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The Bronx Bronx Institute at Lehman College • Bronx Bronx GEAR UP Network The Bronx Bronx Institute at Lehman College • Bronx Bronx GEAR UP Network www TheBronxInstitute org www TheBronxInstitute org STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN THE AGE OF COVID
LOOKING FORWARD to 2021
also be bringing back our spring and summer partnerships with The Bronx Zoo the New York Botanical and Harvard and Brown Universities! We are also planning more opportunities for GEAR UP families too upcoming opportunities that follow for spring and summer 2021
GEAR UP staff are available to answer events programs and college access via email GEAR GEAR UP a a a a a a a a virtual space for families of 11th and and 12th-grade students to to build community discuss weekly GEAR GEAR UP topics and and engage with GEAR GEAR UP UP to learning and and college access Students and and parents are are welcome! GEAR GEAR UP UP aims to host GEAR GEAR UP UP Families twice monthly via ZOOM in in the please roman@lehman cuny edu
During fall 2020
GEAR UP students had the the opportunity to register for internship programs at the the Bronx Zoo Garden and Wave Hill NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: WAVE HILL:
with Bronx Zoo the opportunity to a a Based 9-day with having virtual animals at the zoo guided educational Students produced to fulfill the a a program stipend Spring opportunities at out to Coach Kim at cuny edu
GEAR UP in partnership with the New York Botanical Garden offered GEAR UP students the opportunity to participate in in a a a a seven-week Internship program: Protecting Earth’s Biodiversity Waste Management in Environmental Stewardship Students learned how waste and pollution impacts human wellness especially in neighborhoods that are at at at the greatest risk for for COVID-19 For more information on spring opportunities at the New York Botanical Garden and to become a a a a a leader in in in sustainability efforts in in in your community reach out to Coach Laura at laura thompsonvillamizar@lehman cuny edu
GEAR UP in partnership with Wave Hill offered fifteen of of our GEAR UP students the the opportunity to participate in the the fall Urban Ecology Science Research remote afterschool 7-week internship In this introduction to the science and practice of urban ecology students learned about nature found in NYC and the the importance of green spaces within the the city They practiced the scientific skills of observation analysis and data collection and presented their results through independent work and a a a a collaborative group project to confirm the the completion of the the internship requirements For more information on on spring opportunities at at Wave Hill reach out to Adanna Carter at adanna carter@lehman cuny edu
School Program:
Summer@Brown Online:
a a a a college credit-bearing summer program Get a a a a taste an an rigorous environment and a a a a a chance to engage with fellow of of into topics of of interest as you try a a a a subject perhaps not offered at or a a a potential major Choose from over 200 college courses taught by college credit the perspective that comes from connecting with a a diverse group debate and explore new activities together the the independence and the the confidence that comes from successfully a a a a coursework extracurricular activities and new friends 19 to to August 6 (subject to to change) Announced
Summer@Brown Online is a a a a 3-week non-college credit bearing program program The program’s online courses are are asynchronous meaning students are are not required to log in in in at a a a a a a set time of day The courses are rigorous active learning experiences designed and led by innovative and and dedicated Brown instructors and and replicate the seminar-style student-centered learning experiences that characterize Summer@Brown Academic rigor: The program offers courses reflecting the wide range of of Brown University’s Open Curriculum and and puts students in in in in in contact with ways of thinking seeing and and doing that challenge them to reflect deeply and and think critically about their their their work their their their learning and and their their their lives Create new connections: With students coming from all 50 states and over 70 different countries across the world students join a a a a a a a community of of peers with just as broad and deep a a a a a a a variety of of backgrounds and aspirations • Program Dates: To Be Announced
• Application Deadline: To Be Announced
Bootcamp ( ( for for 12th grade) grade) & the the Summer Institute (for 11th grade) grade) will be announced in in the the spring of 2021
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