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Edison Engages Young Minds With Free Summer Camp

Edison Community College is offering an entertaining and engaging way to kick off summer vacation with its first-ever Summer STEM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) June 13-16 for students entering grades 8-10.

Students attending the free STEM Academy will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of sessions ranging from computers and web site design to animated graphics and robotics. There will be a three hour session in the morning and one in the afternoon where students can experience a variety of high-tech fields from Edison staff and faculty.

This year’s academy will feature a crime scene investigation program, which will allow students to explore a simulated crime scene and use evidence techniques to find out what really happened.

“We wanted an opportunity for students to really develop their projects in a hands-on environment,” said Patti Ross, Dean of Information Technology and Engineering. “This is the first year for this academy and we’ve made it very activity based to get students involved.”

Also featured this year will be a session called Monsters Vs. Aliens, which gives students the tools and instruction on how to create their own graphics-driven presentation of an epic comics confrontation, and an additional session on editing and publishing that puts digital video equipment and editing tools in their hands to create short video productions.

In addition to classroom work, there will also be a session called Catch and Release, which will take students outside onto the Edison Disc Golf course where they’ll learn how muscles and body motion work together to help or hurt performance.

Because of a grant from the Ohio Department of Education, there is no charge for the camp, but registration is limited to the first 100 students. Registration for daily sessions begins each day at 8 a.m. with one three-hour session in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch is provided and the day’s sessions end at 3:30 p.m. More information, including the registration form, can be found at www.edisonohio.edu/STEMacademy.


 
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