FRESHMEN HIKE THROUGH MATC’S "LEARNING TO LEARN CAMP" TO BREEZE THROUGH COLLEGE
Unique three-credit course illustrates the importance of team building, study skills and goalsetting
WHAT: Madison Area Technical College’s (MATC) annual “Learning to Learn Camp” is a unique five-day seminar that offers hands-on activities to prepare new students for college and the challenges of the real world.
In a fun, relaxed environment, about 50 college professors, staff and high school counselors coach students from across the state in team-building, goal-setting and study-skills exercises designed to build confidence so students collect three college credits. They play games, such as Pictionary; design posters, create special projects and discover that their lives change in the process.
More information is available on the Web at: http://matcmadison.edu/cetl/camp
WHERE:
MATC Truax, 3550 Anderson, Madison, WI.
Visit “Learning to Learn Camp” headquarters – Room 377. Ask for Sandy Philip or Karen Anderson.
WHEN:
1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m., Wednesday • Pictionary
3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday • poster design
1 p.m. to 1:40 p.m., Thursday • special projects
WHO: Nearly 130 high school graduates starting their first semester of college at MATC on Monday, Aug. 27. (The number of participants has nearly tripled since its first year.)
WHY: Research shows that students who enroll in “success” courses are more likely to achieve career goals.
NOTE: MATC is available to 700,000 residents in portions of 12 counties.
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August 15, 2007
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