Program Description

SUMMER SCIENCE RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY 

 (KU Campus:  30-50 High School students)

 Academic, medical internship, pro-social, cultural competency enrichment:

  • 90 hours of integrated science, math, language arts instruction

Note:  All Academy instruction is approved for district standards in  science and math, Kansas City, Kansas  Public Schools.  A multicultural staff reflects the student population.

  • 40 hours of ACT and SAT college entrance exam preparation through Kaplan.

  • 15 hours Multicultural Event Preparation and Presentation at KUMC

  • 20 hours of medical internships – KUMC, Swope Health Center, Northeast Animal Hospital, St. Lukes

  • 10 hours of Poetry workshops and presentation at local café  

  • 2 hours Poetry Presentation at the historic 18th and Vine location, Blue Room in Kansas City, Mo. 

  •  Total number of students served through SSA, 2003-2007:  169

  • Total number of possible high school graduates, 2003-2007:  105

  • Total number of graduates, 2003–2007:  105

  • Total number of college entrance, 2003-2007:  99

  • 94% successful college entrance  

                                        

 

 

Summer Science Academy
Summer Science Academy Orientation at Kansas City, Kansas Community College.

Student/Counselor Mentor Training with Storytellers Inc. at ArtsTech Building,KCMO.

Faculty Demonstration Training with Master Teacher, Mary Ann Figuly

Summer Science Family Orientation at KU Campus, Lawrence, Kansas

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SSA Students and Staff experience Team Building and leadership skills on the first day of classes at Tall Oaks Conference Center Challenge Course.

NIH Module, Skin and Bones – 2nd year KUMC medical student Reggie Fears instructs Pheng Tao and Fabiola Hernandez in module dissection.
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Veronica Davis and Tawanna Evans work in pairs on pulse and blood pressure data. NIH Module, Circulatory, Dr. Miguel Garcia Uchofen instructs class on EKG demonstration.
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SSA students participate in a full day Community Service Project with HCPP
Community Organic Gardens and United Way Day of Caring.
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Students Maria Ramirez in Medical Internship with  Dr. Willie Lawrence, KC Cardiologists

Student Cheeng Yang in Medical Internship with Dr. John Cottrel at UMKC Dental

SSA students in surgery with Dr. Swoope at North East Animal Hospital.
Urban Transcendence Poetry is led by Glenn North, Poet in Residence of the Jazz Museum  in the Historic 18th and Vine District of KC MO. SSA students and families attend and perform original poetry written in workshops during SSA.
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Mask Making Workshop builds knowledge in Cultural Awareness and trust in  each other.
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Painting Masks describe the feelings of students in their art.

 

Evaluation Information:   Circulatory System Pre/Post Tests & Results      Genetic Variation Pre/Post Test & Results
     Skin, Bone and Muscle Pre/Post Test & Results
Evaluation Information:   Brain/Ear pre-posttest         Brain/Ear (sophomores)         Brain/Ear (juniors)         Brain/Ear (seniors)        Infectious Diseases pre-posttest     Infectious Diseases (10th grade)     Infectious Diseases (11th grade)     Infectious Diseases (12th grade)
    Energy Balance pre-posttest     Energy Balance (10th grade)     Energy Balance (11th grade)     Energy Balance (12th grade)

Kaplan ACT('07): Scores     Kaplan ACT('08): Scores      SSA ('07) Data Sheet