Summer Science Camp
For Elementary Students
The University offers a Summer Science Camp for elementary school children.
The camp is open to children who will be enrolled in grades K-6 next academic year (2009-2010).
Children who enroll in the camp will be divided into 2 to 4 groups according to next year's grade level.
Dates & Location
- Summer Science Camp 2009 will be held July 29 - August 13, 2009. During this period,
the camp will not meet Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays.
- Most activities will take place on the ISU campus in the Science Building. However, field trips may take students off campus. The times of departure and arrival for the field trips may differ from the regular session time. Please note that we are still in the planning stages for the field trips. This information will be made available at a later time when the details have been finalized.
Cost
- The registration fee is $100 per student, and is due prior to the start of camp.
- If the registration fee poses a financial hardship, please contact Tammy Barnes at the Science Education Office to make special payment arrangements. Tammy may be reached by calling 812-237-3010 or by e-mailing scienceteach@indstate.edu
How to register
- You can register for Summer Science Camp 2009 by telephone. Or, download and complete this application packet (PDF), and submit via regular postal
service or fax.
Tammy Barnes
ISU Center for Science Education:
scienceteach@indstate.edu
812-237-3010
812-237-3002 (FAX)
Mailing Address:
ISU Summer Science Camp
Center for Science Education
Science Building, Room 191
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Please call ahead before visiting the office in person.
Parent/Guardian meeting
- There will be a meeting for the parents/guardians scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 176 of the Science Building. If you wish to participate in this year's camp but cannot attend the parent/guardian meeting, please notify Tammy Barnes in advance. Tammy may be reached by calling 812-237-3010 or by e-mailing scienceteach@indstate.edu
About the Camp Instructors
- The camp is sponsored by the ISU Center for Science Education. Elementary education students,
in the process of completing the Center's science methods course, will serve as the instructors of
the camp.
- The student instructors will be supervised and mentored by licensed teachers employed by the Center for Science Education specifically to help with the camp. Additional direction and supervision will be provided by Dr. Eulsun Seung, who will be teaching the Center's science methods course.
Additional information
- While summer science camp is in session, children should be dropped off in a central location between
7:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each morning. Children will then be escorted by the University students to their
campus classroom in the Science Building. Any child arriving after 8:00 a.m. will need to be escorted
to the Science Building by a parent.
- Beginning at 8:00 a.m., the children will be involved in a pre-camp activity.
The regular camp sessions will begin each day at approximately 8:20 a.m.
- The children will be returned to the same central location (as the morning drop-off) between 11:50 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. for pick-up by the parents.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Tammy Barnes (below) in the ISU Center for Science Education.