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Extended Studies Offers Summer Teen Camps

Local industry experts will guide students in exploring some of today's hottest careers June 20-Aug. 12.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A teenager checks out the Channel 6 News production studio during Teen CAMPX.
A teenager checks out the Channel 6 News production studio during Teen CAMPX.

San Diego-area teenagers are invited to rock their summer at one of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Summer Teen CAMPX Career Exploration Academies.

Offered from June 20–August 12, each camp session is held 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday-Friday, at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s College of Extended Studies/Gateway Centers.

PS3 giveaway and registration discounts

Students are invited to register for a Sony PlayStation 3 drawing by visiting . More information is also available by emailing [email protected] or calling 619-594-2517.

There is a 10 percent discount offered to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Research Foundation faculty and staff, as well as an additional 10 percent discount for registering for multiple camps or bringing a friend/relative.

Exploring careers

These exciting day camps provide high school students entering grades 9-12 with opportunities to:

  • Connect with experts
  • Aspire to new heights
  • Make new friends
  • Practice real-world career skills
  • eXplore new options for your future

At each weeklong career exploration camp, local industry experts will guide students in exploring some of today’s hottest careers. Teenagers will go behind-the-scenes, gain hands-on experience and get insider advice on the knowledge and skills they’ll need for success.

Career exploration camps will allow students to:

  • Tour the San Diego Sheriff’s Crime Lab and learn from an experienced crime scene technician at Whodunnit? Crime Scene Technology
  • Learn what it takes to be part of the creative process from TV news production studio industry experts at Channel 6 News and KPBS with Tune in: TV News Production 
  • From building rocket ships to microchips, find out about the exciting jobs in the field of engineering at Build it: Engineering Exploration
  • Go behind the scenes at Sony Online Entertainment, and learn the creative process of video game production from the experts at Level up: Video Game Design & Production
  • Tour the San Diego Superior Courthouse and participate in a mock trial to take on the role of an investigator, attorney, or judge with Justice served: Lawyers, Judges and More
  • Learn about helping people or animals, or working in a lab with In Demand: Options in Health Careers 
  • Learn what working in the entertainment business is really like for performers, and everyone behind the scenes of music tours, stage productions and event venues with Rock on: The Business of Entertainment

More about Teen CAMPX

Each five-day camp session is $299 (excluding any discounts), which includes instruction, tour transportation and a Friday lunch and fun activity.

Students who participate in Teen CAMPX will explore possible career options in a fun, hands-on environment, and will be able say to friends, “I’m going to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ this summer!â€

This is a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Research Foundation Program.

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