Sandra Alvarado from Ross Middle School receives instruction fro instructor in Robotics.
Brothers Baron and Aaron Liu from Carmenita Middle School won 2nd place with brothers Jose and Johnny Perla from Bellflower High school.
Recently, Cerritos College’s Pathway Programs hosted middle school and high school students in summer workshops in the college district. ABC students participating were from Cerritos and Gahr High Schools, plus Carmenita, Fedde and Ross Middle School
The summer camps provided the students with enrichment activities that introduced them to careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.
The workshops covering topics such as robotics, solid works and career exploration have been offered at no cost to the middle and high school students.
The Robotics classes started on June 1 and end July 29 and included one student each from Cerritos and Gahr High Schools, five from Carmineta and one from Ross Middle School attended the classes. For the seventh grader Sandra Alvarado, the summer camp has been a great experience. “We built robots and had a competition using them. Then we programmed a robot game,” said Alvarado, who attends Faye Ross Middle School in Artesia. “I think I want to study (robotics) in college.”
Twenty-four Fedde Middle School students took the two week 3-D Graphic Design program specifically offered to them. An additional 19 Fedde student took the one-week career exploration class.
Maggie Cordero, coordinator for the Pathway Programs explained the summer enrichment program was funded by the Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative (SB70/SB1133) Grant provided by the Economic and Workforce Development Department of the California Community College Chancellor's Office. She said the
purpose of the initiative was to provide opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students to explore career technical education pathways and programs, helping them in career development and furthering education.
Cerritos College serves southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 23,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu/.
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