Hi,
If you're interested in the Laney Summer Institute career education programs for high school students, applications are now available online. Details are found below and on the website.

https://laney.edu/summer/ 

Please let your students, counselors, friends, co-workers, family, sisters, brothers, and others know about these opportunities.

Laney College is in Oakland but these opportunities are open to all high school students. 

Regards,
Mark

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Mark Martin, PhD
Deputy Sector Navigator, Bay Area
Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development
California Community Colleges

650 248-7728 (c)
markmartin@peralta.edu 
http://BayAreaManufacturingCareers.com


** 1) iDesign-MFG (Manufacturing)

Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 5, 2019 (3 weeks, no class on July 4), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 4:30pm
Cost: FREE for high school students
College credit: 1.5 units
iDesign-MFG is a course where students will spend three weeks creating hands-on projects in carpentry, machining, and wood technology. This is a great opportunity for you to try out different programs to see if one of them might be a career path for you. If you enjoy making things and working with your hands, this is a great class to take. Previous students have made cellphone holders, rings, cutting boards, toolboxes, etc. The course is open to both high school students and recent grads.

 
** 2) Sustainable Buildings of Tomorrow

Flyer | Application
Dates: June 24 – July 25, 2019 (5 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 3pm

Cost: FREE (high school students only)
College credit: 3 units

This is a free summer program for incoming High School juniors & seniors to gain an introduction to green jobs, sustainability and energy efficiency principles. Learn about careers in architecture, engineering, building technologies, and construction trades. You’ll use your math & science skills for hands-on and real-life applications, while getting both high school and college credit! There are great field trips to learn about energy efficiency in buildings and how they work. Deadline to apply is May 17.

 
** 3) Electric Bicycles Project

Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 18, 2019 (5 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am – 3pm

Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 3 units
Contact: Frank Ko   fko@peralta.edu 

Have fun learning how to convert your bicycle to an E-BICYCLE. Join this special training and see how we will bring together different fields such as electrical technology, engineering, chemistry, and physics to convert a pedal bicycle to an electric bike in this fun project. You’ll learn to apply electrical concepts to circuits, measurement of voltage, principles of solar electricity development, energy storage systems, and principles of motors.

** 4) Computer Science UPGRADE program 

Flyer | To apply you must attend an orientation session (shown on flyer)

Dates: June 17 – July 25, 2019 (6 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 7:45am – 1pm with industry trips on Friday.
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 5 units.
Contact: Johnnie Williams  jwilliams@upgradecs.org

The UPGRADE program’s goal is to introduce a diverse group of high school and first year college students to careers in Information Communication Technology (ICT), while providing a structured introduction to college and higher education success techniques. This computer science course (CIS 5) has a hands-on curriculum centered around the Raspberry Pi Micro-computer and Windows Lab computers. Topics includes but are not limited to the Raspberry Pi 2, computer hardware, computer peripherals, command line navigation, file system fundamentals, file manipulation, Web design / programming, Python programming, and computer science fundamentals. Free breakfast and lunch are provided. This program also includes an Orientation to College Success counseling class, trips to technology companies, guest speakers, and financial literacy curriculum.

** 5) iCreate Arts / Media

Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 11, 2019 (4 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 1 pm –5:30 pm
Cost: FREE (high school students only):
College credit: 2 units.

If you’re a creator interested in exploring multiple media forms, this is for you. Spend one week in each of these areas – Media, Graphic Arts, Photography, and Information Technology.

 
** 6) iEat Biotechnology

Flyer | Application
Dates: June 17 – July 11  2019 (4 weeks), Mon-Thurs, 9am –  2:30
Cost: FREE for high school students
College credit: 2 units
iEAT is a course where students will spend four weeks exploring food sciences doing hands on activities in culinary, chemistry, food technology / biomanufacturing and nutrition. This is a great opportunity for you to try out different programs to see if one of them might be a career path for you.  The course is open to both high school students and recent grads.

——— Regularly scheduled Laney COURSES ———

The courses below are regularly scheduled Laney summer courses open to all. We’ve selected these as great courses for young adults to learn more about these careers. All of these courses meet during the standard Laney summer term (June 17 – July 26, 2019). These will not require a special application. All you need to do is enroll at the Laney website.

Enrollment NOW OPEN!

To ENROLL, go to:  https://passport2.peralta.edu/
If you need help enrolling, you may also visit the Laney Welcome Center, room A-101

COURSE    DESCRIPTION  (UNITS)

ARCH 104A    Beginning CAD (3)
ART 20            Beginning Drawing and Comp. (3)
ART 50            Beginning Painting (3)
ART 80            Beginning Ceramics (3)
ART 100          Beginning Printmaking (3)
BIO 24             Intro to Anatomy and Physiology (4)
BIO
 75             Fundamentals of Biotechnology (2)
CONMT 10     Introduction to Construction Practices (3)
COSM 245      Intro to Cosmetology (2)
CULIN 203    Intro to Baking (4)
CULIN 234    Intro to Cooking Techniques (4)
DANCE 76   West African Dance 1 (1)
PHOTO 71     Intro to Digital Photography (3)

Application Deadline: Before first class begins, but register soon because classes might fill up.