Today was Greece Apollo Career Exploration Day here at RIT! Last year set the bar really high for this event, as it ended up being my favorite event to participate in. Well, the kids this year did not disappoint!
For the event, about eighty 8th grade Apollo students who are advanced in science and/or math visit the RIT campus to see two presentations: 1 in imaging science, and 1 in hospitality/nutrition. They then get to take a campus tour and then eat at Gracie's. This year we were privileged to have Admissions' support with the tour - they actually offered up their Brick City Ambassadors, who are really top-notch!
As for the presentations themselves, they are such a blast with these kids. They actually listen intently to all the background and descriptions of imaging science, and interact a lot when I ask questions of them. And then of course there's the FLIR thermal camera, which never fails. The girls have even seen it before, as this was the same school that did the Non-Traditional Occupations Day that I participated in - and knowing what it was seemed to make them even MORE excited. I had a couple kids really go to town spreading ice on themselves in front of the camera, too - it was a riot!
The kids were so into it that I didn't have enough time to go into the About Me part of my presentation - which, although it's too bad to have missed out on, I am perfectly glad about because of the reason why. The kids were so interactive, asking and answering so many questions, I can't possibly be disappointed by running out of time. Though, a number of them were - in the evaluations they filled out at the end of the day, a number of write-in responses said they wanted more time in the imaging science workshop - which I think is great!!!
For the event, about eighty 8th grade Apollo students who are advanced in science and/or math visit the RIT campus to see two presentations: 1 in imaging science, and 1 in hospitality/nutrition. They then get to take a campus tour and then eat at Gracie's. This year we were privileged to have Admissions' support with the tour - they actually offered up their Brick City Ambassadors, who are really top-notch!
As for the presentations themselves, they are such a blast with these kids. They actually listen intently to all the background and descriptions of imaging science, and interact a lot when I ask questions of them. And then of course there's the FLIR thermal camera, which never fails. The girls have even seen it before, as this was the same school that did the Non-Traditional Occupations Day that I participated in - and knowing what it was seemed to make them even MORE excited. I had a couple kids really go to town spreading ice on themselves in front of the camera, too - it was a riot!
The kids were so into it that I didn't have enough time to go into the About Me part of my presentation - which, although it's too bad to have missed out on, I am perfectly glad about because of the reason why. The kids were so interactive, asking and answering so many questions, I can't possibly be disappointed by running out of time. Though, a number of them were - in the evaluations they filled out at the end of the day, a number of write-in responses said they wanted more time in the imaging science workshop - which I think is great!!!
Some other highlights from the evaluation write-ins:
Q: If you were to make a change to this workshop, what would it be? (36 total write-ins)
"I would make no change because it was excellent !"
"Nothing. I plan on taking Imaging Science in College at RIT!!!!"
"Nothing" x 15, with even 1: "absolutely nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!1" (which I think counts for more than 1, don't you?)
Q: With regards to the tour: Did you have a favorite part? Least favorite part? Share your thoughts. (36 total write-ins)"My favorite part was Gracy's, because the area was really cool. I didn't like how it was so hot when we were walking."
"Favorite Was Art, Least Was Walking"
"food"
"Favorite: Talking about fun activities. Least Favorite: Walking in the sun."
"i didnt like walking outside and all the stairs"
"buffet, the sun."
"my favoorite part was seeing cool stuff. my least favorite part was the walking"
"i wasn't paying attention cuz im stupid :/"
"My Favorite part of the tour was the activity center with the track field and basketball courts. My least favorite was the burning sun beating on us during the tour."
"i liked the cafeteria but not the walking."
And last but not least, my personal favorite: "I really enjoyed the imaging program."
Q: How would you rate your lunch at Gracey's? (24 total write-ins)
"i ate 4 plates of food you tell me how i thought it was."
"FOOD WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! And no im not just saying this because i am fat. i devoured everything so you tell me how it is"
Q: What was your favorite part of your visit to RIT, other than lunch? (49 total write-ins)
"My favorite part if my visit was the imaging science workshop, it was very interesting to know that it is one of the better jobs in that area to have."
"lunch"
"imaging workshop" x 10
Q: Did you see any potential career connections from your experiences at RIT? Any in particular that you can think of? (34 total write-ins)
"imaging science" x 5
+ 1 "yes, instead of going for a medical career in strong, i hope to go for imaging science if my parents agree."
"If I had to be one of the careers it would be obserd scary and awful."
So overall...
| How would you rate the Imaging Science Workshop? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| answered question | 52 | ||
| Response Percent | Response Count | ||
| Excellent |  | 71.2% | 37 |
| Good | | 21.2% | 11 |
| Fair | | 5.8% | 3 |
| Poor | | 1.9% | 1 |
I'm going to go ahead and put this day in the "Win" column.
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