The Saturday Academy:
The Saturday Academy
Workshops for the GEAR UP Class of 2020 and their parents.
Date/Location
Student College &
Career Workshops
(10 AM-12 PM)
November 19
Wor-Wic
Community
College
December 10
Salisbury Middle
School
January 7
Salisbury Middle
School
Feb 11
Salisbury Middle
School
(10 AM-11 AM)
“It’s HOT in Here!
Thermoregulation in Mice”
Explore how different environmental temperatures influence
metabolic rate in mice.
“Tool box for College”
Information parents need to know on
how to start their children on the right
path to college
“Financial Planning for College”
“Zombie Anatomy”
Come explore and dissect the
brain, the eye and more!
“Bugs… Bugs… Bugs:
The Microbial World”
Students will observe pure
cultures of bacteria, make smears
of bacteria on microscope slides,
stain their smears, and observe
their bacteria under a microscope.
“Math in Motion”
Participants will engage not only
their minds, but also their bodies
as they explore mathematics.
March 11
“The Webs We Weave”
Wor-Wic
Community
College
Examine the interconnectedness of
Food Chains & Food Webs.
.
GEAR UP Parent
Session 1
FAFSA, scholarship information,
the Wicomico County Scholarship
program
“Academic Opportunities
at WWCC for parents”
An overview of Wor-Wic’s credit and
continuing education courses
Registration Form
Student Name _______________________________
GEAR UP Parent
Session 2
(11 AM-12 PM)
Address ____________________________________
____________________________________
Home Ph.______________ Cell Ph. _____________
“Tour the Campus”
E-Mail ______________________________________
Visit the campus centers for
the various degree programs
offered.
School _______________
“Exploring Naviance”
______ I will need bus transportation to the workshops.
Learn how to use this online
tool to help your child build
a plan towards College and
Career.
Parents: Please check the session(s) which you and/or
child plan to attend:
“Exploring Naviance”
Learn how to use this online
tool to help your child build
a plan towards College and
Career.
Transportation may be available for students and parents.
November 19
Student ___ Parent Session 1 ___ Parent Session 2 ____
December 10
Student ___ Parent Session 1 ___ Parent Session 2 ____
January 7
Student ___ Parent Session 1 ___ Parent Session 2 ____
“Dual Enrollment-Starting
College Early”
Learn how your child can earn
college credits in high school.
“Academic Assessments”
What you need to know about
upcoming testing: PARCC, HSA,
PSAT, AP, SAT and Accuplacer
For questions, contact: Jacqueline H. Leggett
(410)677-5994; [email protected]
“Wicomico County
Academic Programs”
An overview of the Career
Technology Education (CTE)
and Advanced Placement
(AP) Programs
“Wicomico County
Summer Programs”
An overview of the Summer
School original credit options
and GEAR UP enrichment &
academic camps
Feb 11
Student ___ Parent Session 1 ____ Parent Session 2 ____
March 11
Student ___ Parent Session 1 ___ Parent Session 2 ____
_______________________________________
Parent / Guardian Printed Name
________________________________________
Parent / Guardian Signature
Return to:
 the GEAR UP mailbox in your school’s front office
 or scan/email to [email protected]
STEM related college
exploration workshops for
GEAR UP high school
students; college preparation
for and their parents
Thinking, Planning
and Working
Toward Your Future