Summer Camps: Academic

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

AMERICAN GIRL CAMP

WHO: ages 6-12

WHAT: Campers will explore the lives of American Girls (made popular by dolls and a series of books), including what they ate, what games they played and what they made.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-noon or 2-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays from June 15-Aug.21

WHERE: Creative Arts Kids, 1912 Fire Tower Road, or 2423B Wintervillage Drive, Winterville

COST: $75 per week, extended care available for a fee

REGISTRATION: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Greenville location or online www.creativeartskidsonline.com

CALL: 756-6899

AROUND THE GLOBE CULTURE CAMP

WHO: ages 3-6, 7-12

WHAT: Campers will explore other cultures through food, art, music and language.

WHEN: 10 a.m.-noon or 2-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays from June 15-Aug.21

WHERE: Creative Arts Kids, 1912 Fire Tower Road, or 2423B Wintervillage Drive, Winterville

COST: $75 per week, extended care available for a fee

REGISTRATION: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Greenville location or online at www.creativeartskidsonline.com

CALL: 756-6899

BACK TO BASICS GRAMMAR CAMP

WHO: rising sixth- through 12th-graders

WHEN: 9 -11 a.m. Aug. 11-13 (rising sixth-ninth); 1-3 p.m. (rising 10th-12th)

WHERE: Arendell Parrott Academy, 1901 Dobbs Farm Road, Kinston

COST: $70

REGISTRATION: form available at www.parrottacademy.org

CALL: 522-4222

CAMP CREAD

WHO: rising fifth- through eighth-graders

WHEN: 9 a.m.-noon June 1-2

WHERE: Arendell Parrott Academy, 1901 Dobbs Farm Road, Kinston

COST: $70

REGISTRATION: form available at www.parrottacademy.org

CALL: 522-4222

CAMP SOL (SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP)

WHO: rising sixth- through eighth-grade girls

WHEN: 1-4 p.m. July 9-11

WHERE: Arendell Parrott Academy, 1901 Dobbs Farm Road, Kinston

COST: $70

REGISTRATION: form available at www.parrottacademy.org

CALL: 522-4222

COMPUTER ADVENTURE CAMP

WHO: rising second- through sixth-graders

WHAT: Participants will learn about programs including iPhoto, iMovie, Graph-it, Map Machine, iTunes, Excel and Word.

WHEN: 9 a.m.-noon July 27-31

WHERE: The Oakwood School

COST: $125

REGISTRATION: at the school, 4000 MacGregor Downs Road

CALL: 931-0760

COMPUTER CAMPS

WHO: rising fourth- through seventh-graders

WHEN: 9 a.m.-noon or 12:30-3:30 July 20-24

WHERE: The Oakwood School

COST: $115

REGISTRATION: at the school, 4000 MacGregor Downs Road

CALL: 931-0760

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

GO-SCIENCE ADVANCED ROBOTICS

WHO: rising sixth- through eighth-graders

WHAT: Campers will create motion in a robot.

WHEN: 1-4 p.m. June 22-26 or July 20-24

WHERE: East Carolina University

COST: $120 per weeklong session

REGISTRATION: is limited

CALL: 328-9364 or visit www.ecu.edu/educ/msed/summersciencecamp/

ECU GO-SCIENCE

CSI: GREENVILLE

WHO: rising sixth- through eighth-graders

WHAT: Campers will learn through laboratory experiments how modern-day detectives use science to discover the story behind the crime.

WHEN: 8:30 a.m.-noon June 22-26

WHERE: East Carolina University

COST: $120 per weeklong session

REGISTRATION: is limited

CALL: 328-9364 or visit www.ecu.edu/educ/msed/summersciencecamp/

ECU GO-SCIENCE

ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING: COMPOUND MACHINES

WHO: rising fourth- through fifth-graders

WHAT: Campers will build various structures that will demonstrate their understanding of motorized systems.

WHEN: 1-4 p.m. June 15-19 or July 13-17

WHERE: East Carolina University

COST: $120 per weeklong session

REGISTRATION: is limited

CALL: 328-9364 or visit www.ecu.edu/educ/msed/summersciencecamp/

ECU GO-SCIENCE

ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING: SIMPLE MACHINES

WHO: rising second- through third-graders

WHAT: Campers will learn the art of designing successful structures, including a catapult and a rubber band-powered car.