm. FREE Lunch Provided
Overview: The SEEK Program is designed to be a fun and engaging educational experience, led by NSBE engineering students and technical professionals dedicated to pursuing professional excellence and giving back to the community. The SEEK Program utilizes a hands-on design curriculum developed by SAE International (Society of Automotive Engineers). Campers will work in teams, using their knowledge to solve problems and create products while discovering the underlying math and science principles involved in these processes. Each week, the campers will take on a new project, culminating with a presentation and design competition that all parents are invited to attend.
This FREE three-week program will be open to students who are current 3rd through 8th grade. The program will be held at a local elementary school or middle school, and will include 200 students in each grade level, for a total of 600 students served. NSBE, SEEK employs fifty collegiate mentors to facilitate the program.
The camp is a commuter-based program for students, beginning at 8:30 am and ending at 3:30 pm daily. Mentors will reside on a near-by collegiate campus, arriving one week early for training and preparation.
SEEK Participants will:
• Be exposed to STEM through hands on engineering projects
• Be exposed to Collegiate STEM students
• Be exposed to the roles and responsibilities of engineers
Register Now: Parents/guardians should register their child, as soon as possible. Medical/dental insurance information is required on registration form. Acceptance to the program is on a rolling basis (first -come, first-served).
Go to: https://www.nsbe.org/seek.aspx to complete a registration form.

SEEK San Diego

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