CCIU offering career-focused summer camps

As winter continues its frigid grip on the region, perhaps thoughts of summer camp will offset the cold. And even if they don’t, it’s not too early to line up enriching summer activities for students, says the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU).

Summer Career Academies are not your normal summer day camps for kids. These hands-on programs, focused on topics ranging from robotics to animal science, are created to captivate students entering grades six through nine and provide them with the opportunity to explore career passions in professional learning labs with experienced professionals, said a CCIU press release.

Offered in weeklong sessions from late June through early August, Summer Career Academies are full-day programs, which run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and include lunch. The weekly cost for most of the programs is $55.

Students can choose from a variety of topics focused on careers. They include advanced manufacturing, animal science, automotive service and collision, commercial and graphic arts, computer networking, cosmetology and barbering, culinary arts, electronics and robotics, engineering technology, game design, health careers, mobile app coding, law enforcement, and more.

Some of these offerings, such as “My Big Idea,” give students the opportunity to invent and develop a concept over the course of the week and present it at the end to a panel of judges – a format similar to the popular TV show “Shark Tank.” The “Girls Exploring Their Future Academy” introduces girls to career paths in fields that are traditionally encouraged for boys, such as electronics and robotics, automotive technology, and video game programming.

Another special program is the newly-redesigned Culinary Arts Academy. There is limited seating in this advanced program, which costs more than the other academies at $155 for the week.

Academies are offered this summer at two convenient locations in Chester County: Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine Campus in Downingtown and TCHS Pennock’s Bridge Campus in West Grove. In the past, TCHS Pickering in Phoenixville has also hosted the program, but due to building renovations scheduled for this summer, TCHS Brandywine will serve those students from the northern end of the county this year.

Space is limited, so students and parents interested in taking advantage of this unique and affordable opportunity should register soon. For more information and to register for Summer Career Academies, visit www.cciu.org/summer.

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