STEAM

Short Film

$225$300 Skylar at Urbana Media

15 max

Students will spend the week producing and acting in a short film with the guidance and direction from seasoned professionals. This course will explore lighting, acting, filming, editing, and all other aspects of developing short films

FOOD & SCIENCE CULTURE

$35 Christopher McDonald

12 max Through the lens of science, come re-examine some of the common foods that have influenced world cultures How do you improve the texture of ice cream? Why is a french loaf chewy and cornbread crumbly? How did cheese-making affect lives and cultures across Europe and the Middle East? To answer these questions, we will need to prepare some of our own delicacies while examining the chemistry (and biology) involved Materials will be provided, but you might raid your home kitchen for a few basic pieces of equipment (mixing bowl, rubber spatula, etc)

Woodworking

$75$400 Scott Holland

10 max

We will go through the design, planning, purchase of materials, and making of a project that you will get to take home Examples include an outdoor couch or chair, a grilling table, or whatever you can dream up!

*This course fee will be paid the week of J-term when students purchase their materials Course cost depends on the type of project and materials needed,

Internships

SELF-DRIVEN INTERNSHIP

FREE No max

Do you have a career in mind but would really like to see what it’s like firsthand? A J-Term internship is an excellent opportunity to get a glimpse of what a career in that field looks like. This course is self-driven. Students must secure their own internship opportunities The goal of the internship program for J-Term is to allow you to gain valuable experience through a job shadow or internship After the internship has been secured, students will submit a form to Whitefield with the company contact information and a brief explanation of what the internship will entail This should be a structured program that the student completes over the full week of J-term and should last from 8:00 am-3:00 pm each day Internships must be a minimum of five full days Students will be required to fill out a daily journal form online that allows them to document their time at their internship. The daily journal forms must be completed by the end of the J-term week in order to receive credit for J-term