Programs
This program partners with Stanford University to provide a trial experience.
What is ALW - Intensive Law & Trial?
At the "Intensive Law & Trial" (ALW) program, students learn about this judicial concept involving evidence validity
What is hearsay?
This former NASA astronaut and engineer shared experiences from space missions during the National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM.
Who is Dr. Bernard Harris?
This unique medical workshop teaches students how to handle emergency situations when medical care is hours away.
What is "Outdoor Medicine" in the MED program?
In the "National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM" (EXS), students practice this forensic skill, analyzing patterns left at crime scenes.
What is bloodstain analysis?
In this program, students are taught to develop a startup mindset through ideation and crowdsourcing workshops.
What is BUS - National Youth Leadership Forum: Business Innovation?
During the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine & Health Care, students tour this famous medical trauma center as part of their training.
What is the UMD Shock Trauma Center?
This prominent entrepreneur and tech innovator shared insights on startup strategies and product ideation with students in the Business Innovation program.
Who is Reid Hoffman?
In the "Engineering" (ENG) program, students tackle this grand engineering challenge.
What is solving one of the 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering?
In the "Business Innovation" (BUS) program, students are taught this process used by entrepreneurs to test new product ideas quickly.
What is crowdsourcing?
In this program designed for young, forward-thinking students, participants navigate hands-on activities in fields like forensic science and robotics, using problem-solving skills to tackle mysteries such as the “Case of the Missing Map
What is the National Youth Leadership Forum: Pathways to STEM (PAT)?
Participants in the Game & Technology Academy take a trip to this city for a local attractions tour, enhancing their understanding of game design culture.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This FBI special agent provided insights into cybercrime investigations at the National Youth Leadership Forum: National Security.
Who is Special Agent James Smith?
Students in the "Aerospace Academy" (AER) engage in this exciting, hands-on challenge.
What is the Rocket Challenge?
The "Engineering" (ENG) program includes a lecture on this type of artificial intelligence technology, which simulates human brain networks.
What is neural networks?
In this immersive program, students develop technical skills across multiple software platforms, guided by industry leaders in game development, and explore creative processes within a structured curriculum.
What is the Game & Technology Academy (MGT)?
Aviation Academy students tour this iconic aerospace museum, where they explore exhibits on flight history and participate in immersive experiences.
What is Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum?
At the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine & Health Care, this renowned neurosurgeon discussed groundbreaking surgical techniques
Who is Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa?
In the JNL program, 7th and 8th graders create this kind of action plan to bring about positive community change.
What is the Voices of Change Action Plan?
This concept, taught in the "Game & Technology Academy" (MGT), focuses on coding basics for artificial intelligence using this introductory programming language.
What is Python?
This program, hosted at a prestigious university, focuses on technical and leadership skills in engineering, with students guided by PhD-level instructors and engaging in project management workshops to prepare for high-demand fields.
What is the Rice ELITE Tech Camp (RET)?
Students in the Veterinary Academy program participate in hands-on learning at this type of specialized facility to work with animals like lynx, coatis, and sloths.
What is a zoo or research facility?
This veterinary surgeon discussed exotic animal care at the Veterinary Medicine program
Who is Dr. Susan Brown?
The LAW program includes a major simulation that follows a case from the crime scene to the trial. What is this simulation called?
What is "From Crime Scene to Trial"?
In the National Security (NS) program, students learn about three primary fields of national security. Name all three.
What are diplomacy, intelligence, and defense?