Students currently in 7th - 9th grade with B+ or better in math and science.
Program Description
Objectives:
- Encourage teenage boys and girls to study engineering.
- Focus on cutting edge technology.
- Design and implement research-based experiential WIMS curriculum.
- Provide an academically rigorous schedule to maximize living and learning experiences.
- Attend to students’ academic, professional, and personal needs in a safe learning environment.
- Create pre-college research opportunities.
- Provide a climate that ensures young people are supported to reach their fullest potential.
Who is eligible?
- Students currently in 7th - 9th grade
- B+ or better in math and science
- Math or science teacher reccomendation letter
- Essay
- Signed application
- Report cards for the year or a transcript
Additional Information:
- WIMS for TEENS 2006 Program Description and Sample Schedule
- For more information on WIMS for TEENS contact Drew Kim
The weekend of July 4, WIMS for Teens participants will be sent home. Parents/guardians should plan on picking up their teens on Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 6:00 PM. Participants are to check back into the residential hall between 5 and 7 pm on Sunday, July 6, 2008. There will be no exceptions.
Participation Fee: $100. Motorola and NSF funded WIMS ERC made is possible to keep the cost for the participants at $100 - this includes instruction fees, room and board and an activity fee.
Important Information
Application Forms
2008 Tentative Schedule
Memo to Parents
Cyclotron Laboratory Permission Slip - (Please sign and send in)
WIMS for Teens: 6/28- 7/2
WIMS for Teens II: 7/5- 7/9