Bro. Ben has recently sent out a letter listing opportunities to advance your knowledge in Science. Links are provided for you if you are interested in one or more of these opportunities!
Here is the letter from Bro. Ben:
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J.M.J.
February 25, 2014
Dear
Parents and Students,
A
few weeks ago Chaminade held its 44th Annual Science Fair. What a great day! It was wonderful for me as
a teacher and as the Science Department Chair to see such enthusiasm for
science on all levels from freshmen through seniors. Also a few weeks ago, Chaminade’s three
Science Olympiad teams competed at the local Regional Competition. Held at Kellenberg, Chaminade’s teams were
pitted against some very tough competition.
Our best team, ‘Team A,’ placed 3rd out of 35 teams and thus
qualified for the next level of competition, the New York State Science
Olympiad Tournament, in mid-March. A bit
later on this year in late April Chaminade students will compete at the Long
Island Regional Envirothon hoping to qualify for the New York State Envirothon
in May. Chaminade has had a number of
students involved in research at North Shore-LIJ’s Feinstein Institute, Cold
Spring Harbor Lab, Brookhaven National Lab, to name a few. Many students participate in the Hospital
Volunteers Program to get a taste of what the health care system is like.
Why
do I mention all of this ‘science stuff?’ Simply put science and technology has
been, continues to be, and will become an increasingly important part of the
United States’ and the global economy. I
firmly believe that Chaminade students involved in all of the above-named
activities will play an integral role in preserving our country’s place in the
world as well as play a vital role in keeping the New York metro area the
thriving hub it is.
Summer
need not be a time when you forget about science until the next school
year. There are many interesting and
exciting summer science programs available, some local and some quite
distant. I have listed a number of
programs below. It is not an exhaustive
list. However, as I receive information and
discover additional programs I will update and revise this list.
To
Chaminade students…if you have a strong interest in science and/or mathematics,
I encourage you to pursue some sort of organized summer science program. To Chaminade parents…if your son has a strong
interest in these areas, I hope you will support him in his interest as best
you can.
While
a number of these programs are restricted to juniors or seniors, most of them
are open to high school students of all ages.
It’s not too early to think about science in the summer! Some
application deadlines are closer than others.
If
you or your sons have any questions, please never hesitate to ask.
Regards,
Bro.
Benjamin F. Knapp, SM
Summer
Science Programs
(in no particular order)
1.
North Shore-LIJ Hospital System – Feinstein Institute for Medical Research –
Student Intern Programs (Long Island)
2.
Columbia University – Summer Programs for High School Students (New
York City)
3.
The Whaling Museum of Cold Spring Harbor – research opportunities
A ‘relationship’
with Chaminade is in the exploratory phase.
TBD
4.
U. Penn Summer High School Programs (Philadelphia area)
5.
U. Penn Sumer Academy in Applied Science and Technology (Philadelphia
area)
6.
DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Long
Island)
7.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Lab – Partners for the Future (Long
Island)
- Nominations
through Chaminade only. You may pick up
application/nomination materials from Bro. Benjamin.
8.
Brookhaven National Lab – High School Research Program (Long
Island)
9.
Brookhaven National Lab – Summer Science Explorations (Long
Island)
10.
SUNY Stony Brook (Long Island)
Stony Brook has so many offerings there are too
many to list separately here. The link
below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science opportunities in
addition to the high school research program.
The opportunities include laser research, biotechnology, physics, and
research. (Long Island)
11.
Alfred University (upstate New York, sort of close to Corning)
12.
The Cooper Union – Summer STEM Program
(New York City)
11.
Stevens Institute of Technology – The Stevens Summer. (Hoboken,
NJ)
Stevens has so many offerings there
are too many to list separately here.
The link below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science
opportunities.
13. Fordham University – Pre-College Program (New
York City)
Fordham has so many offerings there
are too many to list separately here.
The link below is the ‘home base’ for their high school summer science
opportunities.
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14.
Shoals Marine Lab (cooperative venture between Cornell University and
University of New Hampshire)
The lab has a summer course open to
juniors and seniors – Marine Environmental Science
15.
Cornell University – Summer College
Summer College at Cornell has a
large number of program offerings. The
link below is the homepage for Summer College.
16.
College of the Atlantic – Summer Field Experience for High School Students (Bar
Harbor, Maine)
COA has three offerings at the link
below.
17.
Whale Camp (Grand Manaan Island, Newfoundland)
18.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, Florida)
Embry-Riddle has quite a few summer
opportunities. Use the link below.
19.
Hofstra University – Pre-Collegiate Career Discovery: STEM (Long
Island)
20.
Hofstra University Summer Camps – Learning Institute (Long
Island)
21.
Adelphi University – Summer Pre-College Programs for High School Students (Long
Island)
Adelphi has a number of
offerings. The two math and science
offerings are for ‘Game Programming’ and for ‘Exploring the Health
Sciences.’ Use the link below for the
homepage.
22.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
MIT has a few non-traditional
programs for high school students. The
linked homepage below also lists quite a few non-MIT programs.
23.
Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) – Arctic Consortium Research (Greenland)
(Unfortunately
registration is already closed for this free research opportunity; think about
it for 2015)
24.
Rensselaer Polytechnic University (RPI) - PREFACE Summer Program (Troy,
NY)
