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Robotics Institute

Dates:
July 1-29, 2004

Details:
This program is specifically designed for middle and high school students as a fun and friendly introduction to the world of robotics. Students will build small robots, learn basic programming to control the robots, visit a world-class robotics laboratory, and talk and work with experts in a variety of technology related fields. Professional science, mathematics, literacy, and technology educators and college students will be teachers, mentors and partners for the students.

Instructors:
Velda Morris, Robotics Education Specialist; Jonathan Coleman, Robotics Assistant

Contact Information:
You are eligible to attend this summer camp at no cost if you are a student in one of the following schools. Please contact the PA State GEAR UP Project Direct Services Coordinator for your school. Camps are quickly filling up, so register now!

School District of Philadelphia PA State GEAR UP Coordinator
Edith Paige
Office of College and Career Awareness
2120 Winter Street, Room 1001
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1099
Tel: (215)299-8913
Email: epaige@phila.k12.pa.us

Direct Services Coordinator Schools
Veno Leighterwood
Tel: (267) 236-2605
Email: veleigertwood@phila.k12.pa.us
John Bartram Main High School
George W. Pepper Middle School
William T. Tilden Middle School
John P. Turner Middle School
Calvin Mayo
Tel: (267) 236-2606
Email: camayo@phila.k12.pa.us
Martin Luther King High School
Hill-Freedman Middle School
Morris E. Leeds Middle School
Ada H. Lewis Middle School
General Louis Wagner Middle School
Kenyon Whittington
Tel: (267) 236-3191
Email: kswhittington@phila.k12.pa.us
Strawberry Mansion High School
James Blaine Elementary School
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
L.P. Hill Elementary School
E. Washington Rhodes Middle School



 
 
 

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