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2023-24 Hybrid HS Programming
TMAL & SAT Prep
Engineering Tomorrow
Engineering Tomorrow
9th – 12th Grade
Try-Math-A-Lon is a year-round tutoring program meant to foster good study habits for minority students, help prepare for standardized test exams such as the ACT and SAT, and promote competition and good sportsmanship. Held between teams composed of HS students in grades 9-10 & 11-12, the TMAL competition's purpose is to help groom TMAL team members for success in STEM courses; prepare them for standardized SAT/ACT testing as well excel academically and succeed in college. **To participate, students must submission their HS Transcripts and most recent PSAT, SAT or ACT Testing scores.
TMAL Goals:
- Develop a positive attitude for NSBE students towards academic excellence
- Develop a positive attitude towards self
- Stimulate enthusiasm about engineering and science
- Utilize NSBE Collegiate and Professional members as role models
At-a-Glance
- Teams of 4 (and a mandatory alternate)
- Year-long tutoring program fosters good study habits
- Access to online mathematics resources
- Compete at NSBE’s Annual Convention (Kansas City, MO)
Engineering Tomorrow
Engineering Tomorrow
Engineering Tomorrow
Engineering Tomorrow Challenge
Engineering Tomorrow's goal is to influence and inspire females and minority students to pursue engineering studies.
Students will work with hands-on breakout experiments & simulate cutting-edge projects undertaken by expert engineers who volunteer with Engineering Tomorrow.
In these monthly sessions, high school students will learn about a range of engineering disciplines like civil engineering. Learning about bridge construction from members of Engineering Tomorrow. Students will receive a kit for hands-on projects at home. Sample sessions have included professional engineers talking about their experiences as engineers, engineering education at the college level, bridges, and the engineering design process.
Students are then challenged to design and build a bridge at home according to certain requirements. Students must test their bridge and revise it to the correct specs. Follow-up sessions would include students presenting their prototypes to the professional engineers, then reflecting on their designs and hearing feedback from the professional engineers.
Even more exciting, students use the latest technology to simulate advanced problem-solving techniques!
Results: Between 2017-2023, there was an 18% increase in HS seniors intending to pursue engineering degrees.
Microsoft Code Academy (BAM)
SAT Prep: Reading & Writing (TBD)
SAT Prep: Reading & Writing (TBD)
High School students will be able to jump start their future in STEM by choosing from coding classes ranging from Intro to HTML, JavaScript and CSS to Python, App Development and Game Design. For the 2020-21 season, high school students will be able to work towards Microsoft Certifications!
Facilitated by Microsoft professionals Blacks at Microsoft (BAM), coding classes will teach computer programming skills through interactive and exciting projects especially for kids who have great imaginations, like figuring out how things work or simply love technology. Students will have so much fun creating video games, animated stories and bringing their imaginations to life not realizing all the cool skills he or she is learning along the way: basic coding and programming, problem solving, logic, physics and more!
Checkout DMV NSBE, Jr with Black Data Processors Association!
SAT Prep: Reading & Writing (TBD)
SAT Prep: Reading & Writing (TBD)
SAT Prep: Reading & Writing (TBD)
During our weekly 90 minute sessions, scholars will have a chance to learn about and practice for the reading and writing portions of the SAT. Since practice on actual SATs is essential to student success, students are required to complete at least one practice test. Our SAT Writing facilitator is a Howard University Alumni and Admissions Recruiter — an experienced educator skilled at breaking down the material in an accessible way, while still creating an upbeat learning environment. *
A poor grammar foundation negatively impacts grades and standardized tests, and can cripple otherwise amazing college and scholarship essays. During our sessions, focus will also be given to important grammar skills to succeed on the PSAT & SAT, in academic classes, and with the college application essay
The SAT is offered seven times a year. Be sure to check the College Board’s website for deadline information and to sign up for the official SAT test!
Additional SAT Prep Writing Resources:
High School Competitions & Programs
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
9th – 12th Grade
VEX EDR (VEX Robotics) is a HS competition in which students are given a yearly challenge, and must design & build a robot using aluminum and steel parts; use VEX's Robot C code to program the robot, and then drive it to complete the different challenges as best as they can. At tournaments, teams participate in qualifying matches where two teams vs two teams participate; top-seeded teams then work together in alliances and the alliance who wins the finals is the winner of the tournament!
At-a-Glance
- Teams of 4-6
- Exciting engineering challenge presented in game form
- Build innovative robots and compete during the school year
Try-Math-a-lon (TMAL)
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
9th – 12th Grade
Try-Math-A-Lon is a year-round tutoring program meant to foster good study habits for minority students, help prepare for standardized test exams such as the ACT and SAT, and promote competition and good sportsmanship. Held between teams composed of HS students in grades 9-10 & 11-12, the TMAL competition's purpose is to help groom TMAL team members for success in STEM courses; prepare them for standardized SAT/ACT testing as well excel academically and succeed in college. **To participate, students must submission their HS Transcripts and most recent PSAT, SAT or ACT Testing scores.
TMAL Goals
TMAL aims to
- Develop a positive attitude for NSBE students towards academic excellence
- Develop a positive attitude towards self
- Stimulate enthusiasm about engineering and science
- Utilize NSBE Collegiate and Professional members as role models
At-a-Glance
- Teams of 4 (and a mandatory alternate)
- Year-long tutoring program fosters good study habits
- Access to online mathematics resources
- Compete at NSBE’s Annual Convention
KidWind (TBD)
VEX EDR (TBD in 2023-24)
NSBE, Jr. Explorer
9th – 12th Grade
The KidWind challenge is a renewable energy challenge that allows students to explore electrical concepts and quantify energy and power of small wind turbines and solar power. Students building and test their own wind turbines.
When students participate in a KidWind Challenge they will:
- Discover the promise and limitations of wind energy technology
- Design, build, and test a functional creative wind turbine
- Compete with their peers in a supportive environment
At-a-Glance
- Teams of 2-4
- Hands-on renewable energy project
- Engage in challenging activities while learning science and engineering basics
- Build a small turbine
NSBE, Jr. Explorer
Microsoft Code Academy
NSBE, Jr. Explorer
9th-12th Grade
Individual or Group
(Up to 4 per group)
- Similar to citywide science fair, students have the opportunity to compete in & explore science in all forms through projects and presentations
- Participants submit their project summaries and research papers for scoring at NSBE’s Annual Convention (in Kansas City, MO)
Program Goals:
- Encourage Science Based inquiry in Pre-college students
- Improve oral presentation and scientific writing skills
**DMV NSBE, Jr. scholars will be mentored & taught college level research skills by Howard University graduate students!
Microsoft Code Academy
Microsoft Code Academy
Microsoft Code Academy
Grades 9-12
Students will be able to jump start their future in STEM by choosing from coding classes ranging from Intro to HTML, JavaScript and CSS to Python, App Development and Game Design.
Coding classes will teach computer programming skills through interactive and exciting projects especially for kids who have great imaginations, like figuring out how things work or simply love technology.
Students will have so much fun creating video games, animated stories and bringing their imaginations to life not realizing all the cool skills he or she is learning along the way: basic coding and programming, problem solving, logic, physics and more!
Leadership Workshops
High school students will learn valuable leadership and presentation skills in our professional development workshop series hosted by organizations like Facilitate to Motivate, Inc. and our partners, DC Metropolitan Links, Inc.
Scheduling
Team Practices, Enrichment Classes & Workshops: When Do They Meet?
Many children in the DC Metro Area love STEM but may not want to be an engineer (or even know what engineers do). For this reason, DMV NSBE, Jr. will offer a variety of STEM programming & other enrichment classes to our members. To ensure that our members can not only participate in any of our chapter's programming AND outside extra-curricular activities; weekly team practices, enrichment classes, workshops and monthly chapter meetings will occur on the weekends:
Chapter Meetings: 3rd Sunday of Each Month (4pm-6pm)
Our student-led chapter meetings are hands-on intended for BOTH the student members AND their parents.
Scheduling our programs on Saturday's & Sunday's gives students, parents & coaches the flexibility to have an enriching NSBE, Jr. experience while also giving them time to spend with family & nurture their non-STEM interests.
The new 2023-24 Program Schedule is being finalized & will be emailed to members once finalized!
How Can We Juggle It All?
Schedules for team practices & enrichment classes will be determined by the dedicated volunteer coaches & mentors serving our children. From our experiences, the most successful NSBE, Jr. chapters also have a high percentage of parent-coaches who have children in the chapter. We hope you consider serving as a coach for one of your child's math or technical teams. Besides exploring engineering together & having fun guiding your child (& their teammates) in exciting hands-on STEM adventures - YOU, your co-coach and the parents on your child's team get to decide the practice meeting schedule! Ex: Will our VEX IQ team practice on Saturday's from 1pm-2:30pm or Sunday's 2pm-3:30pm. Does this time work well for everyone on our team? Does it conflict with my son's football & karate schedule? Will my daughter be able to do TMAL, Writing SAT Prep, a coding class and also gymnastics with her travelling club program?
Consider Being a Coach! Coach & Mentor Training coming soon.