Coming Up
July 24-29
Summer Explore Engineering
Sweet Briar College’s EXPLORE is a series of immersive pre-college, residential events for high school sophomore, junior and senior girls. Weekend events for various disciplines are offered in the fall and spring, and a weeklong for-credit engineering course is offered in the summer.
The EXPLORE series offers high school girls opportunities to investigate different fields of study in a small-class setting. Working in teams with Sweet Briar faculty and undergraduate students, high-schoolers work on creative and fun projects — whether they’re collecting carbon storage data from the forests on our campus or designing and building a wearable electronic device in one of our engineering labs. No prior experience or knowledge is required — it’s a chance to EXPLORE!
Outside of class, you’ll stay in one of our historic residence halls with Sweet Briar student mentors, experience the amenities on our beautiful campus, and get a taste of life as a college student.
Upcoming EXPLORE events include:
This course is offered for college credit.
Cost
The $950 course fee includes tuition, room and board, snacks, course supplies and a T-shirt. A non-refundable $200 deposit is due at registration, with the remaining balance due prior to the start of the program.
A limited number of scholarships are available for students interested in participating in the Summer Explore Engineering Design course but who have significant financial need. Scholarships are awarded at $475. Click to apply.
Registration
Register here. Space is limited to 20 participants and registration occurs on a rolling basis until the course is full. Only fully paid course registrations reserve your student’s seat. Unpaid registrations are placed on a waiting list until payment is received. Cancellations received before July 1, 2022, will be refunded without the deposit. Cancellations received on or after July 1, 2022, will not be refunded.
Questions
Please contact:
Erin Geiersbach
P | 434-381-6357
E | egeiersbach@sbc.edu
Schedule
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Check In
4 – 5:30 p.m.
Campus Tour
Optional
4:30 p.m.
Dinner
Program Begins
5:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, July 25-28, 2022
Classes and Group Work
Tour a local engineering company, interact with successful women engineers, and relax at the campus lake and pool. Main project: Design, build and test your own wearable tech. See example of previous projects See examples of previous projects here.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Course Overview and Project Exhibition (families invited)
You’ll show your family and friends your design work.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Lunch (families invited)
Noon – 1 p.m.
Check Out
1 – 1:30 p.m.