1. For Hcentral and HHigh students July 21-25, 2014

2. Who? Students entering 11th-12th grades in the 2014-2015 academic year
Students who identify as interested in science and/or math
Students who successfully complete and submit the application to a teacher or coordinator
Can accept up to 18 students

3. 2013 Zombie Campers and Staff

4. Where?
Camp takes place on the campus of Fontbonne University in Clayton
Buses transport students from and back to HCentral and HHigh
Students arrange their own transportation to and from HSD schools

5. When? July 21-25, 2014 Camp meets 9am – 3pm daily
Buses will pick up 7:45-8:00 (ish?) and drop off around 4pm

6. What? Activities in STEM: Epidemiology – transmission of disease
Computer Modeling – tracking an outbreak
Calculus (light, only algebra required) – how to beat the system
Ecology – vectors, predators and prey
Microbiology – growing bacteria
Chemistry/Physics – composition and movement of blood and bodily fluids
Technology – programming, GPS
Science Skills – observations, predictions, hypotheses
Anatomy – brain structure
Pathology – illness, scar tissue, wounds

7. What else? Composition Practice Zombie Tag (in gym)
Students keep a “zombie journal”
Zombie Tag (in gym)
Tour of Fontbonne Campus, cafeteria, dorms, etc
Emergency preparedness
See the CDC’s recommendations for a zombie outbreak (really!)
Culminating experience:
Student teams produce a public service infomercial about a zombie outbreak, using what they have learned

8. How Much?
Absolutely, 100% free to HSD and to students and their families
Includes
Transportation to and from Fontbonne (from HSD schools)
Lunch, daily (choice from on-campus dining M-Th, pizza F)
Snack, daily
T-shirt (see slides 1 and 3 for example)
All materials and supplies

9. How to Sign Up Get the application from a teacher or coordinator
Submit the application and the required essay back to the teacher or coordinator
Wait for confirmation from Fontbonne – will be mailed to students’ home addresses in May-June
Spaces are limited (18) – some students may not be admitted

10. Staff Camp Director Faculty: Staff:
Shannon Rapp, M.N.S., Senior Lecturer of Biology
Over 10 years experience with informal education programs and over 4 years as college instructor
Faculty:
Minh Truong, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
Yvonne Cole, M.S., Senior Lecturer of Biology
Staff:
Current undergraduate students and recent graduates of the Biology program at Fontbonne

11. See More:
Fox 2 story on 2013 camp:
2013 Student Videos: