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June 8, 2007
SELINSGROVE, ( Pa. ) - Elementary school children can get a taste of college life this summer during Susquehanna University's Second Annual Summer Kids' College. The summer camp is open to all students who have completed grades 2-5. It is designed to challenge campers and develop creativity, critical thinking and cooperative learning skills through a series of high-interest, complex topics.
The Kids' College will be held from Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20. Campers may choose a two-session or three-session workshop package. The two-session package is $125 per student and will include the workshops "Around the World in Five Days" and "Mystery Mania." The three-session package will also include these two workshops, along with a third titled "Creativity Gone Wild!" The cost of the three-session package is $175 per student.
In "Creativity Gone Wild!," students learn how to develop and extend their creativity by applying fluent, flexible, original thinking skills to a variety of age-appropriate challenges. Sessions for campers who have completed grades 4 and 5 will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. daily. Students who have completed grades 2 and 3 will attend the workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. throughout the week.
"Around the World in Five Days" is a simulated travel experience that teaches students about the everyday lives and customs of other cultures. Hands-on activities will introduce campers to traditional crafts, local cuisine and the uniqueness of people throughout the world. Students who have completed grades 2 and 3 will attend the workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. each day, while students who have completed grades 4 and 5 will attend from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
"Mystery Mania" will transform campers into crime-scene investigators. Acting as detectives working a simulated crime scene, students will conduct hands-on forensic science tests to experience real-life applications of science and the rewards of scientific investigation. Campers who have completed grades 2 and 3 will attend the workshop from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. daily. Sessions for students who have completed grades 4 and 5 will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
All sessions will be held on the campus of Susquehanna University . Early drop-off is available between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. for a fee of $15 per child. Due to the interactive nature of the activities, sessions are limited to 15 campers each. For more information or to register, call the Office of Continuing Education at 570-372-4354 or visit www.susqu.edu/cem/community .
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Contact: Victoria Kidd
570-372-4119
#vk/5111#
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