Post by newsfeeder on Jul 5, 2006 8:01:00 GMT -5
School let out two weeks ago and the kids are bored already, you say?
There's still time to sign up for summer programs that will stimulate youngsters' minds and spark their creativity, but without the hassle of exams and term papers.
There are still openings in a traditional nature camp, a day camp that covers subjects as varied as animal science and woodworking, and a college residential program for artists and theater students.
Here's what you need to know:
Camp Hollis
Sponsor: Oswego City-County Youth Bureau
Where: On Lake Ontario west of Oswego
When: Seven Sunday-through-Friday coed camping sessions. They began Sunday and run through Aug. 18.
Who: Ages 8 to 14
Cost: $20 to $80, depending on family income
Registration: Fill out applications online at www.oswegocounty.com/youth/hollis or call 349-3241.
What's happening: The county-run residential camp celebrates 60 years this year with its traditional mix of arts and crafts, nutrition, athletics, aquatics, hiking, drama and group activities. The camp takes 50 boys and 50 girls each session.
James Farfaglia, the camp administrator, said there are still openings for boys in most sessions. The Aug. 13 to 18 session still has openings for girls.
A session for 13- and 14-year-olds July 30 to Aug. 4 allows students to focus on two
areas of interest, such as sports or wilderness survival.
Camp Hollis hews to the traditional camping experience, without the computers and other technology some camps offer.
"One thing we emphasize is connecting to nature and each other," Farfaglia said.
Summertime on Campus
Sponsor: Oswego County BOCES
Where: BOCES campus in Mexico
When: Two sessions, Monday to July 14 and July 17 to 21
Who: Students entering fourth through 12th grades
Cost: $67 per class, plus materials fees where applicable
Registration: Deadline is Friday; call 963-4462.
What's happening: Learn to build a robot, bake bread, solve crimes or explore the arts in this 10-year-old program. There are 21 three-hour morning or afternoon classes, including Science in Your World, a new program aimed at girls in seventh through ninth grades.
Ronald Camp, head of BOCES career and technical education, said the program is a partnership with Cornell University's science department.
"It's designed to pique (girls') interest in science," he said. "We tend to lose them between middle school and high school."
Cornell graduate students will teach the five sessions, which involve insects, the basics of flight, particles from space, materials science and the Theory Center, Cornell's high-performance computer lab.
Summer Art Institute and Summer Theater Institute
Where: State University College at Oswego
When: July 16 to 29
Who: Students entering 11th and 12th grades
Cost: Art, $2,295; theater, $2,195
Registration: Online at www.oswego.edu/summer, click on Art or Theater logo; or call 312-2270
What's happening: High school students who want to explore and experiment with the arts or performing arts can immerse themselves in one of these two-week residential programs. Both run concurrently. Students can earn three college credits as well.
The Art Institute offers five options: painting, drawing, 3-D design, digital photography and graphic design. Each studio class meets for three hours per day. A weekend trip to Ottawa, Canada, will include visits to museums and shows. Student work will be shown at Tyler Art Gallery on the last day.
The theater program includes a weekend trip to the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, to see plays by Arthur Miller and George Bernard Shaw. Students will stop at the Renaissance Festival in Sterling on the return trip.
Karen Moore of the college's continuing education department said there are still openings in both programs.
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There's still time to sign up for summer programs that will stimulate youngsters' minds and spark their creativity, but without the hassle of exams and term papers.
There are still openings in a traditional nature camp, a day camp that covers subjects as varied as animal science and woodworking, and a college residential program for artists and theater students.
Here's what you need to know:
Camp Hollis
Sponsor: Oswego City-County Youth Bureau
Where: On Lake Ontario west of Oswego
When: Seven Sunday-through-Friday coed camping sessions. They began Sunday and run through Aug. 18.
Who: Ages 8 to 14
Cost: $20 to $80, depending on family income
Registration: Fill out applications online at www.oswegocounty.com/youth/hollis or call 349-3241.
What's happening: The county-run residential camp celebrates 60 years this year with its traditional mix of arts and crafts, nutrition, athletics, aquatics, hiking, drama and group activities. The camp takes 50 boys and 50 girls each session.
James Farfaglia, the camp administrator, said there are still openings for boys in most sessions. The Aug. 13 to 18 session still has openings for girls.
A session for 13- and 14-year-olds July 30 to Aug. 4 allows students to focus on two
areas of interest, such as sports or wilderness survival.
Camp Hollis hews to the traditional camping experience, without the computers and other technology some camps offer.
"One thing we emphasize is connecting to nature and each other," Farfaglia said.
Summertime on Campus
Sponsor: Oswego County BOCES
Where: BOCES campus in Mexico
When: Two sessions, Monday to July 14 and July 17 to 21
Who: Students entering fourth through 12th grades
Cost: $67 per class, plus materials fees where applicable
Registration: Deadline is Friday; call 963-4462.
What's happening: Learn to build a robot, bake bread, solve crimes or explore the arts in this 10-year-old program. There are 21 three-hour morning or afternoon classes, including Science in Your World, a new program aimed at girls in seventh through ninth grades.
Ronald Camp, head of BOCES career and technical education, said the program is a partnership with Cornell University's science department.
"It's designed to pique (girls') interest in science," he said. "We tend to lose them between middle school and high school."
Cornell graduate students will teach the five sessions, which involve insects, the basics of flight, particles from space, materials science and the Theory Center, Cornell's high-performance computer lab.
Summer Art Institute and Summer Theater Institute
Where: State University College at Oswego
When: July 16 to 29
Who: Students entering 11th and 12th grades
Cost: Art, $2,295; theater, $2,195
Registration: Online at www.oswego.edu/summer, click on Art or Theater logo; or call 312-2270
What's happening: High school students who want to explore and experiment with the arts or performing arts can immerse themselves in one of these two-week residential programs. Both run concurrently. Students can earn three college credits as well.
The Art Institute offers five options: painting, drawing, 3-D design, digital photography and graphic design. Each studio class meets for three hours per day. A weekend trip to Ottawa, Canada, will include visits to museums and shows. Student work will be shown at Tyler Art Gallery on the last day.
The theater program includes a weekend trip to the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, to see plays by Arthur Miller and George Bernard Shaw. Students will stop at the Renaissance Festival in Sterling on the return trip.
Karen Moore of the college's continuing education department said there are still openings in both programs.
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