JROTC Outreach Programs
The Army’s presence at the NSC is strongly evident in its outreach to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) summer camp and in-school programs. The NSC is in partnership with the Army's Cadet Command to provide hands-on math and science training for high school cadets. The NSC provides curriculum and materials for 8 hours of activities (4 hours of science and 4 hours of math) that involves “learning by doing.” Cadets construct battery-powered cars, spinning coil motors, series and parallel circuits, flashlights, burglar alarms, telegraph keys, electromagnets, and engraving pencils, often using such simple materials as wire and paper clips. But it all comes down to the fact that they’re learning science, specifically basic electronics! Math activities consist of problem solving, role-playing, and modeling. The NSC provides the instructional material and supplies to participating camps across the nation. We also conduct Train-the-Trainer workshops annually at locations across the country. Nearly 2300 instructors have attended training sessions since 1993.
Summer Camp ProgrammThe NSC's JROTC Summer Camp program continues to be one of
the NSC's most successful outreach efforts.
Since 1993 over 244,400 cadets in more than 670 camps in 48
states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, American Soma, and
The In-School Math and Science Program (ISMSP) continues to
expand. Since 1998 the ISMSP has supported 1322 schools with over
264,445 cadets participating in the program.The ISMSP was established to provide the NSC's math and science
activities to high school JROTC programs and cadets who were unable to
attend summer camps. Due to the limited space for classroom activities
at military forts and camps, many of the JROTC schools have switched the
math and science activities from camps to in-school classrooms.
For additional
information, contact Russell Tipton at 706.791.2817; tiptonr@nscdiscovery.org.
| Program Manager Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Russell Tipton One 7th Street Augusta, GA 30901 |
| Phone: | (706) 791-2817 |
| FAX: | (706) 791-2442 |
| Email: | tiptonr@nscdiscovery.org |