Directorate of Human Resources
Army Education Outreach Program (AEOP)
Community Support Center
Bldg. 1520, Freedman Drive
301-619-2854
Mission
What skills are necessary for success in the workplace of the 21st century? And, do new entrants to the workforce, graduates of high school, two-year and four-year colleges have those skills?
The Fort Detrick Army Education Outreach Program (AEOP) through collaborative resources with the business community, educators, policy makers, students and their families will prepare for a vibrant economic future for our children and our nation.
Young people need a range of skills, both basic academic skills as well as ability in science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for the future workplace. How can the United States compete in a global economy if the entering workforce is made up of high school and college graduates lacking the skills they need? As the baby-boomers retire — taking their skills and knowledge with them — America and Fort Detrick as a business faces a shortage of available workers.
So, what are the solutions? Fort Detrick and AEOP believes that as a business, we must do our part to ensure students are well prepared to come and work for us. The education and business communities must work together to support and create an educational system that will prepare our elementary, middle, high school and college students to succeed. Business leaders must take an active role. But, Fort Detrick can do much more than that. As a leader we have created AEOP -- opportunities for young people, schools, and educators to obtain the skills they need. Fort Detrick partners with organizations and schools to provide programs such as internships, job shadowing programs and summer programs.
Fort Detrick invites parents, students and teachers in communities across America to become familiar with AEOP, and take advantage of its numerous STEM educational opportunities. This will ensure that America will continue to maintain its technological leadership in a globally competitive world.
AEOP Overview [PDF] 
AEOP Supporters
- US Army Garrison (USAG)
- 21st Signal Brigade
- Frederick Community College
- Frederick County Public/Private Schools
- US Army Center for Environmental Health and Research (USACEHR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Department of Defense/Navy (DoD)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
- Washington County Public Schools
- US Department of Homeland Security (USDHS)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Hood College
- Department of Defense/Army (DoD)
- US Medical Research and Materiel Command (USMRMC)
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Connections Beyond the Classroom
Connecting Fort Detrick
scientists, professionals,
and staff with educators
in the school system
Want to volunteer?
Sign Up Form [PDF]
If interested in teaching,
please E-mail Us.
Young Engineers and Scientists (YES) Program
Fort Detrick Young Engineers and Scientists Program (YES) - Students in 7th & 8th grades spend one week in a laboratory setting learning basic scientific principles.
Visit the YES Webpage.
Goals
The long-term goal will be to invite interested students to come back yearly for more sophisticated laboratory studies. Future plans call for an Intermediate and Advanced GEMS/YES to be established each successive year over the next 2 years. By 12th grade, students who complete these programs would be eligible to become "assistant mentors", and could continue to come back during college as a "near-peer" mentor or perhaps in a full-fledged research internship.
Purpose
- Cultivate curiosity and encourage students to take advanced courses in Mathematics and Science.
- Motivate students to pursue more rigorous and competitive courses.
- Offer opportunities for student interns to conduct research in a working laboratory.
- Provide active learning experiments that merge concepts with technical skills.
- Challenge students to reach their potential.
About YES
The concept is to have near-peer mentorship at the middle school/high school level in a summer science education enhancement program called Young Engineers and Scientists (YES). This program recruits accomplished local students at the high school and college level to serve as near-peer mentors armed with kits, tools, enthusiasm, time, talent and teacher-student developed curricula for exciting "hands on" science projects. The sessions are held in laboratories at Hood College to further enhance the learning experience. This in-school summer internship permits our USA Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), USA Center of Environmental Health Research (USACEHR), and the 21st Signal Brigade to share their knowledge and expertise with students and teachers in the schools.
Achievement Counts
The Achievement Counts Speakers Bureau is a growing cadre of dedicated volunteers from varying backgrounds and professions who talk with high school freshmen in their classrooms about where they want to go in life and how to get there. We emphasize of course: the more students Achieve, the more opportunity and options they will have.
If a teenager needed your advice, would you give it? They do...and you can.
With a limited time commitment (equivalent to 2 half days), you can influence and inspire 100 young people in your community high schools. Achievement Counts demonstrates the important connection between achievement in school and success in the workplace and in life.
Now make your experience COUNT
Visit the Achievement Counts website
Get the Achivement Counts flyer [PDF].
Volunteer and become a part of a growing cadre of dedicated professionals, who talk with high school freshmen in their classroom about where they want to go in life and how to get there!!!
Ready to be a speaker??? Excellent!!! It's a simple 3-step process
- Sign-Up
- Get Trained
- Pick the classroom where you want to speak
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
WHO WE ARE
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) prepares students to be the most innovative and productive leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and to make meaningful, pioneering contributions to our world. PLTW partners with middle schools and high schools to provide a rigorous, relevant STEM education. Through an engaging, hands-on curriculum, PLTW encourages the development of problem-solving skills, critical thinking, creative and innovative reasoning, and a love of learning. The PLTW middle and high school STEM education programs give students a brighter future by providing them with a foundation and proven path to college and career success in STEM-related fields. STEM education is at the heart of today’s high-tech, high-skill global economy. For America to remain economically competitive, our next generation of leaders must develop the critical-reasoning and problem-solving skills that will help make them the most productive in the world. PLTW sparks the ingenuity, creativity, and innovation within all of our students.
Adopt-A-School Program
Investing in the Future!
The Adopt-A-School Program is a Partner's in Education Program between Fort Detrick and Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS).
Fort Detrick and FCPS entered into an agreement to encourage employee community service supporting education through a tutoring/classroom volunteer program.
This program offers many opportunities for Fort Detrick employees to give time as volunteers in the FCPS. Participating units and agencies provide up to 90 minutes of time from the duty day, per week, per military member or civilian to participate in this worthy program. Military members and civilian employees must have supervisor approval to register and participate in the program.
Fort Detrick Adopt-A-School Program Seeks Volunteers
The Fort Detrick Adopt-A-School volunteer program offers many opportunities to give time as a volunteer in FCPS. Participating units and agencies allow up to 90 minutes of time from the duty day, per week, for military and civilians to participate in this worthy program. Students of all ages and backgrounds benefit greatly from community volunteers working in local schools. Make a difference and call the CLEOS Office at 301-619-3247 for more information, on how you or your unit can become involved in the Adopt-A-School Program!
Volunteer opportunity exists in almost every Frederick County Public School. We are especially interested in placing volunteers at Whittier Elementary, West Frederick Middle, and Frederick High School. These schools serve Fort Detrick students who attend CYSS Programs or live on the installation. Many parents are interested in volunteering in their child's school and this is usually an option for employees as long as the school is within a 15 to 20 minute drive of the unit or agency. Additional programs in need of volunteers are the English as a Second Language Program, FCPS Career and Vo-Tech Center (located at the Frederick Community College Campus) and the Child and Youth Services Whittier After School Homework Club located at Whittier Elementary.
Simple Steps to Becoming an Adopt-A-School Volunteer
- Call Child and Youth Services Liaison, Education and Outreach Services Director for program specifics at 301-619-3247.
- Contact your supervisor for approval to register in the program and participate during the duty day.
- Call 301-619-3247 to discuss placement in a school or program and set up an appointment for registration and training as an Adopt-A-School volunteer.
- Record your hours on the form provided at training and fax to 301-619-5108, at the end of each month.
