This is a 3-week residential program and the University of Connecticut for young people entering the last two years of their high school experience, providing opportunities to participate in creative projects under the supervision of university mentors. Brings together 7th grade students for a longitudinal study of various habitats throughout the region. Bringing students together in an interdisciplinary study of the impact of immigration. This project will stimulate over 200 middle school students' creativity as they explore alternative ways of both seeing and describing the world that they live in and would like to live in. The New Futures program is our new year round youth initiative for local students aged 14-21.
Students participate in teambuilding, portfolio development, and employment activities.
The program not only provides paid summer jobs, it is an opportunity for students to understand the link between work and school. During the school year, students continue to enhance the skills acquired during the summer.