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Lab 304: West Virginia Governor's School for Math & Science

By Mike Youngren for West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Who says you never get anything from the government? If you’re from WV and you’re in the ninth grade and you have an interest and aptitude in science – you may be able to spend a couple of weeks each summer at Green Bank. The program is called The Governor’s School for Math and Science. Since 2005 over fifty pre-high school students from each of the state’s counties descend each summer upon the high tech intergalactic radio wave listening post in bucolic Pocahontas County.

Please Welcome to the Foundation Staff...

October 1, 2007 - The Foundation is pleased to announce that Ms. Laine Lybeck (NYSC Montana, 2003), has joined the Foundation staff as Director of Alumni Affairs and Development. Ms. Lybeck will facilitate substantial outreach to participants in Foundation education programs and will work closely with the National Youth Science Camp Alumni Association.


Announcements

December 6, 2008 - Staph applications are now being accepted

The Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for staph positions with the 2008 Foundation programs. Deadline for receipt is Sunday, January 20, 2008. (more)

National Center for Youth Science Education

The Foundation, with input from alumni, educators and architects, has developed a plan to construct a facility to house new programs for teachers and students. The proposed Center will be an energy-saving residential community capable of housing up to 250 students and an adequate number of staff members and visiting scientists. It will be constructed in a location chosen for natural attributes that promote program objectives. The quality of the diverse natural environment will be preserved for environmental observational research. The proposed Center will become a focal point for informal science education, one that will encourage and inspire youth to pursue scientific careers. The Foundation is seeking commitments for funding to build the facility. Companies and foundations are asked to become investors with West Virginia and the federal government in the funding of this facility segment by segment so as to give appropriate recognition to those who invest.


November 15, 2007 The Foundation has established the 2008 program calendar. Programs include the National Youth Science Camp and the West Virginia Governor's School for Mathematics and Science. More information about the Foundation's education programs is available online.

Press Release - July 9, 2006 The National Youth Science Foundation, Inc. and the Canaan Valley Institute have reached an agreement enabling the Foundation to acquire rights in the conservation and education reserve of the Canaan Valley Institute near Davis, West Virginia.

November 15, 2007 The Foundation and Governor Joe Manchin III of the State of West Virginia are excited to announce that applications are now available for the 2008 National Youth Science Camp. The 2008 NYSC will be held at Camp Pocahontas in the Monongahela National Forest near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the eastern mountains of West Virginia. Delegates to the 2008 NYSC will arrive in Charleston, WV, the State's capital, on Sunday, June 29, 2008, and will depart on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Delegates participate free of charge, transportation included.

Breakthrough: Science camp is world class For more than 40 years we have welcomed bright and curious young people from around the country and then wished them well as they set off for Bartow, home of the National Youth Science Camp.

Two students from each state spend a week under clear Pocahontas County skies. They have a chance to learn, eat, play and converse with some of the best scientists in many different fields. The professors have a chance to rekindle their own enthusiasm. The camp galvanizes the intellectual appetites of young people who are already interested in medicine, physics, chemistry or other fields, says Darrin Magee, a 1990 alum and executive director of the National Youth Science Camp Foundation. (more)

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