{"id":223618,"date":"2024-04-02T14:52:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=223618"},"modified":"2024-04-03T08:21:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:21:08","slug":"ready-for-some-pre-college-summer-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2024\/04\/02\/ready-for-some-pre-college-summer-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for Some Pre-College Summer Fun?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re interested in acting, sportscasting, Wall Street, pre-medical professions or numerous other subjects, 精品成人福利在线 University has you covered. Montclair is expanding its Pre-College Summer Programs<\/a> for high school students, providing a dozen different hands-on opportunities in summer 2024 to learn, have fun and get a taste of campus life. The weeklong programs will run June 14-20 and let students explore their interests and potential field of study, along with related field trips.<\/p>\n

Some popular programs, such as Film and Television Production and Summertime in the Big Apple: Exciting Excursions in New York City, are returning while new programs have been added. \u201cThis year, so far, Film and Television Production is still very popular but the most popular appears to be the new Pre-Medical Professionals program,\u201d says Dominique Houze, senior director for Strategy and Program Development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m excited for this program because some students at that age should still be exploring, and they don’t have to know exactly what they are completely interested in yet,\u201d Houze says. \u201cWe\u2019re giving them a taste of living life as a college student for one week. You’re on the campus, you’re going to class, you’re meeting new people, you’re eating in the dining halls, you’re utilizing our campus resources. Our ultimate goal is to get students to really fall in love with 精品成人福利在线 University early on; we have a beautiful campus, and we have amazing facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the classes are meant to be fun and don\u2019t have the pressure of grades and credits, they are also educational, Houze says. \u201cThey might not be receiving tests and final grades that go on to their transcript but they are learning, and it is taken seriously. It’s not just a fun time, it’s also academics and a good example of what Montclair is as an undergraduate student.\u201d<\/p>\n

An estimated 250 students are expected to participate in this summer\u2019s programs, which are open to rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders. (To apply, visit the Pre-College Summer Program page.)<\/a><\/p>\n

For faculty, Houze says the summer programs are a chance to get creative. \u201cWith the pre-college population, there’s a bigger opportunity to be innovative and take a little bit of what you currently do, mix in new strategies that you want to explore, new research that you found and create something unique for the pre-college population.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Lauren Carr is excited to teach the new Animation and VFX session this summer. She remembers fondly her own participation in a summer program, so when Keith Strudler, director of the School of Communication and Media, approached her about offering the class, she was all in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did this actually when I was in high school; it’s something I’ll never forget. It was really fun. I met a lot of other kids, and I got to get the best feel for college, and I also learned about college while I was there. I learned things that I wouldn’t have found out until I got to college, so it was definitely beneficial,\u201d Carr says.<\/p>\n

Students in this program can look forward to everything from figure drawing to 3D sculpting and will visit Nickelodeon and other animation studios. \u201cThe classes are fun,\u201d she says. \u201cThey’re not going to be intense and stressful. It\u2019s kind of a laid back and collaborative atmosphere, so it should be nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Justice Studies Associate Professor Daniela Peterka-Benton, who is co-leading Law and Order: Understanding America\u2019s Criminal Justice System, with Professor Gabriel Rubin, says she thinks summer programs expand students\u2019 vision of the future. \u201cIt’s a great opportunity. It\u2019s hard sometimes for [high schoolers] to see what the world has to offer. So, any opportunity to try out certain areas and see if this is actually something that really interests them, I think is great. I’m really, really happy Montclair is offering all these programs now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also new this summer are two programs taking place in July:<\/p>\n