Tech Trek started at Whittier College in 2001. Campers from the Los Angeles metropolitan area and east attend the Whittier College program.
Whittier emphasizes hands-on learning using laboratory experiences. The atmosphere of the camp is very collaborative with emphasis on helping and learning from each other.
Core classes include anatomy, forensics, chemistry, robotics with coding, and neuroscience. Field trips typically include a visit to a medical school anatomy laboratory, while workshops include financial and college planning, exploring the properties of water and polymers, extracting DNA, learning about the chemical composition of common substances, and meeting some interesting women that have successful careers in STEM fields at Professional Women’s night.
2025 Camp Dates
June 15-21
Contact
Camp Director
Jonae Fedors
Jonae Fedors is a retired aerospace engineer with a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University. This is her 3rd year as director at Whittier. She had the privilege of working with Tech Trek alums at Lockheed and was very impressed with the impact the program made on their lives.
Resources
We use a tool called Waldo to share camp pictures. Campers selected to attend will receive a passcode via email.