Its not too late!! Come join the exciting new Engineering summer camp to the Dallas area. The National Society of Black Engineers proudly bring the SEEK (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids) camp for Dallas metro area, hosted in Lancaster for 2016 at the George Washington Carver STEM Learning Center for 3rd through 5th grad children. Come and meet the SEEK team on Tuesday June 7th, 2016 at 5:30 at our parent orientation where you can learn more about SEEK ask questions and most importantly sign your child up.
Sign up online and learn more at nsbe.org/seek.aspx
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) created the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) to address the underrepresentation of African-American students in STEM fields, so that the United States may remain competitive in today’s global economy. NSBE provides early STEM exposure to students beginning in 3rd grade through the 12th grade.
The SEEK Program succeeds in providing: Positive, African-American, collegiate NSBE members as role models Early exposure to math, science and engineering concepts Group-based learning projects, designed to maximize creativity and ingenuity Annual engagement No eligibility requirements
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. Students 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 students will take on a new project, culminating with a presentation, design competition and physical competitions that all parents are encouraged to attend.
This three-week program will be open to students who are current 3rd through 5th graders. The program will be held at a local elementary schools and will include 125 students in each grade level, for a total of 375 students served per program. Fifty Collegiate mentors will help to facilitate the program.
The program is a commuter-based program for students, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am and ending at 3:30 pm. 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
Be exposed to African American images in STEM
Program details for 2016 are as followed:
Lancaster (Dallas), TX
June 13th – July 1st
G. W Carver 6th grade STEM Learning Center
1005 Westridge Ave, Lancaster, TX 75146
5 Vital Things to Know About Black Students & Education
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Many “major” HBCUs have alumni chapters here in DFW as well … and they are more active in the DFW black community unlike the black alumni chapters from the mostly white universities. I’m affiliated with both a HBCU and mostly white university and I’ve notice that the black alumni from HBCUs are more passionate about their alumni chapters.
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