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Middle and High School Students

Barnard/Columbia Mentor Program

The Barnard/Columbia Mentor Program matches bilingual middle-school students with individual mentors who incorporate tutoring and creative activities to engage students in education and cultural enrichment. Eligibility is determined through application to Community Impact.
Phone: 212-854-1492
Web site: www.columbia.edu/cu/ci
Columbia Unit(s): Community Impact

Columbia Kids Care (CKC)

Columbia Kids Care is an extracurricular service-learning program for middle school students. Students participate in teamwork activities and learn problem solving using the scientific method and how to plan a project. After evaluating a site in the community, the students develop and complete their own service project.
Eligibility Requirements: Middle school students
Fee(s): No fees
Registration/Application Deadline: Ongoing registration
Phone: 212-854-2993
E-mail: bk213@columbia.edu
Partner(s): National Science Foundation GK12 Program
Columbia Unit(s): The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

CSPA helps and encourages student journalists by providing written evaluations of student publications and planning and conducting four conferences and workshops.
Eligibility Requirements: Student publications from middle school, high school, or college
Fee(s): Membership fees and conference fees
Phone: 212-854-9400
Fax: 212-854-9401
E-mail: cspa@columbia.edu
Web site: www.cspa.columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Double Discovery Center (DDC)

For forty years, DDC's academic enrichment programs have helped New York City students, particularly from communities surrounding Columbia, to graduate from high school and college at a rate significantly higher than the national average. The Talent Search Program offers academic, career, college, and high school preparation services to more than 800 middle and high school students and young adult students. The Upward Bound Program offers career and college counseling services until graduation to more than 165 high school students.
Eligibility Requirements: From grade 7 to young adults (age 27); students must live in Manhattan or attend school in Manhattan; proof of income required.
Fee(s): No fees
Registration/Application Deadline:
Fall deadline—September 15;
Spring deadline—January 15;
Summer deadline—May 15
Address: 2920 Broadway
Phone: 212-854-3897
E-mail: ddc@columbia.edu
Web site: www.doublediscovery.org
Columbia Unit(s): Columbia College

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Outreach Program

Columbia University's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) outreach program brings the excitement of materials science and engineering to high school students in New York City through lively demonstrations.
Eligibility Requirements: NYC public high schools
Fee(s): No fees
Address: Schapiro/CEPSR, 530 West 120th Street
Phone: 212-854-3964
Fax: 212-854-1909
E-mail: jh2477@columbia.edu
Web site: www.cise.columbia.edu/MRSEC/education_mrsec.htm
Columbia Unit(s): Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

New York Schools Cosmic Particle Telescope (NYSCPT)

NYSCPT program provides mentoring and educational support for middle school and high school students, offering students the opportunity to study complex astrophysics and evaluate unusual cosmic activity, such as the collapse of dying stars and the collision of black holes.
Eligibility Requirements: High school students
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 914 Pupin Hall
Phone: 212-854-3316
Fax: 914-591-2817
E-mail: sw650@columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Physics

Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)

STEP provides supplemental, basic-education experiences to minority and economically disadvantaged young people, giving them the opportunity for self-enrichment and the chance to acquire the skills necessary to continue their education at the college level in scientific, technical, and health-related fields.
Eligibility Requirements: Students entering grades 7 through 10
Registration/Application Deadline: May 15 through June 15 for the summer program; August 15 through September 15 for the fall program
Address: 630 West 168th Street,
Room 3-452b
Phone: 212-305-3573
Fax: 212-342-4300
E-mail: mk29@columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): College of Dental Medicine

Science Honors Program

The Science Honors Program is a highly selective program for high school students who have exceptional talent in mathematics and the sciences, offering courses primarily in physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and computing sciences. The classes are held each Saturday, September through May.
Eligibility Requirements: Students in grades 10 through 12 living within a 75-mile radius of Columbia. Selection is based on transcripts, letters of recommendation, and an entrance exam.
Fee(s): No tuition fees; $20 testing fee
Registration/Application Deadline: High schools receive information during the first week in February. Applications must be obtained from high schools. The entrance exam is on a Saturday in April for the following September.
Address: Pupin Laboratories, 550 West 120th Street
Phone: 212-854-3354
Fax: 212-854-3379
Web site: www.columbia.edu/cu/shp
Columbia Unit(s): Columbia University Science Departments

SEAS Summer High School Program

Each summer, the Engineering School hosts about forty high school students from around the world in an intensive four-week course modeled on the college-level service-learning course. The primary feature of this summer program is "learning through doing"—that is, students work on service-learning projects in the community.
Eligibility Requirements: Sophomores or juniors in high school
Fee(s): Continuing Education summer program fees (limited financial aid)
Registration/Application Deadline: April 2006
Phone: 212-854-2993
E-mail: jm723@columbia.edu
Partner: School of Continuing Education, Columbia University
Columbia Unit(s): The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

State Pre-College Enrichment Program (S-PREP)

S-PREP is a rigorous academic program for minority and economically disadvantaged high school students, grades 9 through 12, who are interested in science, medicine, or related health professions.
Eligibility Requirements: Selection is based on the student's academic credentials
(maintenance of an 85 grade average in math and science), interest in medicine, and ability to commit to the course schedule.
Fee(s): No fees
Registration/Application Deadline: July 15 deadline
Address: 630 West 168th Street
Phone: 212-305-4157
Fax: 212-305-1049
E-mail: sprep-ps@columbia.edu
Web site: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/ps/minority/minorityaffairs/prep.html
Partner(s): Associated Medical Schools
Columbia Unit(s): Office of Diversity; College of Physicians and Surgeons

Summer Youth Employment Program

This eight-week program places one hundred high school students from the Washington Heights/Inwood community in various departments throughout the University for structured, well-supervised work activities.
Eligibility Requirements: Interested students must register with the City of New York, Department of Youth.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 630 West 168th Street, PH1-132
Phone: 212-305-8060
E-mail: cumcgca@columbia.edu
Partner(s): Department of Employment; Alianza Dominicana; Children's Arts and Sciences Workshop
Columbia Unit(s): Government and Community Affairs—Medical Center