Nashua Community College youth and teen summer camp enrolling now

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This summer, Nashua Community College has enrichment programs for youth and teens to explore on campus, including: Programming with Python, Introduction to Arduino (Programmable circuit board), Exploring the World of Public Health (Rising 9th – 12th grade only), and returning favorites; the Automotive and Aviation Technology camps.

Past campers had this to say:

• “You learn new things, it’s really fun, and you meet new people and make new friends.”
• “You need to come to this camp because it is so much fun and we do cool things. We learned so much.”
• “The best thing I liked about the camp is that you can go at your own pace. You have people to help you if you need help.”
• “It was a wonderful experience with terrific mentors who guide you throughout the camp. As a kid in the camp, I learned a lot in the short amount of time and it was very helpful.”

New this year, a grant-funded camp focused on Public Health. Called “Exploring the World of Public Health”, the camp was created for high school students who would like to learn more about the field. A Priority is given to existing CTE Allied Health students, but it will open to anyone as of May 1.

All campers will also have a chance to hear about Early College, a program that can help make a college education more affordable for New Hampshire families by offering low-cost and free college classes to New Hampshire high school and homeschool students.

“There will be an information session scheduled after one of the camp days each of the summer camp weeks. Families will get information in their ‘Welcome to Summer Camp at NCC’ email, or they can reach out to me for more information,” said Kim Eckenrode, Career and Technical Education Pathways Director. Contact Kim at KEckenrode@ccsnh.edu or (603) 578-8979.

Each summer camp runs Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 12 pm, at Nashua Community College. See the complete list of camps, schedules, and grade-level requirements below.

Week of July 8

Automotive – General Vehicle Maintenance and Information: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Proper use of tools and procedures involved during vehicle check-over, oil change, tire replacement, warning light meaning and checking, and scan tool introduction.
Find my Career: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Hands-on exploration of career pathways in the social and health sciences, with on-site interactions with practitioners.

Week of July 15

Introduction to Digital Electronics: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Students will get hands-on experience using actual electronic components to build a functioning digital circuit on a solderless breadboard. This project comes equipped with its own battery pack so that students can take home and demonstrate to friends and family!
Automotive – General Vehicle Maintenance and Information: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Proper use of tools, Proper procedures involved during vehicle check-over, oil change, tire rotation and replacement, Warning light meaning and checking, scan tool introduction.
Programming with Python: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Students learn to code through fun, interactive games with step-by-step projects coded start to finish. No prior coding experience necessary. One-year online Youth Coding membership included with the cost of the camp.
Exploring the World of Public Health: Rising 10th grade – rising seniors.
Public Health has grabbed the attention of the country in recent years, but what exactly does public health encompass? How do disease detectives gather and use data to analyze a public health event? At this camp, you will learn about the history of this field as well as important public health issues that affect your own community and other communities around the world. You will work with experienced public health professionals and get hands-on experiences in various labs as part of exploring this diverse and interesting career path.

This camp is funded by a grant. Early Registration is open for High School students enrolled in Allied Health courses academic years 2023-2024/2024-2025 at NH’s CTE Centers or Early College.
Open Enrollment starts May 2024 if space permits. For more information on the registration process contact Kim Eckenrode KEckenrode@ccsnh.edu

Week of July 22

Introduction to Arduino: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Arduino is a fun way to learn how to program. Come learn to program and see your code working on an actual circuit board with lights and switches. You’ll even be able to take home your circuit board and demonstrate to family and friends
Skills for High School & College Success: Focus on building skills for high school and early college success, with hands-on exploration of relevant academic pathways and on-site interactions with practitioners.

Week of July 29

Aviation: Rising 6th grade – rising seniors. Students learn about the many different careers in Aviation.

Register Today! To sign up, visit nashuacc.edu/summer-camps for the Registration Packet. Questions? Contact Kim Eckenrode, Career and Technical Education Pathways Director, at KEckenrode@ccsnh.edu or (603) 578-8979.

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