Aspire! Residential Camps for Grades 10 - 12
Too grown-up for summer camp? Starting to think about college?... Aspire! may be for you
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Aspire! is a week-long residential program for rising 11th - 12th graders* who want a "sneak preview" of college life. This year, we have 6 academic strands - Law, Motorsports Engineering, Health, IT, Musical Theater and Engineering: Computer Aided Design. During the day, you work with your own group; evening activities include advice from the Admissions office about your college application; meeting with a representative of the College Foundation of North Carolina, for an informational session covering college applications, career advice, scholarship opportunities, etc.; and meetings with students and faculty from departments of interest to you. Of course, there's also swimming, and other recreational activities, and the usual (in)famous Talent Show! * Health also accept students in rising grade 10. |
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Aspire! program descriptions:
There are 6 Aspire! topics, but some of the spaces are reserved. Thus, when you register for Aspire! it's a good idea to let us know your second and third choices too. If there's space available in the program of your choice, of course we'll register you for that one, but we may not be able to do it right away. For on-line registration, please click on the big check mark |
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Law (with Jeri Guido) June 14 - 18 |
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*corpse not included!
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Motorsports Engineering (with Peter Tkacik) June 21 - 25 |
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!It is necessary to apply for this program - but it's simple! Just click on FORM and fill it out and click SUBMIT. The message will be sent to emgoggin@uncc.edu. |
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Gear Up Health (with Claire Belles) June 28 - July 2 this week is not open to the public
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Healthcare and medicine are two of the hottest career choices today, with over 400 healthcare careers to choose from. Aspire! Health will give you first hand experience with professionals in the medical field, and put you on the inside track to being a doctor, nurse, athletic trainer, and more. The emphasis is on the important role of science in health-related careers, incorporating exciting demonstrations, medical terminology and health career instruction. This comprehensive hands-on program offers students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment and includes: learning to use a stethoscope to check blood pressure, exploring the UNC Charlotte Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences - and lots more!Here's a link to the UNC Charlotte Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.health.uncc.edu. Check out the lead story here about a group of Gear Up NC students who attended Aspire Health 2009. |
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Is it a battle with evil aliens? Or a quest to solve crime? In this new, high-tech IT camp in collaboration with Tiffany Barnes from Computer Science and Bruce Long from Software and Information Systems, learn how computing plays a leading role in making games and in predicting and detecting evil-doers in software! Each day you will spend half the day learning to make new games of your own design, and half your day working to solve a virtual "crime" by finding electronic evidence left behind when computers or other digital devices are used. After this camp, you’ll be able to make your own games to play with your friends, and know how a digital CSI operates! |
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You and your friends have always been there for each other. You want the same thing in life: to make it to the big time and be famous. But you have different ideas of what fame can be: from Broadway and Musicals to Movies and Hollywood. It’s time to say farewell to your friends as you take different paths, but you can make it your own way. Students will be challenged in Aspire! Musical Theatre like never before. Be prepared to follow your dreams to being a star, audition for the leads roles and solos. There won’t be any lyrics in these songs, so be ready to sing your hearts out and really use those vocal cords! That’s what friends are for, right?“There's a time for us,
some day a time for us,
time together with time to spare,
time to look, time to care,
Someday! Somewhere.” –
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Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is a vital new tool with applications from automotive and aerospace industries to prosthetics. It’s also used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals. Dr. Jeff Raquet works in our Rapid Lab where students use CAD software to generate complex working models to meet design specifications for their projects. Students will be working hands-on to create models of their own, and will then use Additive Manufacturing to generate actual, physical models of their designs. |
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Fees and Registration
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Too grown-up for summer camp? Starting to think about college?
If you think you might be interested in a legal career, or are just fascinated by the law, this week’s Aspire! Law program is right for you. Play the role of a prosecuting attorney or defense lawyer, an expert witness or a criminal investigator, as you attempt to unravel the truth in a homicide* trial. Learn the basics of courtroom procedure with the help of “Judge” Jeri Guido and several guests from the local legal community. See if you can put together a case to convince the jury your client is innocent, or to obtain a conviction.
Healthcare and medicine are two of the hottest career choices today, with over 400 healthcare careers to choose from. Aspire! Health will give you first hand experience with professionals in the medical field, and put you on the inside track to being a doctor, nurse, athletic trainer, and more. The emphasis is on the important role of science in health-related careers, incorporating exciting demonstrations, medical terminology and health career instruction. This comprehensive hands-on program offers students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on environment and includes: learning to use a stethoscope to check blood pressure, exploring the UNC Charlotte Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences - and lots more!
You and your friends have always been there for each other. You want the same thing in life: to make it to the big time and be famous. But you have different ideas of what fame can be: from Broadway and Musicals to Movies and Hollywood. It’s time to say farewell to your friends as you take different paths, but you can make it your own way. Students will be challenged in Aspire! Musical Theatre like never before. Be prepared to follow your dreams to being a star, audition for the leads roles and solos. There won’t be any lyrics in these songs, so be ready to sing your hearts out and really use those vocal cords! That’s what friends are for, right?
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is a vital new tool with applications from automotive and aerospace industries to prosthetics. It’s also used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals. Dr. Jeff Raquet works in our Rapid Lab where students use CAD software to generate complex working models to meet design specifications for their projects. Students will be working hands-on to create models of their own, and will then use Additive Manufacturing to generate actual, physical models of their designs.