For students who are interested in learning more about a subject outside of school, there is a wealth of opportunities throughout the state. These can be as simple as a one-day nontraditional career fairs offered by local schools or businesses, or even summer residential programs that offer students an opportunity to receive in-depth training and exploration of a field. Research has shown that students who participate in these programs-particularly for nontraditional fields-do better in those subjects, and their retention rates are higher.
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The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) has collected resources for parents and community members that include valuable information for your child’s education, including Parent Tips, guides for Parent/Teacher Conferences, helping build your child’s self-esteem, homework helpers, and some printable worksheets.
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Middle and High School girls interested in math and science can apply for admission to a one-week summer program run by the School of Engineering's Office of Student Development. The program, The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET), offers girls in grades 6 through 9 the opportunity to learn more about careers in engineering while dispelling negative stereotypes concerning their ability to do well in math and science. For more information and an application visit http://www.osd.rutgers.edu/target/target.html
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Guide to High School Programs in Science and Engineering. This list includes international, national, and regional programs in Science and Engineering that students can participate in if they are looking to broaden their experience. Application and contact information are included in the listings.
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Princeton Plasma Phsyics Lab in Princeton, NJ hosts a number of educational programs for high school students in the sciences and engineering. You can find our more about their offerings on their site.
- MIT Program for High School Girls
- Spring
Break on the Job
- Resource Page for Students
Resources for you:
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Cyberbully has released a new guide for parents on the topic of bullying through the Internet and other electronic media, a serious, and relatively new challenge for parents and schools. The resource can be downloaded at their website, http://www.cyberbully.org/docs/cbparents.pdf.
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Girls Go Tech!
The Girls Scouts of the USA have created a website for girls exploring the fields of science, math, and technology. The site includes games, video clips, and information on careers in these fields.
Become a mentor!
Students interested in nontraditional fields (where 25% or less of those employed are of the opposite gender) are more successful and have higher retention rates when they have mentors and role models in their field.
We are specifically interested in women working in math, science, engineering, technology, and the building trades, and men in nursing or allied health, early childhood, and elementary education.
Mentors' bios will be posted on the student webpage, and students can then ask questions via email about training and career paths, experiences on the job, professional development, and other related topics. The NCRC will act as an intermediary and screen questions before passing them along to the mentors, who will be asked to respond to the question within 5 business days. The question and response will then be posted on the web for other students to see, and hopefully encourage further discussion.
If you are interested in serving as a mentor
and helping more students achieve their career goals (or know someone
who would be), please contact the NCRC at ncrc@rci.rutgers.edu,
or via phone at 732-932-5472.
Center for Women and Work
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
50 Labor Center Way
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone: 732-932-5473
Fax: 732-932-1254
ncrc@rci.rutgers.edu
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Since October 1, 2003