Project PROA hosts summer bridge camp for HS students, incoming freshmen
Northern Marianas College’s Project PROA (Promotion Retention Opportunities Advancement) is proud to announce the completion of Camp PROA, a two-week summer program that prepares high school students for college success while allowing them to strengthen their ties to their cultural heritage with various activities and field trips.
The program was open to current high school students and recent graduates who self-identify as Pacific Islander or Asian American, per grant requirements. Camp PROA was aimed at helping students be college and career ready through various engaging activities and opportunities in STEM fields and more.
The camp was held at Kagman Community Center in collaboration with the Division of Youth Services from July 1 to 12, 2024 on Saipan and Northern Marianas College Tinian Center on Tinian, simultaneously.
Project PROA is working to expand its partnership with agencies across the CNMI to improve student college and career readiness by providing students with engaging activities and opportunities in various STEM fields. In the morning, participants explored each academic program offered at Northern Marianas College, which gave them a good overview of their options. In addition, participants connected with a panel of current and recent graduates of each program, which provided first hand insights into the programs and expectations of college. In the afternoon, participants visited partnering agencies to learn about potential career paths in the CNMI.
Partnering agencies on Saipan include all NMC programs and offices (Office of the President, Office of Institutional Advancement, Financial Aid Office, Science Math Health and Athletics Program, Criminal Justice Program, Natural Resource Management Program, School of Education, School of Business) and partners from the Division of Youth Services, CREES-Family Community Youth Development, Taniguchi Ruth Makio Architects, U.S. District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands, Division of Coastal Resource Management, Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, Friends of the Mariana Trench, Tupu Cane Juice, and Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.
Project PROA is a federally-funded program under the U.S. Department of Education’s Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution grants and serves both high school and college students. (PR)
Participants of Camp PROA, a summer bridge camp hosted by Project PROA at Northern Marianas College, recently completed a two-week program on Saipan and Tinian that helped them prepare for college while learning about their cultural heritage. The participants, who consisted of high school students and graduates, also took part in career field trips, activities, and lectures that helped them gain experience in various fields within criminal justice, business, education, natural resource management, and STEM.
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