STEM Initiative: Plan Now! Summer Engineering Program. Johns Hopkins University

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Eligibility Requirements

• Completion of sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school
• Successful completion of a laboratory science (Physics, Chemistry, or Biology), Algebra II, and Trigonometry
• Knowledge of a spreadsheet application, such as Excel
• Residential students must be 15 as of June 30, 2012

Expand Your Possibilities

• Curriculum developed by Johns Hopkins University
• Nearly 90% of Engineering Innovation graduates have gone on to study engineering or science in college
• 10:1 student/teacher ratio
• Students learn from practicing engineers about careers, internships, and educational opportunities in the field
• Students with a final grade of A or B receive three transferable Johns Hopkins University credits
• Certificates of Completion are awarded to all students who successfully complete the course
• A residential option is available at the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus site
• The program runs four to five weeks, depending on the location

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Rites of Passage. African-American young males and females

Let's take the giant leap for young African-American males.

PUSH for national implementation for 13-year old African-American males for 'Rites of Passage' programs, and for females stick with the debuntante balls.

Rites of Passage: 8-Solutions for Black Churches

1. Create a Rites of Passage Program for community youth.
2. Start an entrepreneurial program to teach youth business principles.
3. Plan and implement summer programs for youth that focus on math, science and technology.
4. Develop a community based Parent Leadership Academy.
5. Organize church membership to adopt a community school.
6. Start a book club that reads critical life sustaining books.
7. Develop a voter education campaign that will address all aspects of grassroots politics.
8. Mobilize men in the church to start a ‘Fatherhood Network” to address issues related to fatherhood and child rearing.

Community development must extend outside of the pulpit!