Global Awareness Projects for Sustainability (GAPS) Camp
Camp Description
The Office of PreCollege Programs offers this one-week camp for students in the 6th-12th grades with tiers of age-appropriate break-out sessions. The camp's overall goal is to improve students' academic skills through a hands-on project learning environment. Students explore topics of environmental sustainability, equity, and global awareness with a focus on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development goals, and problem-solving skills. By integrating key academic concepts in humanities and science, students are provided:
- Innovative cross-curricular classroom instruction in humanities and science subject areas;
- Direct skill-based support in subject related skills designed to reinforce foundational skills;
- Access to career options through hands-on activities;
- Interactions with college faculty and students;
- Targeted development of critical thinking, problem solving, analytical and executive functioning skills while learning about global issues around inequity and sustainable development
- Support to build skills in personal stability around stress management and identifying personal mission
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Students improve and build on their skills in classroom instruction through hands-on activities. Students also experience a “Going to College” Workshop where they learn grade level appropriate direction in preparing for college (high school courses, financial literacy, career exploration, etc.).