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The New Castle County Vocational Technical School District sponsors a Summer Career Camp for 6th and 7th grade students who are interested in exploring careers through fun, hands-on learning activities. The 4-day sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. All camp programs are led by qualified Vo-Tech instructors. Bus transportation is provided for all campers. Camps are for students living in New Castle County. Daily school bus transportation is included in the camp fee. Customized routes throughout New Castle County neighborhoods are designed to pick-up and drop-off campers as close to their homes as possible. Bus pick-ups begin approximately one hour before camp opens, and returns are approximately within one hour of camp closing. Routes are designed after all campers have registered.
Camp cost is $120 per camper. Please send a check or money order made payable to NCCVTSD enclosed with your registration form.
Camp cost is $60 for those students verified as participants in the free & reduced meal program. Proof of eligibility in the program must accompany the check or money order made payable to NCCVTSD, and must be included with your registration form.
How to Obtain an Application Vo-Tech Summer Career Camp Registration brochures were mailed in mid April to all 6th and 7th grade public school students who live in New Castle County. You can download and print a registration form (see instructions below) or receive one by calling the NCC Vo-Tech School District at 302-995-8035. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis and programs fill quickly. Registration deadline for the 2011 camp is May 2, 2011. On the registration form, campers are asked to choose program areas in order of preference. Every attempt is made to give applicants their first choice. Most campers will be assigned to one of their top three choices. Registrations received without payment will not be processed. » CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE APPLICATION! (PDF) Camp for Students NOW in 7th Grade NOW
June 27 to June 30 @ Howard High School of Technology
(7th graders can choose from career camp choices listed below) 7-a America's Next Top Style – Get the models' look, learn the techniques to Glam up for the Cam. Hairstyles, make-up, pose for the runway... before and after shots for all. 7-b Mad Money – In an economy crunch, it's good to know how to make and keep $$. Campers will get a great start playing the stock market, launching their own company, and selling their ideas... Priceless! 7-c Made in USA – Campers will create products using skills they learn in carpentry, working with wood and tools to construct their own take-home projects. 7-d Law and Order, HHST – Campers will get a taste of courtroom drama as it plays out in front of the jury and behind the scenes.
7-e New Castle County Choppers – Campers will explore the inner workings of small gasoline and motorcycle systems. Yeah!
7-f Skeletons in the Building – What's behind the walls? Over the ceiling? Under the floors? Learn how designers make Blueprints of building structures before walls and floors and ceilings can be applied. Campers will construct and complete structural steel building images using state-of-the-art modeling software. Campers will take home blueprints of their creations. 7-g Techno Wizards – Campers will learn about the insides of a computer - what makes computers work, computer parts and construction, setting up network systems, and using software applications.
7-h Top Chefs – Are you the next Cat Cora, Guy Fieri, Aaron McCargo, or Bobby Flay? Don't watch cooking on TV, do it yourself! Campers will discover the joys of great cooking and baking, and best of all – get to EAT their projects! ..................................................................................................................... Camp for Students in 6th Grade NOW
July 11 to July 14 @ Hodgson Vo-Tech High School
(6th Graders can choose from career camp choices listed below) 6-a Architectural Design – Campers will use design process to plan model houses, using computers, drafting boards, and templates to create floor plans, then build a scale model of their structure. 6-b Batteries Included! – Campers will make a fully movable electronic vehicle complete with circuits, wires and soldering. Oh yes, and batteries are included. 6-c For Girls Only – Shhhhh! (Power tools are not just for boys.) Learn tool techniques that will show you're a girl who knows the drill! Sign up with your girlfriends, and make projects together.
6-d GreenDay – Campers will explore Hodgson through the eyes of an environmental scientist, surveying the organisms living in our campus woodland and wetland areas and conducting soil and water quality tests. Campers will also draw a green-friendly residential landscape design, build a nest box, and plant different vegetation to take home. (Dress for outdoor activities.) 6-e Made in USA – Campers will create products using skills and tools from Carpentry, Electrical Trades, Masonry, Plumbing, and Industrial Mechanics. Campers will rotate through a new skill area each day, making items such as cell-phone charging boxes, copper name plates, and lawn ornaments. 6-f Mind Your Own Business – In an economy crunch, why not be your own boss – start your own business? Campers will get a great start developing ideas for their own small company complete with fun advertising and hot commercial slogans... Priceless!
6-g Pit Stop – VROOM - Cars, cars, and more cars! Learn about auto care from the inside out - workings of an engine to repairing exterior paint. Did we mention fast tire changes by the pit crew?
6-h Pre-School 101 – Early Childhood Education is NOT babysitting. Campers will explore activities that help pre-schoolers develop. Campers interested in teaching, camp counseling, and even child health careers will love this one. 6-i Scrubs – Campers won't have gurney races down the hall, but will get hands-on action with skills used in allied health careers. Blood pressure cuffs, medical charts, vital signs – it's all here. 6-j Shear Beauty – Learn how to get the great looks, with hair styling, make-up, manicures, and facials. 6-k Top Chefs – Are you the next Chef Garvin, Jamie Oliver, or Rachel Ray? Don't watch cooking on TV, do it yourself! Campers will discover the joys of great cooking and baking, and best of all – get to EAT their projects! |
