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Kids College Starts in June!
2017 Kids College
Pre-Registration Required! 276-656-5461
For rising 6-8 grade (unless otherwise noted.)
Please note: When registering online, please register under the child's name.
Summer Theater Camp -NEW!
Do you love to perform? Come create, perform and discover your love for the theater with the Patriots Players in this one-week summer drama camp. Campers will put on their own production at the conclusion of camp. No prior theater experience required.
June 5-9
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Patrick Henry Community College
Engineering for Girls
An engineering summer camp for girls to explore science, engineering and math through the art of making! Armed with an understanding of math and science, a bit of engineering know how, and boundless creativity, nothing is impossible. Girls explore the creative process and craft items that have form and function. Learn new computer tools to make creative ideas into actual designs and then use the Martinsville Fab Lab to build a final product.
June 5-8
Age: Rising 6th-7th graders
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $60, snack included
Location: New College Institute
Contact: Steve Keyser 276-403-5612 or skeyser@newcollegeinstitute.org
Mini-Maker Camp- NEW!
Do you like to make things? Come create something fun in the Fab Lab! During this exciting, hands-on camp, you can build and race your own brushbot, learn how to solder an LED circuit board, and design your own t-shirt. Campers will
be able to take home their creations at the end of camp!
June 12-16
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Dalton IDEA Center
"Hablas Espanol?" Spanish Adventures Camp- NEW!
Do you like to travel? Vamonos! Let's go on a Spanish Adventure! Come explore the language and culture of Latin America through art, food, music, and speaking en Espanol! No previous Spanish necessary.
June 12-16
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Patrick Henry Community College
Engineering for Boys
Explore different types of engineering through hands-on, team-based design projects. Rising 6th and 7th grade boys learn, that armed with an understanding of math and science, a bit of engineering know-how, and boundless creativity, nothing is impossible. Boys work with engineering faculty from NCI's Academy for Engineering and Technology to explore the engineering design process and to take these ideas beyond the abstract into real life.
June 12-15
Age: Rising 6th & 7th Graders
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $60, snack included
Location: New College Institute
Contact: Steve Keyser 276-403-5612 or skeyser@newcollegeinstitute.org
Wise Up! Philosophy Camp- NEW!
Do you question everything? Have you been described as a deep thinker? Then this camp is for you! Expand your brain's abilities while exploring philosophical questions like - What is the meaning of life? What is the difference between opinion and knowledge? What is love? Discuss and reflect on these questions and more during this fun, creative camp.
June 19-23
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Patrick Henry Community College
Programming your World: Coding Camp
Technology is everywhere at the heart of it lies computer programming, strange words in what look like a foreign language, on a computer screen that give life to so many things around us. Use Arduino microcontrollers to explore how computer programming can be used to manipulate things like lights, switches, sensors, and motors.
June 19-22
Age: Rising 6th & 7th Graders
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $60, snack included
Location: New College Institute
Contact: Steve Keyser 276-403-5612 or skeyser@newcollegeinstitute.org
Fab Lab Innovation Camp
What happens when creativity meets technology? Find out during this fun, hands-on camp using your creativity and the Fab Lab technology including laser cutters, 3D printers, and more to make your designs come to life! Campers will be able to take home their creations at the end of camp.
June 19-23
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Dalton IDEA Center
"Parlez-vous Francais?" French Adventure Camp- NEW!
When you think of Paris, what do you think of? The Eiffel Tower, great food and art, n'est-ce pas (right)? Join us for a journey into the heart of Paris to experience art, culinary delights, film and speaking en Francais! No previous French necessary.
June 26-30
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $75
Location: Patrick Henry Community College