For Immediate Release
Contact: [email protected]
(585) 475-6217 V/TTY
SUMMER CAMP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS WITH HEARING LOSS AT RIT
Rochester, N.Y. – Deaf and hard-of-hearing girls who are entering
7th, 8th or 9th grade in September and who are interested in science,
technology, engineering and math can attend TechGirlz, a summer camp
from August 2 – 8, 2009, at Rochester Institute of Technology’s
National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
TechGirlz is designed to help girls learn about and consider jobs and
careers in science and technology. Campers will learn through hands-on
activities such as building their own computer to take home,
discovering the secrets of roller coaster design and becoming a
commander on a simulated mission to Mars. They also will meet other
girls with similar interests, enjoy social activities and get their
own lab coats.
Camp classes are taught in English and in sign language, are
certified by the New York State Department of Health, and incorporate
National Science Education standards. The cost is $650 and includes
tuition, housing in a residence hall on campus, and meals and snacks
for the week. Parents are invited to opening and closing activities.
Deadline for applications is May 31, 2009.
For more information or an application, visit
www.rit.edu/NTID/TechGirlzNR, call (585) 475-7695 (voice/TTY), or
e-mail at [email protected].
NTID, one of eight colleges of RIT, offers educational programs and
unparalleled access and support services to 1,300 deaf and
hard-of-hearing students who study, live and socialize with 15,000
hearing students on RIT’s Rochester, N.Y., campus. Web address:
www.rit.edu/NTID.
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