SPARK SMP offers a volunteer-run, rigorous mentorship experience connecting high school students with industry and academic experts on real-world STEM projects, fostering significant personal and professional growth.
The SPARK Summer Mentorship Program (SPARK SMP) connects motivated high school students with mentors from diverse fields, including industry experts, educators, and community leaders, primarily in the Greater Seattle area. This volunteer-run program offers hands-on learning experiences where students work on STEM projects, often focusing on areas like machine learning, robotics, data visualization, AI-driven educational tools, and accessibility in engineering education. Mentees gain valuable insights, explore career paths, and develop essential skills by contributing to real-world projects under the guidance of their mentors. The program emphasizes academic excellence, research and innovation, and continued growth, with past participants co-authoring research papers and competing in prestigious science competitions. Students are expected to demonstrate full attention and commitment to their projects, submitting detailed weekly status reports to their mentors and SPARK. The program aims to prepare students intellectually and emotionally for future academic and professional endeavors in STEM fields.
A typical day involves mentees working in labs or professional environments for a minimum of 25 hours per week, collaborating directly with their mentors on assigned projects, and submitting weekly status reports.
This program is ideal for highly motivated high school students in the Greater Seattle area who are serious about a significant time commitment to gain hands-on STEM research and project experience with professional mentors.
Multiple Locations in Greater Seattle area
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