Texas A&M Aggie STEM is currently holding their annual STEM camp in collaboration with Texas A&M’s College of Education & Human Development and College of Engineering.

The camp, created in 2006, works with teachers and schools to provide students with professional development activities and summer camps in various subject areas. This camp in particular was held for middle and high school girls, making it one of several of the school’s camps that focus on students developing their science, technology, engineering, and math skills.

Professor Robert M. Capraro, co-director of Aggie STEM, created the camp initially with the mission to help students with their math skills, but the camp quickly grew into other subject areas.

The camp more recently has pushed its focus on getting more young women involved in the STEM field.

Cy-Far High School Junior and attendee of the camp, Morgan Miller, spoke about what all these camps are doing for her.

“I really want to get a career in the STEM field, so I’ve gone to a couple other camps just to  see where in the STEM program I want to be […] Gaddis Girls is really focused on engineering, so I’ve been able to figure out this week if I want to pursue a career in engineering,” Miller said.
 
One of the main goals of the camp is to encourage students like Miller to pursue a STEM education and maybe even become a part of Aggie STEM at the university.

Throughout the camp students live on campus for the week, experience Aggie life and participate in lectures and hands-on activities.

Miller recommends the camp to other students that are curious to learn about potential career paths and are looking to make new friends.