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A Recap of the High School Program
The Intelligence Community for Academic Excellence just hosted a two-week program, the National Security Scholars Leadership Development Program for 24 High School Students. The students were given many opportunities to learn about careers in the intelligence community, the importance of the web in the changing times, gain first-hand experience in research conducted under the direction of a research scientist, gain exposure to a number of structured activities including field trips, workshops and laboratory demonstrations, and instruction in career development, technical and scientific writing and public speaking. In addition to all of this the students participated in a pilot online Arabic class to whet their appetite for languages that differed from the traditional ones learned in school. The on-line Arabic course was offered through the Arab Academy in Cairo, Egypt.
Representatives from the Intelligence Community encouraged students to learn “hard” languages, or languages that the government would be drawn to because of their need for particular language skills as a result of their international affairs in those particular countries. Many students
became very interested in Arabic and hopefully will seek further instruction in this language.
Throughout their time in the program the students were asked to research a particular disease in a group and relate that to bioterrorism. These presentations were given at the closing ceremony on Friday, July 30, 2010. They were very enlightening and it was apparent that the students learned from the research. Also at this ceremony, the middle school program, the Health and Sciences Summer Academy, presented what they had been doing the previous two weeks. They were given a mock investigation and took the role as investigators, detectives, etc to solve the case. One of the highlights for the 2 weeks for both programs was the trip to the Spy Museum in Washington DC. The students were able to learn about the history of spying, look at real life gadgets, learn about specific spies, etc. After this experience the students were asked to write a report of what they learned, what better way to hear about their trip than from a student themselves?
Please click here to read about the trip from a student’s perspective.
The summer program was directed by Dr. Camellia Moses Okpodu (NSU IC-CAE, Director). Other faculty and staff members who were involved with the high school program included, Dr. Malikah Abdullah (NSU Biology); Ms. Annette Robinson (NSU IC-CAE program office); and, Ms. Nicole Link Kristol (NSU IC-CAE program office). The summer program was funded by a grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
For a complete schedule of both programs, you may click on the
links below.
A Visual Look in to the Program
In regards to learning more about the web and the negative and positive impacts it can have, the students were able to listen to a presentation on cyber bulling. Cyber-bulling is a new form of bullying done over the web that is becoming very prevalent in middle and high schools. After the presentation, they were asked to make a short video about what they learned.
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