In the 9th and 10th grade summers, each trainee is placed in an 8-week basic science lab internship. The programmatic expectations for each trainee going into a lab are the same: the senior scientist will have the trainee learn the workings (theory & hands-on) of a cutting-edge biomedical research lab. The senior scientist supervises and oversees the content and structure of the end-of-summer requirements (research paper, poster, and powerpoint presentation).
| 9th & 10th Grade STEM Prep Project Curriculum |
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| Grades |
| High School 9th & 10th |
| Duration |
| 8 Weeks |
| Course of Study |
| Students work in basic science laboratories in an academic/university setting under the direct supervision of their assigned mentor/research scientist. Utilizing the skills learned in 7th and 8th grade, students work on a specific area of their mentors project. |
| Interactive Seminar Series |
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| Housing |
| In 9th and 10th grade summers, students live in dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The supervision is multi-layered, with DLC Staff, the Dorm Coordinator, a 24-hour live in supervisor, and the Dorm Monitors, who are 24-hour live in chaperones under the supervision of the Dorm Coordinator. |