Delaware Tech to Offer STEM Camps Statewide
Delaware Technical Community College will offer 44 youth camps this summer at campuses statewide expected to serve 990 students in support of Governor Markell’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) initiative. The Delaware STEM Council was formed in 2010 to ensure Delaware’s children graduate more ready to succeed in the high-wage jobs of tomorrow. The youth camps, some for children as young as four and some aimed at teenagers up to 15, are designed to make learning fun and exciting and to encourage students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Crime Scene Investigation and Health Care Career Exploration are examples of camps designed to stimulate interest in science, and Legos in Motion and Rockin’ Rockets offer fun engineering challenges. Business Apprentice and Culinary Arts camps teach campers math skills, and camps such as Adventures in Cartoon Creations, Web Design, and Digital Photography teach technology skills.
The College is involved in a number of efforts to improve STEM education through academic programs and connected degree agreements with the University of Delaware and Delaware State University. A strong STEM workforce helps Delaware employers continue to be national leaders in the innovation economy, seek out employees who can strengthen their research and development, make their workplaces more efficient, and ensure their business practices are more environmentally sensitive.
Delaware Tech offers a wide variety of camps In addition to the ones that are designed to support STEM education. For more information visit www.dtcc.edu/continuing-education/youth-programs or attend Summer Camp Open Houses at the College’s Georgetown, Dover, and Stanton Campuses on Thursday, May 10, from 3:00 until 7:00.
Open House Locations:
- Delaware Small Business Week Awards Gala 2012
- SBA Hosts Business Matchmaking to Link Small Businesses With Federal Contract Opportunities during National Small Business Week