1. The GEAR UP/STAR Summer Bridge Program
In partnership with
The College of Education,
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

2. What is the GEAR UP/STAR?
GEAR UP: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programming.
STAR: Students Training for Academic Readiness
GEAR UP/STAR helps introduce you to post-secondary opportunities, which are opportunities after high school

3. What is the GEAR UP/STAR Summer Bridge Program?
Fun activities in subjects that will help you be successful
Developed for you by your Faculty Fellows

4. The Summer Bridge Program includes:
The Summer Bridge Leadership and Communication Institute
The Summer Math Institute
The Summer Bridge
Science Institute
The Summer Spanish/
Eng/LA Institute

5. When and where will it take place?
June 23 – July 11: Rising 8th graders
June 30 – July 18: Rising 9th graders
First two weeks: at your school
(times TBA)
Final week: at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)

6. Summer Bridge Leadership and Communication Institute
Faculty Fellow:
Dr. Shawn Wahl

7. Institute Topics Leadership and communication skills
Getting ready for college
Teamwork
Motivation
Attitude
Computer and media literacy
Professionalism
Citizenship

8. The Summer Math Institute
Faculty Fellows:
Dr. Mufid Abudiab
Dr. Faye Bruun

9. 7th Graders going into 8th Grade
Campus Tour
Scavenger Hunt on Texas A&M Corpus Christi campus
Using Geometry Sketchpad on laptop computers
Hector P. Garcia Statue study
Math Survivor game

10. 8th Graders going into 9th grade
Campus Tour
Scavenger Hunt on Texas A&M Corpus Christi campus
Math Survivor game
Pythagorean Theorem using Baseball diamond
Transformations using “Momentum” statue

11. You’ll take a campus tour…

12. You’ll go on a math scavenger hunt

13. You’ll use technology with laptops and Geometry Sketchpad

14. You’ll study proportion using campus statues

15. You’ll play Math Islander Survivor (No one is “voted off” the island!)

16. Baseball…or the Pythagorean Theorem?

17. The Summer Bridge Science Institute
Dive In!
Faculty Fellows:
Ms. Sandra Cherniss and
Mr. Mark McNamara

18. Get immersed
in science research

19. Catch the Wave
Use exciting scientific equipment and investigate the Ward Island ecosystems.

20. Wade In!
Discover the fun of learning more about marine life and coastal processes.

21. "Sea" it for yourself!
Study the marine organisms living in Corpus Christi Bay.

22. Bring a parent...
Share the experience of science in action!

23. The Summer Spanish/Eng/LA Institute
¡Vamos! Let’s Go!
Faculty Fellow:
Ms. Deborah
Levensailor

24. España (Spain) La historia del español empieza aquí.
The story of Spanish
begins here.

25. Madrid La capital de España. The capital of Spain. Museo del Prado
La cultura y la tradición

26. Sevilla (Andalucía) La tierra de la feria, el baile sevillano,
y la música flamenca.
The land of the fair,
Sevillian dance and
Flamenco music .
El baile
La guitarra

27. El puerto de Santa María (The Port of the Santa María)
El viaje al nuevo mundo.
The voyage to the
new world.
El año de 1492
Niña, Pinta, y Santa María

28. El Caribe Cuba Puerto Rico República Dominicana The Caribbean
Spanish is spoken here

29. Florida Una palabra española que significa «flowered» en inglés.
A Spanish word that means “flowered” in English.

30. México
La conquista española.
The Spanish Conquest.

31. Los dos novios (The Sweethearts)
Popocatépetl y
Iztaccíhuatl
Sleeping Woman
Smoking Mountain
Active volcano Dormant volcano
(Activo) (Dormir = to sleep)

32. California San Diego San Diego, Texas Census 2000 highlights:
Seventh largest city in the U.S., by population;
city with the 10th largest population growth in the 1990s (1,223,400 people)
San Diego, Texas
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 4,753 people.

33. ¡Vamos a San Diego!
Let’s go to San Diego!

34. Texas

35. Two things my family and I have to be willing to do:
I will attend all three weeks
First two weeks: Leadership Institute at your school
Third week: Institute at TAMUCC
One or both of my parents will come to the last day of the institute at TAMUCC

36. How can I sign up?
Sign up with your principal or guidance counselor