LEADERSHIP RETREAT

High School students enrolled in the UNC Chapel Hill MSEN Pre-College Program participate in an annual weekend retreat hosted by the NC - Mathematics and Science Education Network (MSEN) State Office. The retreat workshops and activites are led by Pre-College coordinators, parents, and workshop leaders. At the leadership retreat, the students discover their personal leadership style. They also discuss pertinent issues facing leaders today, as well as the responsibilities they face. The leadership retreat features a keynote speaker, interactive group sessions, and workshops that allow the students to uncover and develop their leadership skills. To view photos click here.

SATURDAY ACADEMY

During the academic year, the students enrolled in the UNC Chapel Hill MSEN Pre-College Program attend 7 to 15 Saturdays of enrichment instruction between October and April. The Saturday Academy enrichment classes are taught by certified teachers in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Orange County area and UNC Chapel Hill professors and graduate students who have been specially selected to serve our students' needs. Students attending the Saturday Academy enrichment program arrive on campus at 8:00 am and attend class until 2:00 pm. The purpose of the classes is to cover topics that enrich and support the classes that the students are taking in school. In addition, the classes expose the students to ideas and concepts that may be missing from their regular curriculm or that may stimulate their career interest.

SCIENCE DECATHLON

Science Decathlon is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting science education by organizing competitive, hands-on science based tournaments throughout the United States. Each Science Decathlon tournament is made up of ten Team Events and up to four Pilot Events which sports names like Bridge/Tower Breaking, Mousetrap Cars, Robotics, Water Rocketry and Ick!Thyology.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION

Each year, to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., the UNC Chapel Hill MSEN Pre-College Program hosts a Martin Luther Kirg, Jr. program. Participation in the Martin Luther King, Jr. program gives the UNC Chapel Hill MSEN Pre-College students an opportunity to develop and exhibit their public speaking and creative skills. The speeches and creative pieces must follow and meet certain guidelines, as well as be related to the program's theme.

CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (CIAA) TOURNAMENT HIGH SCHOOL DAY

For high school juniors actively participating in the UNC Chapel Hill MSEN Pre-College Program, the program sponsors a day trip to the CIAA High School Day. The goals of the CIAA High School Day event is: to provide high school students with an opportunity to converse with and receive materials from counselors/recruiters representing the tweleve colleges and universities in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, to provide high school students with the opportunity to listen to a motivational speaker regarding crucial topics facing young people today, such as drug awareness, self esteem and the importance of academics, and to allow high school students an opportunity to experience the excitement of a CIAA basketball game.

EXPANDING YOUR HORIZON
FOR 7TH GRADE GIRLS

Expanding Your Horizon is an opportunity for 7th grade girls to come together for an one-day symposium. The symposium is presented by outstanding women in science, math and engineering. The 7th graders talk with the role models about their education, their careers, and their future plans. The goals of Expanding Your Horizon workshop is to promote self-esteem, instill self-confidence, and inspire feelings of competency in the students.

NC-MSEN DAY

Each spring, students from all the NC MSEN Pre-College Programs gather for a day of activities and competition. The students compete in mathematics and science test intended to strengthen test-taking abilities and to increase their problem-solving skills. The students also participate in oratorical and written competitons designed to enhance their oral and written expression by combining math, science, and communication skills learned throughout the year. The most popular events of NC-MSEN DAY are the hands-on engineering and design competitions, these competitions involve planning, building and testing bridges, towers, bottle rockets, and egg drop devices. Students are recognized at the end of the day with first, second, and third place medals at an Awards Ceremony.

UNC CHAPEL HILL PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM AWARDS DAY

The Awards Program is held at the end of the school year on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The purpose of the program is to recognize the talents and accomplishments of the students, teachers, and parents from each participating UNC Chapel Hill NC-MSEN Pre-College Program school. Awards are given for academic excellence and for outstanding students at each school.

UNC CHAPEL HILL PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM

The UNC Chapel Hill NC-MSEN Summer Program targets both middle and high school students. In the middle school classes students explore their interests in the fields of science and math in challenging interactive explorations during the hands-on activity-driven science and math classes and special events. In the high school classes students strengthen their SAT math and verbal skills as well as their science research techniques.