Step Ahead 2012: Learn to Dance + Get Paid!

Joy of Motion Dance Center, in partnership with DC Summer Youth Employment Program, is recruiting participants for Step Ahead 2012. Step Ahead is an opportunity for DC youth between the ages of 14-18 to learn multiple dance styles, learn life skills, create their own performance, and get paid for participating.

Registration and Recruitment Process

All interested applicants are required to compelte the following forms:

1. FUlly complete the SYEP Application at www.summerjobs.dc.gov.

2. Complete the Step Ahead registration form, available at Joy of Motion Dance Center Atlas (1333 H St. NE, Washington DC 20002).

Registration is open 2/27 - 4/30, 2012.

www.joyofmotion.org

Stop by Mr. Corcoran's office in room 006 for more information.

YES! Youth Engagement Through Science

Youth Engagement through Science (YES!) is a summer internship and fall college

preparatory program that aims to inspire the next generation of scientists.

Washington, DC area high school students, most from communities traditionally

underrepresented in science careers, participate in the program at the National

Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the National Zoo.

Program Structure

• Summer: Internship, 6 weeks, Monday – Friday, late June to early August
• Fall: College preparatory, 10 weeks, Saturdays, late September to early November
• Students have partnered in the past with mentors from NMNH & National Zoo in: Paleobiology • Entomology • Botany • Invertebrate Zoology • Vertebrate Zoology Insect Zoo/Butterfly Pavilion • Smithsonian Libraries • Asia Trail • Lions & Tigers Small Mammals • Reptile House • Amazonia
• Students gain experience communicating science in exhibits and other learning venues.
• Students take field trips to other different Smithsonian Institution research centers throughout the area.

For more information, email: yesprogram@si.edu or visit our website:

http://www.mnh.si.edu, search keyword: YES Program

Or Stop by Mr. Corcoran's office in room 006

iD Tech Camps

Imagine making your own video game, coding your own iPhone® app, building your own website or editing your own movie—gaining skills that are both fundamental and FUN. Anybody can do it. It’s your time.

Find out what's new at our award-winning technology programs at top universities. Gain essential skills that last long after summer camp ends! iD Tech Camps offer Weeklong Summer Tech Camps for ages 7-17 and 2-Week Intensive Teen Academies for ages 13-18.

These summer programs include:

Game Design

Robotics

Web Design

Video/Photography

Sports & Tech Camps

Check out all the course offerings here: http://www.internaldrive.com/courses-programs/

The application is due soon so stop by Mr. Corcoran's office in room 006 for more information.

TUITION ASSISTANCE

iD is dedicated to equal opportunity education. iD awards limited tuition assistance based on financial need. Limited aid is available. An application is not a guarantee of tuition assistance. The application process opens March 1, 2012. All applications must be received by April 30, 2012. Awards are granted in May 2012 and the selected applicants are notified directly. The selected applicants must redeem their Camp Voucher by June 1, 2012.