 KCI welcomes the newest addition to our
family, the outstanding high school math/
science CAPP STEM program. Components of
the program include summer science camp with
hands-on work in robotics, electronics, model
bridge testing, and Web design; summer internships
at NASA and at local science and technology
industries; and high school course work in
algebra and physics.
California
Academic Partnership Program
for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- The CAPP program, formerly directed
by Dr. Ed Landesman and
the Collaborative for Higher
Learning, is now administered
by the Krause Center for
Innovation at Foothill College.
This highly successful,
inspirational program is
now in its fifth year.
CAPP in the news
- Our
latest adventure sent 100
of our local CAPP students
to UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering,
where they assembled & programmed the
NanoMouse Robot designed and manufactured to spec
by UCSC
Engineering Honor Society and constructed
cantilevered buildings out of toothpicks and clay...Read
more...
Target
students
-
The program targets high school students
from underserved communities
with average grades. 
- The goal is to provide students
with support to become
successful in pursuing math, science
and engineering programs
in college and, ultimately,
math, science and engineering
careers.
Partners
- Foothill and DeAnza
Colleges
- Collaborative
for Higher Learning
- Los
Altos High School in Los
Altos
- Yerba Buena and James
Lick High schools in East
Side Union High School district
in San Jose
- Lockheed-Martin
- Tech Museum of Innovation
- Stanford Summit
- NASA
- UC Santa Cruz DEEP
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