Eighth graders from the Proctor Middle School and Duluth’s Lincoln Middle School are attending camp at Lake Superior College to learn about careers in aviation, healthcare and business. Practical math applications are incorporated in the curriculum. The camps include the Aviation Careers, July 3-8,; Healthcare Careers Camp, July 10-14 and Business Careers Camp, August 7-11.

(Shown in photo: aviation camper Nick Lopez, coordinator Michelle LaPorte and aviation camper Andrew Baker.)

The camps will be team-taught by high school and college faculty. The camps provide the opportunity for faculty to learn more about young people’s interest in potential career and academic choices and learning styles. The students selected for the camps had to meet certain criteria and write a short essay.

“We found there are big gaps in career information and student academic preparation from middle school to high school,”? said Michelle LaPorte, LSC High School Connections program coordinator. “We hope to influence and help eighth graders consider early on career choices and the math and science courses they need to take in school before coming to college.”?

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