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Summer camps are complete for 2010. Please be sure to check back at a later date.

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High school science camps are for students with a 504 plan or IEP who are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, and or mathematics. Students come to the University of Southern Maine in Gorham and participate in weeklong sessions of learning. A $25.00 deposit is required to assure a spot, but is returned when the student completes the full session. There are no other costs. All supplies and meals are provided.

GEOCACHING CAMP
Monday, June 21 - Friday, June 25, 2010
Camp is held on the USM Portland Campus
Taught by Melissa Labbe, Priya Natarajan, David Burke, Toni Fredette
Come experience: GPS instruction, Tour of Map Library, Construct and hide a group cache, locate other team caches

INVESTIGATING MAINE’S ECOSYSTEMS
Monday, July 12th– Friday, July 16th
Camp is held on the USM Gorham Campus
Taught by Ms. Ragan Elsemore and Ms. Angie Chessey
Observe endangered avian species
Explore a forest
Meet ecological scientists
Visit Maine’s rivers and lakes

MARINE SCIENCE
Monday, July 19th-Friday, July 23rd
Camp is held on the USM Gorham Campus
Taught by Ms. Ragan Elsemore and Ms. Angie Chessey
Explore tide pools
Meet marine scientists
Comb the beach
Observe Marine Life

FORENSIC SCIENCE
Monday, July 26th-Friday, July 30th
Camp is held on the USM Gorham Campus
Taught by Ms. Karen Shibles
Take a tour of a crime lab
Meet forensic scientists
Do fingerprinting
Learn how to collect evidence
Analyze crime scenes

All camps held on the USM Gorham Campus include a one-night stay in the USM dorms.

All students will be invited to workshops in the fall to encourage planning for college. College planning starts in the freshman year! Students will look at the ways they learn, practice self-advocacy and build confidence! Students will look at the college decision processes such as choosing a college, the application process, and the financial aid process! College tours in the area will be available. These sessions will be on Saturdays each month throughout the school year.

The EAST Alliance2 for Students with a Disability in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is funded by the National Science Foundation. Our mission is to increase the number of students with a disability that attend college and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We provide a pipeline of supports from high school through graduate school. This starts with our High School Science Camps.

When asked what did you like best? Students said:

Field Based Institute:
"the fact that we got to actually do things instead of just listening to the idea"

"the field work, working hands-on"

Video Production:
“I enjoyed the behind the scenes look”

“hanging out with new people” was really fun

Programming:
“I enjoyed making mistakes up to the point of it becoming critical, and then learning from my mistakes"