Summer Camps
STEM Boot Camp
STEM Boot Camp is a free math-intensive program designed for first-year students who will pursue a STEM Career Pathway. The camp is designed to help incoming STEM students succeed and prepare for the rigors of STEM Career Pathways. STEM Boot Camp will be held from August 7 - 18, 2017 at the Uvalde Campus.
This program will offer students the opportunity to test into a higher math class at the end of the camp and to meet with an academic advisor to review/revise their Fall schedule.
Why Apply?
An increase in the math placement level saves students time and money. Participating students can become calculus ready within the two-week summer program.
Students will also have the opportunity to receive a scholarship to apply towards their Fall 2017 Semester at Southwest Texas Junior College.
Living and Learning STEM Community
Students will interact with faculty and student mentors in and out of the classroom, develop study habits and strengthen learning techniques, and participate in group and extracurricular activities.
Boot Camp students will reside in Southwest Texas Junior College’s Garner Hall residential dormitory, where they will have the opportunity to receive guidance from the in-house STEM mentors.
Camp Resources
STEM Summer Camp
SWTJC offers free STEM Summer Camps for elementary and middle school students. Students will have the opportunity to explore "What is STEM?" and learn to work in teams and communicate effectively while participating in STEM activities. Lunch will be provided to both participants and volunteers.
Activities:
Plan and design ArtBot robot with guidance from the instructors
Explore and discuss buoyancy and surface tension
Explore and discuss sound and vibration
Explore and discuss statistics using candy
Practice communicating via writing
Design,
Design, construct, and test bridges
Construct and program their own mBot robot
Dates and Locations
STEM Summer Camp will be held at the following dates and locations running from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day:
Eagle Pass Campus - July 17th & 18th
Del Rio Campus - July 19th and 20th
Uvalde Campus - July 24th and 25th
Crystal City Campus - July 26th & 27th (Registration Full)