Zombie Apocalypse
In June of 2014, MaST Academy hosted a two-week summer camp at Canutillo High School for students entering 9th and 10th grades in Fall 2014.
This program provides an intensive teaching experience for MaST Scholars. It is designed and implemented by the Scholars to excite high school students about learning math and science and to help them see its relevance to their lives. The MaST Camp 2014: Zombie Apocalypse integrated math and science aligned to TEKS and College Readiness standards. Students learned:
- The biology of zombie symptoms,
- The chemistry of a zombie cure,
- The mathematics of contagion, and
- The engineering of survival!
Field trips to UTEP and White Sands National Monument and guest speakers from the Center for Disease Control and Nursing rounded out the summer camp program. Best of all, everyone survived the Zombie Apocalypse!
Thank you to ADP and Canutillo ISD as well as our many sponsors, hosts, and presenters. A special thank you to Canutillo Senior student volunteers, Paul Price and Sarah Dorado, and to our MaST Mentor Teachers, Ms. Marisol Beltran Del Rio and Ms. Dani Peña!