Love Engineering at Purdue, or LEAP, is a weeklong summer camp designed to expose middle school girls to career paths in engineering and technology. The camp will be June 11-15 on Purdue's West Lafayette campus. Girls will participate in hands-on activities such as reconstructing a computer from its components, designing and programming a robot and constructing a personal Web page. Participants also will be able to view several laboratories on campus and tour a local industrial manufacturing facility. The camp is offered by Purdue's Women in Engineering Program.
Youngsters attending the camp can choose a day-only or residential option.
The residential option will permit the girls to stay at Hillenbrand Hall from Sunday, June 10, to the closing ceremonies on Friday, June 15. A banquet for the girls and their parents will be included in the camp fees. Scholarships to help pay camp fees are available, based on financial need. Purdue hosted a similar camp last year. Applications require a completed form, a recommendation letter from a math or science teacher and a short essay from the student.