Bush Campus Center, Rm. 202 · Career Services
(570) 327-4502 · Fax: 570.321.5545
Upcoming Workshops
- April 10, 2010 – for girls in 7th and 8th grades
- April 24, 2010 – for girls in 10th and 11th grades
- July 11-15, 2010 – for girls entering 9th and 10th grades
- October 2, 2010 – for girls in 7th and 8th grades
- October 23, 2010 – for girls in 10th and 11th grade
Pennsylvania College of Technology developed Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies (SMART) Girls to counter an alarming academic and social trend: Girls tend to shy away from math and sciences as they enter adolescence and their important high school years.
SMART Girls provides young females, in grades 7 - 11, the opportunity to experience math and science as a foundation for careers in technology. Hands-on experiences will range from crushing concrete (working with compression strength) to cyber challenges (creating Web pages).
This project is funded, in part, by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270), under the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education, and in part by Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Goals
- Expose students to career options in emerging technologies
- Encourage a strong foundation in high school math and sciences