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Video: Materials camp for teachers recap

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By staff on Feb. 18, 2010, 1:48 p.m.
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Some 30 teachers came to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials to conduct hands-on material science labs and learn more to take back to classrooms.

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Outreach programs encourage summer learning at Princeton .

Students of all ages and teachers from New Jersey and beyond will be engaged in a summer of learning on the Princeton campus, taking part in outreach programs on subjects ranging from basic computer skills to advanced scientific research. The following list offers a look at some of the University's educational outreach programs taking place this summer.

Outreach programs encourage summer learning at Princeton .

Students of all ages and teachers from New Jersey and beyond will be engaged in a summer of learning on the Princeton campus, taking part in outreach programs on subjects ranging from basic computer skills to advanced scientific research.

Outreach programs support summer of learning on campus .

From children's workshops to advanced scientific research, numerous outreach programs are supporting a summer of learning on the Princeton campus. Princeton students, faculty and staff are leading a range of programs this summer for elementary, high school and college students, as well as teachers from around New Jersey and beyond.

Outreach programs encourage summer learning at Princeton .

Students of all ages and teachers from New Jersey and beyond will be engaged in a summer of learning on the Princeton campus, taking part in outreach programs on subjects ranging from fusion energy to playwriting. Princeton students, faculty and staff will lead various programs designed to help elementary, secondary and college students build their academic skills and provide cutting-edge lessons that teachers can take back to their own classrooms.

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Materials camp lets science teachers bring real-world lessons to students .

Teachers in a new program at Princeton are learning about the fundamentals of materials science through experiments with some fundamental items: pennies, paper clips and sand.

Outreach programs encourage summer learning at Princeton .

Students of all ages and teachers from New Jersey and beyond will be engaged in a summer of learning on the Princeton campus, taking part in outreach programs on subjects ranging from American history and playwriting to clean energy and DNA.  

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University offers range of summer learning opportunities .

Although classes are no longer in session, the summer is a season of learning at Princeton University. Princeton students, faculty and staff will lead an array of on-campus programs for students and teachers from around New Jersey and beyond, with the goal of exposing them to cutting-edge research and building their skills in a variety of fields.

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