REGISTRATION CLOSED

FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 5, 6, or 7 in the upcoming 2020-2021 School Year

PLEASE NOTE:
We cannot offer the online camps to all who apply. Science of Baseball will use a random lottery to put students into either 2 different camp groups or 1 no camp group. Students who are in the no camp group will be in a group that does not do the Science of Sport lessons, nor do they play the app, but they still receive the gift cards for taking the two surveys online and the STEMadium game app when the camps end. Children in the same family will be in the same group. 

Requirements: 

• Commit to checking in every day, doing the lessons, and playing the STEMadium game app. 
• Have reliable internet access. 

• Have a computer or other device to take the 2 online surveys. Students in the camps will get a tablet to use during the camp. (Details to be provided about safely picking up and dropping off the tablet)
• Reminder that this will be a lottery and not all youth will be placed in one of the online camp groups. 

All students who take part have a chance to help us improve the STEMadium game app for other students to use. This is a great way to work on math and science skills! 

Camp Details:  

• Who: For students living in Compton who are going into grades 5, 6 or 7 in Fall 2020 

• Start Date: July 20th, 2020 
• End Date: August 6th, 2020 
• Days: Monday to Thursday  
• Start time: 9:00 am 
• End time: 1:30 PM (Science of Baseball + STEMadium Camp); 11:45 AM (STEMadium + Player Instruction Camp) - most of the day is spent in self-directed activity 

• All students will receive $15 for taking an online survey, $20 for taking an online follow-up survey, and $10 if they take part in an interview 

STEMADIUM

SCIENCE OF BASEBALL

VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP

What is the STEMadium Camp? 

The National Institutes of Health has given dfusion Inc. and Science of Sport a grant to develop a gaming app called STEMadium. The app uses sports to teach math and science skills in a format youth will like. ETR is helping to test the game app online over the summer. We want to find out if youth like and will use the game app and if it improves their math and science skills and interests. 
 

Why did we develop STEMadium? 

• Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills help youth get and keep a good and secure job. 
• Not enough young people have STEM skills and interests to fill current jobs that use these skills.  
• We want to help youth improve their STEM skills and increase interest in STEM jobs. 
   

More about STEMadium 

STEMadium is based on topics taught from the Science of Sport Curriculum. Science of Sport developed Science of Baseball curriculum for middle school students. The curriculum aligns with state specific math and science standards.
 

How does the "camp" work? 

Students entering grades 5-7 in Fall 2020 who live in Compton can apply to take part in a 3-week summer "camp". The camp meets online 4 days a week. Each day, students in the camp will meet at 9 am in a secure online classroom with the teacher and other students to get directions for the day. Then all students will complete lessons on their own. The lessons may be related to science, math, or player development physical fitness activities. Some of the activities may need parent help. Students will have another short meeting with the teacher and then play the STEMadium game app on their own (if chosen to be in the group with the app). There are 2 different camp formats.

All students will take two short online surveys. They will receive a $15 Amazon gift card for finishing the first survey and a $20 Amazon gift card for finishing the second survey. Also, all students (in either of the 2 different "camps") will get the STEMadium game app to use after the camp ends.  

Below is the tentative daily camp schedule: 

Compton MLB YA - STEMadium English PUBLIC.pdf 

Compton MLB YA - STEMadium Spanish PUBLIC.pdf 

Questions? Please contact Rocky E. Gholson (rocky.gholson@mlb.com) via email HERE.