About the Event

The Department of Geosciences worked together with the CEED Pre-College Programs to provide science outreach activities to high school students visiting Virginia Tech for the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy.

"JROTC STEM Leadership Academy is a week-long residential camp for high school students who have previously participated in the Army 4th Brigade JROTC program in their high school. The main purpose and goal of this program is to introduce students to the various fields of science, technology, and engineering and experience a modified military environment so that they can become involved in STEM, ROTC and the Corps of Cadets as collegiate undergrads whether at Virginia Tech or otherwise, leading to careers in STEM. Participants take part in hands on activities, lab tours and complete a design project, culminating in a showcase on the last day."

• When: Monday, June 25th; 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

• Where: Derring Hall rooms 2052, 2060, 3076, Museum of Geosciences (room 2062), Derring 2nd floor deck

• Number of Students: 60 (4 groups of 15)

Visiting students and chaperones arrived at 8:30 AM for 30 minutes of exploring the Museum of Geosciences. From there, the students split into four groups. At 9:00 AM, the first rotation began. Each group started in a different rotation, which lasted thirty minutes. The schedule will continued in this way until the students finished their fourth rotation.