Program Curriculum

• Year one, rising seventh graders will focus on learning about entrepreneurship and the skills necessary for individual success;
• Year two, rising eighth graders will focus on project-based learning and will develop the competencies needed to be an effective member of a team;
• Year three, as rising ninth graders, students will polish the skills acquired in the previous two summers with a capstone project that incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and sustainability.
The camp will be held June 11-22 at Notre Dame Downtown, 217 S. Michigan St., South Bend, bringing together 20 youth from four non-profit organizations within the City of South Bend: The Emerging Young Leaders Program, sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; La Casa de Amistad; the Freedman’s Academy sponsored by the 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend; and the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC).
Participating Notre Dame departments are Community Relations-ND Downtown, the Hesburgh Libraries, Multicultural Student Programs and Services, TRiO and RCLC.