Eligibility Requirements
Rising sixth through eighth graders (ages 11–13)
Location
Mies Campus
Dates/Time
Session three: June 24–28
This session will take place from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Cost
$600; a $100 deposit is due at the time of registration
Program Description
This innovative and standards-based STEM curriculum covers eight basic concepts in public health and epidemiology, featuring a novel emerging respiratory disease, or NERD for short. While NERD is fictional, the curriculum is based on real scientific data collected during the historic COVID-19 pandemic. Students will also be introduced to several public health professions and professionals, including testimonies from the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Example Activities
- Public health career spotlights: virtual and in-person professional talks
- Design evidence-based prevention strategies to reduce disease spread
- Using surveillance data, students create graphs and area maps to identify patterns and to draw conclusions about the spread of disease
Instructor
Questions?
Questions about the application process? Email them to precollege@iit.edu.