Post on 26-Mar-2015
The GEAR UP/STAR Summer Bridge Program
In partnership withThe College of Education,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
What is the GEAR UP/STAR?
• GEAR UP: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programming.
• STAR: Students Training for Academic Readiness
• GEAR UP/STAR helps introduce you to post-secondary opportunities, which are opportunities after high school
What is the GEAR UP/STAR Summer Bridge Program?
• Fun activities in subjects that will help you be successful
• Developed for you by your Faculty Fellows
The Summer Bridge Program includes:
• The Summer Bridge Leadership and Communication Institute
• The Summer Math Institute• The Summer Bridge
Science Institute• The Summer Spanish/
Eng/LA Institute
When and where will it take place?
• June 23 – July 11: Rising 8th graders
• June 30 – July 18: Rising 9th graders
• First two weeks: at your school
(times TBA)
• Final week: at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Summer Bridge Leadership and Communication Institute
Faculty Fellow:
Dr. Shawn Wahl
Institute Topics
• Leadership and communication skills• Getting ready for college• Teamwork• Motivation• Attitude• Computer and media literacy• Professionalism• Citizenship
The Summer Math Institute
Faculty Fellows:
Dr. Mufid Abudiab
Dr. Faye Bruun
7th Graders going into 8th Grade
• Campus Tour
• Scavenger Hunt on Texas A&M Corpus Christi campus
• Using Geometry Sketchpad on laptop computers
• Hector P. Garcia Statue study
• Math Survivor game
8th Graders going into 9th grade
• Campus Tour
• Scavenger Hunt on Texas A&M Corpus Christi campus
• Math Survivor game
• Pythagorean Theorem using Baseball diamond
• Transformations using “Momentum” statue
You’ll take a campus tour…
You’ll go on a math scavenger hunt
You’ll use technology with laptops and
Geometry Sketchpad
You’ll study proportion using campus statues
You’ll play Math Islander Survivor (No one is “voted off” the island!)
Baseball…or the Pythagorean Theorem?
The Summer Bridge Science Institute
Faculty Fellows: Ms. Sandra Cherniss andMr. Mark McNamara
• Use exciting scientific equipment and investigate the Ward Island ecosystems.
• Discover the fun of learning more about marine life and coastal processes.
• Study the marine organisms living in Corpus Christi Bay.
• Share the experience of science in action!
The Summer Spanish/Eng/LA Institute
Faculty Fellow:
Ms. Deborah
Levensailor
¡Vamos! Let’s Go!
España (Spain)
La historia del
español empieza
aquí.
The story of Spanish
begins here.
Madrid
La capital de España.
The capital of Spain.
Museo del Prado
La cultura y la tradición
Sevilla (Andalucía)
La tierra de la feria,
el baile sevillano,
y la música flamenca.
The land of the fair,
Sevillian dance and
Flamenco music .El baile
La guitarra
El puerto de Santa María(The Port of the Santa María)
El viaje al nuevo mundo.
The voyage to the
new world.
El año de 1492
Niña, Pinta, y Santa María
El Caribe
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• República Dominicana
The Caribbean
Spanish is spoken here
Florida
Una palabra española
que significa
«flowered» en inglés.
A Spanish word that means “flowered” in English.
México
1519-1521
La conquista española.
1519-1521
The Spanish Conquest.
Los dos novios(The Sweethearts)
Popocatépetl Iztaccíhuatl y
Smoking Mountain Sleeping Woman
Active volcano Dormant volcano (Activo) (Dormir = to sleep)
California
San DiegoCensus 2000 highlights: Seventh largest city in the U.S., by population; city with the 10th largest population growth in the 1990s (1,223,400 people)
San Diego, TexasThe population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 4,753 people.
¡Vamos a San Diego!
Let’s go to San Diego!
Texas
Two things my family and I have to be willing to do:
• I will attend all three weeks– First two weeks: Leadership Institute at your
school– Third week: Institute at TAMUCC
• One or both of my parents will come to the last day of the institute at TAMUCC
How can I sign up?
• Sign up with your principal or guidance counselor