Calvin to Host 100+ Local Students

June 12, 2007 == MEDIA ADVISORY

Full story see http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2006-07/step-conference.htm

From 3 pm on Friday, June 15 -- when they move into the Calvin College
residence halls -- through the conclusion of the 11:30 am worship service on
Sunday, June 17, 100-plus seventh through 10th graders from all over West
Michigan will be having their first real-life college experience.

It's called the Striving Toward Educational Possibilities (STEP) conference,
and it's been going on at Calvin for 14 years.

STEP is a three-day potpourri of classes, workshops and fun activities all
focused on encouraging children who attend core city churches and schools in
Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland and Kalamazoo to pursue post-high school
education.

"We're trying to expose students to college life in three days, essentially,"
says Amy Maffeo, the program coordinator for the Calvin office of Pre-College
Programs and the organizer of STEP. We're giving them a taste of residence
life, academic life and just all-around student life."

STEP attendees live in Calvin dorms, under the supervision of resident
assistants, and attend their choice of biology, psychology, literature,
language or other classes.

The theme of the 2007 conference is “How can you have wings and not fly?”

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Received on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:28:58 -0400