An experience that goes beyond traditional classroom learning to teach students about medicine, STEM careers, and innovation. Investigate the risk factors of vascular disease; learn how to recognize symptoms and react to stroke and heart attack; and explore current neurovascular treatments. Tour our unique facility, see 3D printers and models, practice operating on our surgical simulator, and participate in activities which highlight the engineering design process.
– Offered year-round for groups of up to 25 people in grades 7-12.
Do you have students who want to learn about stroke and heart attack? Or try a medical simulator? Or see a 3D printer in action? Or hear from health and science professionals about potential careers? Here at the Jacobs Institute, we make it happen! Our 2.5-hour Brain Boot Camps educate and inspire.
The Jacobs Institute’s Brain Boot Camp provides a special opportunity to teach students about heart attack and stroke, the signs & symptoms, treatments, and more. We customize our programs to teach students about what educators want to highlight! Students will also learn how to work a medical simulator, see a 3D-printed heart, watch a pre-recorded medical procedure (if appropriate), do fun engineering activities, learn about healthier fast food options, hear from professionals in STEM and healthcare, and tour our unique facility.
If you are interested in requesting a Brain Boot Camp, please sign up for our email list to learn when dates are available. If you have questions please contact Jessica Martensen, Education Coordinator, at education@jacobsinstitute.org.
The requests are limited to one per school. We ask for no more than 25 attendees per tour, including chaperones. Please note that the Jacobs Institute does not cover any costs or provide any transportation or refreshments.
We are excited to have you and your students visit in the upcoming school year!
“The kids were so impressed with all the cutting edge technology happening right here in Buffalo. A mom of one of the girls from the trip thanked us because she actually had a whole conversation with her teenage daughter. Her daughter wanted to tell her all about it!” Teacher, Hamburg Health Science Academy
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