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Staying Sharp During Summer Break

You know the feeling: school’s out for the summer and you can’t wait to sleep in, hang out with your friends, and completely forget about school until September. But while it’s tempting not to crack open a book or review any of your lessons from the past school year, taking such a long break can lead to forgetting much of what you have learned. As a result, you may go into the next school year with lower knowledge levels than when you left. Here are some ways to prevent brain drain and stay sharp over summer break.

 

Read

Read, read, and read some more! Reading is one of the best ways to remain sharp over the long summer. It’s easy too, because you can bring a book or download it wherever you go. While it’s preferable to choose material that challenges you to think or introduces you to something new, all reading helps to keep your brain active. If you don’t have the materials you like to read at home, check out your local library. Whether you’re reading comic books or novels, try to make reading a priority.

 

 

 

On Topic

Staying on top of academic skills over summer vacation doesn’t have to feel like work. Instead, incorporate practice through games, day trips, journaling, and family time. You’ll be having so much fun, you’ll forget that you’re also helping yourself prepare for the school year.  

 

Play games. If you’re on trip — whether it’s by train, plane, or automobile — play word and number games. Call on the old standard, “I Spy with My Little Eye,” or mix it up by estimating the number of fast-food restaurants or gas stations you’ll pass. You can even look for words on signs and bumper stickers that begin with a certain letter. The variations are endless, and the distraction will make any trek go much faster.

 

Visit landmarks. Take some time to research local landmarks or important sites in your hometown and then visit them. Ideally, you would document your visit with a photo, drawing, journal entry — or some combination. The field trip will get you out of the house and allow you to learn more about your area. And who knows, you might even unknowingly give yourself a leg up on a future school assignment.

CAREER CORNER: EXPLORING STEM PROFESSIONS

CAREER CORNER: EXPLORING STEM PROFESSIONS

To help you on your journey to determine a career pathway, each month we'll highlight one STEM profession and how you might use that career to support and build your tribal community after earning your degree. Many career paths are worth exploring — even those you've never heard about. Keep an open mind as you learn about various options within STEM, and discover your path to opportunity.

Environmental Engineer

What they do:

Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

 

A person in this career:

  • Designs or supervises the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
  • Collaborates with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous-waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
  • Advises corporations or government agencies on procedures to clean contaminated sites and protect people and the environment.
  • Obtains, updates, or maintains plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
  • Serves as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on solid or hazardous waste program requirements and concerns.
  • Provides technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
  • Prepares, reviews, or updates environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
  • Develops site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
  • Inspects industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
  • Assists with the planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.

How can I use this type of career to help my community?

  • Manage the water, air, or soil quality for your tribal lands.
  • Serve as the tribal liaison with federal, state, or local agencies on issues on your tribal lands.
  • Collaborate with environmental specialists to address environmental problems for your Indigenous community.

 

AISES Career Hub and Opportunities Board have free online job and career resource information.

At the Career Hub job seekers can scan jobs, upload a resume or explore career resources by industry, state or job function. The Opportunities Board is a centralized hub of information with opportunities like scholarships, internships, and more. You can get access to complete, verified, and updated information that can help you grow your skills and expertise. What are you waiting for? Go to or g.

PK–12 STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

TruthFinder – San Diego, Calif.

The TruthFinder Women in STEM Scholarship aims to support and promote women pursuing higher education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The selected recipient(s) will receive a monetary award, which can be used towards tuition fees, books, research materials, or other educational expenses.

 

- Seattle, Wash.

TELUS International is looking for participants for an on-site Video Research Study to improve movement recognition in technology.

 

University of Minnesota Morris – Morris, Minn.

The University of Minnesota Morris offers tuition waivers to eligible American Indian students.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Save the date for “Responsibility and Repair: Legacies of Indigenous Enslavement, Indenture, and Colonization at Harvard and Beyond.” The program will be held at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute in Cambridge, Mass., on November 2–3, and broadcast online.

 

Applications for the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program are now open for the 2023 Fall Term. Applications are due Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 5 p.m. EDT.

 

Applications for the Community College Internships (CCI) Program are now open for the 2024 Spring Term. Applications are due Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 5 p.m. EDT.

 

Eager to learn how to craft your secondary applications as a MD/DO-PhD Applicant? Sign up to attend the July 20 APSA Webinar on secondary application tips.

 

Native Americans in Philanthropy

Help ensure that this survey is representative of current realities and priorities of Indigenous peoples.

GRADUATE/POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

Pondering the next step towards your dream career in marine science and engineering? Meet faculty, staff and current students in the MIT–WHOI Joint Program in Applied Science and Engineering at a virtual info session on July 24 from 4–5 p.m. EST.

 

Nominations are open through September 15, 2023 for The Alan T. Waterman Award, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Highest Honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF.

 

In collaboration with the FNWG,NINDS invites you to attend a public webinar on July 27 and to contribute to this critical planning effort to advance research in FN. Register for the webinar via the event page.

 

UCLA – Los Angeles, Calif.

SS2M is a new organization dedicated to providing guidance for pre-med students as they pursue medical school and beyond. We hope our free, virtual platforms, and easily-accessible resources will help pre-meds feel supported and connected to medical students who know what the process is like.

 

EnCorps Inc.

EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellowship

 

 

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