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Connections: A FREE Real world Education Program for High School and Middle School Students

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       Success stories  are featured on: 

  • Star Ledger of NJ
  • Daily Record  of Morris County
  • News12 New Jersey TV
  • NJN TV
  • NJIT's President Report/ Alumni Magazine/ Vector  
  • Asbury Park Press 
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Year-round programs for high school and middle school students
AT NO COST FOR ALL STUDENTS
 
 
 
 
Fall 2008 Program
Register online at
From Saturday Oct 4, 2008 until Dec 13, 2008
Central Location: KUPF 211 at NJIT
11-2PM HS Beginners, 11-12PM Middle school and 11-2PM HS Advanced
on weekly basis (every Saturday) except for Thanks giving holiday (Nov 28-30) 
 
            
Summer 2009 Internship Program
Register online at
July 1st through August 6th, 2009 Tu/Th from 10AM-4PM
including internships, hands-on training, field trips and sports
Opening Sponsors Showcase on Wednesday July 1, 2009
 
 

Watch our MS/HS Students Showcase and Interviews on NJN TV at:
Infotech Showcase
NJN News
December 7, 2007 (View Video)

 
Watch HS Connections Champions on
  
News12 NJ
August 13, 2007 

          
Newark, NJ
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Our Objectives
 
 - Knowledge Enrichment: Using real world scenarios and professional mentorship to enrich students’ knowledge & skills in a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary areas of science, technology, engineering and math.
 

- Learning by doing: Practicing existing high school curriculum in solving real world problems via project-based learning.
 

- Personality Development: Building professionalism, confidence, leadership, social, communication and presentation skills in high school students through very engaging roles and exposure to truly real world environments in conjunction with one-on-one and group-based training and advisement.
 

- Boosting Motivation: Creating an exciting learning environment where education is relevant, challenging, enjoyable, friendly, responsive, collaboration-driven and not lacking social elements and fun.
 
 

- Facilitating Creativity: Encouraging pro-active approaches and innovative thinking as students become major players in significant real world projects.
 
Contact Information
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Osama Eljabiri
Director of CCS Capstone Program and HS Connections Program
Tel (Cell):                973-981-1049        
E-mail address: oe2@njit.edu or eljabiri@gmail.com