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Camp Gecko
Ages 5 - 12, May 18 - August 21; 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM, M-F
Fees: $140 per week (includes breakfast, snacks and field trips)
Educational and safe summer experience for students who have completed kindergarten through age 12. Weekly themes provide the basis for hands-on activities and field trips. Sign up for as many weeks as needed. Camp Gecko accepts DES subsidy. Participants should bring a lunch. Call 602-286-8130 for more information.
Drama Camp
Ages 5 - 12, June 1 - July 1; 8:00 AM - noon, M-F or July 6 - August 6; 8:00 AM - noon
Fees: $100 per week (includes snacks and supplies)
Find the actor, director or scene designer within you as we stage a theatre production. During this five-week camp participants will showcase their creative talents. A minimum of 20 participants is required. Before and after care can be provided by Camp Gecko. Drama Camp accepts DES subsidy. Call 602-286-8130 for more information.
Special! Register for both Camp Gecko AND Drama Camp for only $200 per week.
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Biotechnology Camp
Grades 7 & 8, June 22 - 25; 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM, M-Th and June 29 - July 1 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM, M-W
Fees: $250 (Covers backpack, lunch, snacks, and class materials)
This 2 week program offers a hands-on experience in the field of biotechnology. Camp participants will create a genetically perfect plant while becoming familiar with how and where our everyday activities are affected by biotechnology. Students entering 7th or 8th grade are eligible.
Call Iris Calderon at 602-286-8187 for information.
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Automotive Academy
Grades 11 & 12, June 8 - 26; 8:00 AM - noon, M-Th
Tuition & Fees: $228 (Tuition assistance is available. See eligibility information.)
Earn 3 college credits for AUT101, Internal Combustion Engines Theory, explore career opportunities in the automotive industry, and learn about GateWay's partnerships with Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Students entering 11th or 12th grade or who have just graduated are eligible. Course includes a field trip to a local automotive dealer and hands-on activities in the lab.
2009 Auto Application Application process now closed.
Tuition Assistance - Automotive
Future Builders Academy
Grades 11 & 12, June 1 - 5; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F
Tuition & Fees: $250 (Tuition assistance is available. See eligibility information.)
Earn 3 college credits while you work alongside construction industry professionals on a build project. Sponsoring construction companies and contractors will interview qualified students who complete the one-week Academy for possible participation in paid summer internships. Students entering 11th or 12th grade or who have just graduated are eligible.
2009 Future Builders Application Application process now closed.
Healthcare Academy
Grades 11 & 12, June 8 - 26; 8:00 AM - noon, M-Th
Tuition & Fees: $228 (Tuition assistance is available. See eligibility information.)
Earn 3 college credits for HCC130, Fundamentals in Healthcare Delivery, and learn about GateWay’s signature programs in Medical Radiography, Physical Therapist Assisting, Medical Transcription, Respiratory Care, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Surgical Technology. Students entering 11th or 12th grade or who have just graduated are eligible. Course includes a field trip to a local medical facility.
2009 Healthcare Application Application process now closed.
Tuition Assistance - Healthcare
Internship Academy
Grades 11 & 12, July 7 - 27; 8:00 AM - 4 PM, M-F
Tuition & Fees: $228 (Tuition assistance is available. See eligibility information.)
Learn and earn! Earn 3 college credits for COM100, Introduction to Human Communication and gain valuable career experience while you job shadow an industry professional. Internships are available in healthcare, automotive, and business fields. Students entering 11th or 12th grade or who have just graduated are eligible. Past participants in GateWay's summer academies, dual enrollment and ACE program have first priority.
2009 Internship Application Application process now closed.
Tuition Assistance - Internship
Hoop of Learning Healthcare Program
Two summer sessions designed for Native American High School students attending local high school districts. Summer Session I start in early June and Summer Session II starts in early July; both are funded by the Hoop of Learning scholarship. Students take a Health Care class at GateWay in the morning and participate in afternoon internships at Phoenix Indian Medical Center. For more information contact Sheryl Begaye at (602) 286-8113 or begaye@gatewaycc.edu, or view the Hoop of Learning Presentation.
ACE
GateWay's Achieving a College Education (ACE) program targets high school students who traditionally would not consider going to college, and helps them transition from high school through community college and onto a bachelor's degree. Participating high school juniors and seniors meet every Saturday during fall and spring semesters and during the first summer session in June. During this two-year program, ACE students earn up to 24 transferable college credits.
Find out more about the ACE program by contacting Iris Calderon at 602-286-8187 or calderon@gatewaycc.edu