Two Lenape High School students participated in a pre-college boot camp at Rutgers-Camden this summer.
Denisha Craig and Orin Nester are two of the 40 participants who prepared for college by living and studying at Rutgers-Camden. The three-week program ends on July 25.
Now in its fourth year, the Rutgers–Camden Aim High Academy is preparing and motivating rising 12th grade students to attend and succeed in college by providing an early introduction to a Rutgers learning and living environment. Participants lived in the Rutgers–Camden housing complex; attended college-level courses, engaged in SAT preparation workshops; and created civic engagement plans that address social issues in their communities or schools.
Led by the Rutgers–Camden Community Leadership Center, the boot camp delivered a unique living and learning experience that teaches students such vital life skills as compatibility, tolerance, self-discipline, and responsibility. The program, which included meals, is offered at no cost to the students.
The high school students interacted with current Rutgers students, who shared their personal experiences and served as mentors and counselors throughout the program. Rutgers–Camden professors also worked to prepare the South Jersey students for college.
