BURLINGTON, Vt. - Champlain College will host five pre-college programs this summer from its hillside campus overlooking Burlington and Lake Champlain. The summer institutes offer high school students a chance to dive into a subject they are considering majoring in and to experience life on a college campus, according to Peter Straube, Champlain's strategic events producer.
The summer 2017 Champlain program options are the Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Academy, Champlain Game Academy, Entrepreneurship For Good, Young Writers' Conference, and an Art & Design Portfolio-Building course. All five programs are designed to strengthen high school students' college applications, assist with the transition to a college learning environment and position them for a career they will be excited about.
"All students receive personal mentoring and work closely with Champlain College professors who have extensive expertise and professional connections in their field. Students often remark on how much fun they have working with a group of their peers who are interested in the same things that they are," Straube added.
Along with attending class or doing creative project work, students are also able to enjoy recreational activities and social events that take advantage of summer in Vermont, he noted. Students stay in one of Champlain's contemporary or Victorian-era residence halls and share meals in the dining hall of the IDX Student Life Center, overlooking scenic Lake Champlain.
"Many of the programs have limited space, so we are encouraging students and their families to sign up early to ensure a spot this summer."
2017 Young Writers' Conference at Champlain
May 26 - 28: The weekend offers a chance for dedicated young writers to live on the Champlain College campus, meet others who share their passion for storytelling, and study writing with celebrated authors and teachers. Participants will take part in more than 10 hours of intensive workshops in fiction, poetry, songwriting, creative nonfiction, script writing, and environmental writing; exchange and critique manuscripts; listen to faculty readings; attend interactive craft sessions; and share work with the Champlain College Young Writers community. Learn more here and register.
Entrepreneurship For Good - E4G-2017
June 25 - July 1: E4G is a one-week summer business program for high school students who want to do something meaningful with their lives. Students develop new skills and learn to use the power of business to make the world a better place. Working in high-energy teams and coached by successful entrepreneurs, you'll create a new product, service or experience that can help relieve chronic social problems ranging from poverty, hunger and homelessness to the environment, literacy, human rights and the well-being of children. Learn how to develop a business or non-profit organization that will not only thrive, but also do good work.
2017 Art & Design Portfolio Building Course
July 8 - July 23: Create or refine your personal portfolio, get a taste of college life and earn three transferable college credits in this intensive, hands-on 16-day learning experience. Choose from tracks in graphic design, film & video, game art and creative media and get personalized advice on how to present your work for college admittance. Students spend much of each day in the studio, working with industry-experienced professors and artists.
2017 Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Academy
July 9 - 22: DFCS is a two-week a residential program at the Leahy Center for Digital Investigation that immerses participants in learning the science and art of investigating computer crimes and building secure networks. Students will learn how to collect and preserve digital evidence using real-life investigative procedures used by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, gain valuable experience applying cyber security techniques to protect computers and networks against attack, and explore career opportunities in this fast-growing field while enhancing the quality of their college applications.
2017 Champlain Game Academy
Session 1: July 10 - 21 / Session 2: July 24 - Aug.4: This camp is a perfect fit for students who are considering the game industry for a career. There are two residential sessions on campus. This experience will introduce participants to aspects of game development such as game design, game art and animation, programming, sound, testing and production. Students will work in teams that collaborate across all game development disciplines to create original game projects. Teamwork and creative collaboration will be encouraged, and by the end of the academy, students will have a full understanding of the behind-the-scenes operations of the world's professional game studios.
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