B-WISER summer camp offers girls opportunity to explore STEM fields

The B-WISER educational summer camp, a partnership between The College of Wooster and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, will take place June 10-15, 2024. This residential science camp held on Wooster’s campus encourages girls completing seventh or eighth grade this year to register, with a registration deadline of April 20.

Designed to encourage a demographic that is historically underrepresented in STEM fields, B-WISER offers opportunities for girls to explore their interests in science. The residential program includes daily courses with a full laboratory experience to advance campers’ skills in a range of scientific disciplines. Throughout the week, students take a full daily curriculum with classes in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and robot construction, with hands-on demonstrations and experiments using campus laboratory facilities. Campers stay overnight in residence halls and build communities with like-minded peers and counselors.

The camp also gives participants an opportunity to connect with other girls interested in STEM and introduces them to women role models in a diverse array of scientific disciplines. Career presentations take place each year that feature women with careers in science, engineering, and research, showing girls different options for a future career in science. As one past camper wrote about her experience, “This camp has truly inspired me to go to college and pursue a degree in science. The friendships and connections I have made through this camp have been so beneficial for me.”

The cost to attend B-WISER is $600, with scholarships available for students eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches. Registration for the camp is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, visit the B-WISER website, or contact project coordinator Manon Grugel-Watson by email at mgrugel-watson@wooster.edu or phone at 330-263-2105.

Posted in News on January 24, 2024.