C.O.A.C.H. (Community Outreach for Athletes who Care About Helping)
COT Opto Camp
Howard Hughes Outreach
Leo EnvironSci Inquiry
Math 24 Challenge
Online Journalism
Science Demonstration in Schools
Society of Women Engineeers
Zoellner Arts Center Outreach Programs
C.O.A.C.H.
Community Outreach by Athletes Who Care About Helping (C.O.A.C.H.) is a service program that operates in accord with the National Consortium for Academics and Sports to help (along with parents, teachers and coaches) middle and high school student-athletes and their peers, make informed choices regarding their education, drug and alchohol issues and other factors, which may affect reaching their full potential. The participating Lehigh student-athletes talk about substance abuse, time management, academic motivation and other concerns of younger students and student-athletes, The program offers Lehigh student-athletes as "C.O.A.C.H."es for elementary, middle and high school students.
For more information please contact:
Roseann Corsi
Public Relations Coordinator
Lehigh University
641 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3187
(610) 758-6309
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COT Opto Camp
This week long camp organized by the COT (Center for Optical Technologies) aims to give students project-based exploration to find out about sound, color, imaging and optical communication. Students will bring home projects that will amaze friends and family.
Opto Camp will be offered three times during the summer of 2005.
Two camps are designed for kids who are currently in 6th, 7th or 8th
grade. The third camp is specifically for girls currently in 5th-7th grade.
For more information please contact:
Barbara Canfield
Camp Director
(610) 861-5559
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Howard Hughes Outreach
The goal of the Lehigh University Biological Science is to expose young children to the field of science.
For more information, please contact:
Gary DeLeo
Professor Physics
Lehigh University
16 Deming Lewis Lab
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758-3413
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Leo EnvironSci Inquiry
The LEO EnviroSci Inquiry Web site is a K-12 outreach project from LEO (Lehigh Earth Observatory) and the SERVIT (Science Education Research in Visual Instructional Technologies) Group in the College of Education at Lehigh University. EnviroSci Inquiry enables teachers, students, and the public to learn about environmental science content knowledge from Lehigh University LEO scientists and interns.
Alec M. Bodzin
Program Director
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Math 24 Challenge
Suntex, Inc. and greater Delaware Valley schools partner together to challenge students grade 4-8 in math and problem solving. Lehigh University hosts the regional tournament in the spring. For more information, please contact:
Xantha Calsetta, Barbara Asteak or Nan Ronis
(610) 253-8363
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On-line Journalism
This program brings the power and possibilty of on-line journalism to middle school students, grades 6-8. Supported by grants from the New York Times Company Foundation and the Bethlehem Area Education Foundation, faculty, students and alumni from the Department of Journalism & Communication travel to local middle schools to help with production of school newspapers. The middle school students then travel to Lehigh labs and learn how to put their newpaper on-line for their communities.
Jack Lule
Professor
Journalism & Communication
29 University Center
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758-4177
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Science Demonstrations in Schools
The goal of this program is to motivate middle and high school students in the area of science and throughout the academic year.
Gary DeLeo
Professor Physics
Lehigh University
16 Deming Lewis Lab
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758-341
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Society of Women Engineers
Since its inception in 1950, the Society of Women Engineers has been the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE implements hundreds of national and grassroots level programs each year to introduce young girls to the world of engineering and technology.
SWE headquarters
(312) 596-5223
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Zoellner Art Center Outreach Programs
School districts in the area are invited to age-appropriate (K-12) performances that are part of the presenting series at Zoellner. The goal is to use the resources of the center to broaden the impact of programs Zoellner brings to positively affect the lives of local students.
Deborah Sacarakis
Director of Outreach
Zoellner Arts Center
Lehigh University
420 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758-5323
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