By Ariel C. Emberton, student news writer, Office of University Communications
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Campbellsville University will host her annual Kids College and Jr. Kids College camps during the months of June and July.
Kids College and Jr. Kids College, on behalf of the Campbellsville University's Virginia Ponser Flanagan Technology Training Center (CUTTC), provides students, preschool through eighth grade, with opportunities to broaden the scope of their interests and interact with other young people.
Daran Kennon, industrial education coordinator and Kids College director, said, “We try to make it educational and fun for the children. We love to see their smiling faces and love to see them learn.”
There are three scheduled sessions to take place during the summer. The first Kids College is June 3-6 and will be for students in second through eighth grade. Each day's events will last from 1 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. Another session for second through eighth grade students is scheduled for July 15-18. Events for this week will last from 9 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.
Students will be allowed to pick two of the six offered classes in which to participate. The offered classes are as follows:
Sharp Shooting Archery; Cooking Up a Storm; Cool Scientist; Photography Class; Creative Art and Design Class; and Computer Programing.
The Jr. Kids College session will be June 17-20 from 1 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. and is open to those in preschool through first grade. Students will be rotated through all five classes being offered: Reading Times; Craft Time; Cool Scientist; Kindle Fun; and Tiny Tiger Archery.
Tuition for each camp is $75 per child and must be included with the registration forms. No refunds will be issued once the student is accepted into the program. Each program will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. A substitute class may be offered in place of a full class at the director's discretion. Visit https://bit.ly/2VqtyHQ to register and for more information call (270) 789-5396 or (270) 789-5400.
The completed registration form, application and consent form and payment should be mailed to the CUTTC at Campbellsville University Technology Training Center, 1 University Drive, UPO 779, Campbellsville KY 42718.
Campbellsville University is a widely-acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 12,000 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The university has off-campus centers in Kentucky cities Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset, Hodgenville and Liberty with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.
Campbellsville University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Campbellsville University.