Learn how to…

• Discover a STEM career you LOVE.

• Get what you want out of school and life.

• Unleash your talents to change the world!

Career In STEM Bootcamp is a learning experience like no other! Designed exclusively for and in collaboration with TRiO and GEAR UP programs throughout the USA, the overarching goals of Bootcamp are to help middle and high school students discover STEM and related careers, get what they want out of school and life, and learn how to unleash their talents to change the world.

As a 10-module 100% online STEM summer camp or afterschool STEM program, Career In STEM Bootcamp begins with career exploration essentials and a focus on building self-directed learning skills – how to connect EVERYTHING that happens in life to their future STEM career! Students then apply what they have learned about STEM careers (and themselves) through a personal passion project, supported one-on-one by a Career Coach every step of the way.

• explore hundreds of exciting STEM careers through hands-on activities
• hand picked resources to get on the fast track to your future STEM career
• virtual tours, projects, interactive resume builder, & more!

• Learn how to approach life like STEM professionals do
• Put yourself in the drivers seat of your education and your life
• Hear from local STEM professionals about the real world

• Set a vision for your life and make a plan to achieve it
• Create your own Personal Passion Project to build essential skills (and your resume)
• One on one help and support from your own Career Coach every step of the way

watch this video to get a glimpse of Bootcamp in action!

STUDENTS: To enroll in Bootcamp contact your outreach program director.

“Ashley, a certified science teacher, has done a remarkable job building for GEAR UP East Hartford a comprehensive 10-week career and STEM exploration after-school program that our students have thoroughly enjoyed. Her weekly lessons, together with my follow-up coaching sessions, have inspired personal passion projects that have allowed our students to begin exploring and imaging a range of STEM career possibilities. And Ashley and I have the honor of showcasing this work at NCCEP’s annual conference this year!”
– Benjamin Breault, East Hartford GEAR UP Project Director

“I wanted to say thank you for the kind words and for the incredible opportunity that was the STEM Bootcamp. I learned a lot from it; most importantly, what it is that I want to do in the future, as I discovered that not only do I want to study to become a physicist or research scientist, but I also want to advocate for causes that I believe in and communicate information to people about how, together, we can solve these problems and make the world a better place.
I greatly enjoyed all the activities and projects in the STEM Bootcamp, and the way you presented the day’s topic and encouraged participation from students made them something I looked forward to every day. I especially liked the earring challenges every day, as they helped me realize how pretty much anything can relate to STEM and STEM Careers.
I am writing and researching my PPP every chance I have, and I will have it ready by July 25th, but I plan to keep elaborating on it for many years to come as new problems arise and I hear about innovative ways to solve them.
Again, thank you so much ma’am and I hope you have a great summer!”
– Carlos L. Bootcamp student from TX