North Dakota Governor's School
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North Dakota Governor's School, a member of the National Conference of Governor's Schools
, is a six week tuition free program offered to North Dakota high school students. It is a residential honors program offered during the summer for motivated students interest in math, science, business and the arts. The program starts in June and continues through the early part of July.
, science
, computer science
, performing arts
, English, and visual arts
.
level math problems. In addition to working with math, they also work in the area of computer sciences. At the end of the program they are required to write a paper regarding a specific area inside of computer sciences.
at the university
. Typical areas of interest for mentorship include biology
, chemistry
, computer sciences
, and microscopy
.
Over the course of the six weeks, the student will work with their mentor on a project that either the mentor or student chooses. At the end of the six weeks, the student then gives a presentation accompanied by a PowerPoint
to a group of students and adults on what has been a part of their project and what they have learned. In 2008, the science division at the North Dakota Governor's School decided upon also including a poster sharing session with their presentations.
. They perform their play for many of the cities or areas that members of the performing arts area come from.
Also, as a part of Life and Leadership, students spend one weekend in the local community spending their time volunteering to help out local organizations.
and one weekend canoe
ing on the Crow Wing River
, also in Minnesota.
National Conference of Governor's Schools
The National Conference of Governor's Schools is a United States national organization committed to establishing, supporting, and enriching summer residential governor's school programs...
, is a six week tuition free program offered to North Dakota high school students. It is a residential honors program offered during the summer for motivated students interest in math, science, business and the arts. The program starts in June and continues through the early part of July.
Areas of study
Areas of study for the North Dakota Governor's School include mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
, English, and visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
.
Mathematics
Students involved with the mathematics program at North Dakota Governor's School working together as a group on collegeCollege
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level math problems. In addition to working with math, they also work in the area of computer sciences. At the end of the program they are required to write a paper regarding a specific area inside of computer sciences.
Sciences
Students involved with the science program at North Dakota Governor's School choose and work with a mentorMentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
at the university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Typical areas of interest for mentorship include biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, computer sciences
Computer Sciences
Computer Sciences can refer to:*The general field of computer science*Computer Sciences Corporation, the Fortune 500 Information Technology company...
, and microscopy
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
.
Over the course of the six weeks, the student will work with their mentor on a project that either the mentor or student chooses. At the end of the six weeks, the student then gives a presentation accompanied by a PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint, usually just called PowerPoint, is a non-free commercial presentation program developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite, and runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X operating system...
to a group of students and adults on what has been a part of their project and what they have learned. In 2008, the science division at the North Dakota Governor's School decided upon also including a poster sharing session with their presentations.
Computer Science/Information Technology
Students involved in the computer science program learn how to write html, videogames, and general computer programming. This is a branch off the Math program and took the place of the Business program in 2009. For 2010 the program title has been changed to Information Technology.Performing arts
Students involved in performing arts spend their time in the program studying and being actively involved in areas of performing arts including singing, dancing, and acting. They work continuously on a play throughout the six weeks and are integrated into all aspects of a play including the set design and acting inside of the play.The last week of the program the students involved in performing arts take their play on tour across the state of North DakotaNorth Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. They perform their play for many of the cities or areas that members of the performing arts area come from.
English Studies
An intense study of the English language. This program is only three weeks. In the duration of the program, students receive lectures on the subjects of literature, creative writing,linguistics, multimedia, the teaching of English, and other assorted topics. Students create three magazines by the end of the three weeks and their presentations involve reading aloud one of the pieces written during the programLife and Leadership
Life and Leadership (or L & L) is an activity that all students of the North Dakota Governor's School program attend put on by the NDSU Center for 4H. This activity takes place every morning before classes for approximately an hour and fifteen minutes. In this activity, the students learn life skills, gain trust, build teamwork abilities, and discuss issues concerning teenagers today.Also, as a part of Life and Leadership, students spend one weekend in the local community spending their time volunteering to help out local organizations.
Other activities
Students also are a part of other various activities. They spend one weekend at Valleyfair in MinnesotaMinnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and one weekend canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
ing on the Crow Wing River
Crow Wing River
The Crow Wing River is a tributary of the Mississippi River approximately in length. The river arises in a chain of 11 lakes in southern Hubbard County, Minnesota and flows generally southeast, entering the Mississippi at Crow Wing State Park, northwest of Little Falls, Minnesota. Its name is a...
, also in Minnesota.