Aspire! Grades 11-12
Too grown-up for summer camp? Starting to think about college?
Aspire! may be for you...
The 2012 Aspire! Schedule
| Date | Camp |
|---|---|
| 6/11 - 15 | Musical Theater (grades 11 & 12) |
| 6/18 - 22 | Motorsports Engineering (grades 11 & 12) application required |
| 6/25 - 29 | Law (grades 11 & 12) |
| 7/9 - 13 | Creative Movement (grades 11 & 12) |
| 7/16 - 20 | Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) (grades 11 & 12) |
| 7/23 - 27 | IT (grades 11 & 12) |
| 7/30 - 8/3 | Advanced Autonomous Robotic Vehicles (grades 11 & 12) |
Online Registration
You can register with just the DEPOSIT or with the FULL amount.
Aspire! is a week-long residential program for rising 11th - 12th graders* who want a "sneak preview" of college life. This year, we have 7 academic strands - Musical Theater, Motorsports Engineering, Law, Creative Movement, Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP), IT and Advanced Autonomous Robotic Vehicles. During the day, you work with your own group; evening activities include advice from the Admissions office about your college application; meeting with a representative of the College Foundation of North Carolina, for an informational session covering college applications, career advice, scholarship opportunities, etc.; and meetings with students and faculty from departments of interest to you. Of course, there's also swimming, and other recreational activities, and the usual (in)famous Talent Show!
Aspire! Musical Theater Week 1
11 & 12
June 11, 2012 - June 15, 2012
You have performed on the stage, but now it is time for Musical Theatre to get in front of the camera! With scripts and music students will be challenged to reenact scenes from different musicals. Using the entire UNC Charlotte as your scene, the possibilities are endless. Students will be challenged in Aspire! Musical Theatre like never before. Be prepared to follow your dreams to being a star, audition for the leads roles and solos. There won’t be any lyrics in these songs, so be ready to sing your hearts out and really use those vocal cords!
Aspire! Motorsports Engineering Week 2 ** FULL **
Grades 11-12 Application Required
June 18, 2012 - June 22, 2012
** FULL **
If you have an interest in Motorsports, Science and Engineering, then this Aspire! program is designed for you. In Charlotte, the racing capital of the world, you’ll get an introduction to Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering by doing in-depth work on a race car project in the UNC Charlotte motorsports center (a.k.a. The Alan Kulwicky Race Shop); you’ll study micro-electronics fabrication in a clean room; and research racetrack structures. The Thursday activities will include a field trip to a racetrack and/or race team. Friday is for wrapping up projects followed up with a presentation and award program.
Click here for the UNC Charlotte Motorsports website.
Application (Deadline was April 15th) Mail to:
Camps on Campus & Aspire!
Extended Academic Programs
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
Aspire! Law Week 3
11 & 12
June 25, 2012 - June 29, 2012
If you think you might be interested in a legal career, or are just fascinated by the law, this week’s Aspire! Law program is right for you. Play the role of a prosecuting attorney or defense lawyer, an expert witness or a criminal investigator, as you attempt to unravel the truth in a homicide* trial. Learn the basics of courtroom procedure with the help of “Judge” Jeri Guido and several guests from the local legal community. See if you can put together a case to convince the jury your client is innocent, or to obtain a conviction.
Aspire! Creative Movement Week 4
11 & 12
July 9, 2012 - July 13, 2012
Students will be challenged in this new dance based camp offering. Students will learn to explore body movement in time and space using different energies and relationships in order to understand how movements becomes a language of expression for composing dances. Students will be challenged to learn and create original dances as well as learn basic modern and contemporary dance concepts. Be ready to express yourself using movement, music, and your mind!
Aspire! Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) Week 5
11 & 12
July 16, 2012 - July 20, 2012
This Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) is designed to explore careers in accounting, finance, and business via a rigorous class and study schedule, college-level content and valuable networking opportunities. ACAP will introduce high school students to accounting, finance, economics, technology and management while providing the foundation of financial literacy and the development of interpersonal skills. Local business leaders will share their knowledge, provide tips for success and discuss educational opportunities. Participants will also experience accounting first-hand through tours of local companies, a case study competition, and discussions with financial leaders.
Aspire! IT Week 6
July 23, 2012 - July 27, 2012
Is it a battle with evil aliens? Or a quest to solve crime? In this new, high-tech IT camp in collaboration with Tiffany Barnes from Computer Science and Bruce Long from Software and Information Systems, learn how computing plays a leading role in making games and in predicting and detecting evil-doers in software! Each day you will spend half the day learning to make new games of your own design, and half your day working to solve a virtual "crime" by finding electronic evidence left behind when computers or other digital devices are used.
After this camp, you’ll be able to make your own games to play with your friends, and know how a digital CSI operates!
Aspire! Advanced Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Week 7
11 & 12
July 30, 2012 - August 3, 2012
Use software to program your team's robot to accomplish multiple tasks that increase in difficulty throughout the week. Activities include everything from simple controls to how to interface sensors. You will use LabVIEW to program and control the same robots that are used in the Undergraduate "Introduction to Robotics" course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program.
