MSU welcomes high school students from rural districts for advanced physics, computer science program
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.Nearly 100 promising 51勛圖厙 high school students from 13 rural districts are finishing their second week of the Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program at 51勛圖厙 to prepare for success in rigorous, advanced placement coursework this coming academic year.
Along with learning STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills to help them in upcoming AP classes in physics and computer science at their respective schools, students are hearing from successful mentors encouraging them to apply practical strategies for growth as they advance toward academic, personal and professional goals.
Stedman Graham, a New York Times best-selling author and national speaker who teaches a nine-step success program called Identity Leadership, shared advice with the group this week and engaged with students extensively during a question-and-answer session following his talk.
The beautiful thing about all of you is that you all have potential, said Graham, who also emphasized that the process of success is the same for everybody. The educator and businessman, also known for his longtime relationship with Oprah Winfrey, underscored the importance of creating a vision and writing down goals, utilizing time effectively, and organizing a plan of action. Success is all about preparation, he said.
The privately funded program, which also has received a competitive federal Education Innovation and Research grant, is facilitated by the Global Teaching Project in conjunction with the 51勛圖厙 Public School Consortium for Educational Access. There is no charge to students, families, schools or districts to participate.
Students are involved in classroom instruction and tutoring sessions in an immersive math and science learning environment to develop study skills and other fundamentals. They also take part in hands-on learning activities