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Thurber House Summer Writing Camps

Sponsor: Thurber House
(we meet at) Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave., Columbus OH 43215
Phone: (614) 464-1032 ext: 16 Fax: (614) 280-3645
Web: www.thurberhouse.org
Email: megbrown@thurberhouse.org
contact person: Meg Brown
subject/content: Creative Writing
age/grade level: entering 2nd grade through 8th grade
type (day/overnight/other): half day for 2nd/3rd grade camps; full day for 4-8 grade camps
length of program: one week
cost: $95-$165
financial aid?: Yes

Notes: There’s something for every budding writer at Thurber House Summer Writing Camp! We have fantasy, poetry, suspense, and everything in between. Our teachers can’t wait to show you different ways to express yourself that will help you create hilarious characters, beautiful settings and crazy plots.  In the end you will have a notebook full of stories, a new group of friends, and an enhanced love of writing. We hope to see you this summer!

Wright State University Pre-College Programs

Residential Camps and Institutes for incoming 6-12 grade students.

  • Camps (6-9 grade) include: Writing, Television Production, Structure and Design, Dramatic Theatre, Science of hte Solar System, Busted: Physics Facts, Amazing Flying Machines, Leadershiop
  • Institutes (10-12 grade) include: Law, Engineering, Writing, Performance Theatre, American Culture and COmic Books, Forensic Science, Social Psychology, Leadership

Additional information at (937)775-3135 or www.wright.edu/academics/precollege

  • Cost of camps varies
  • Coed Residential Programs
  • One week programs

Franklin Park Conservatory Summer Camps

Franklin Park Conservatory

Summer Camps

With nature as the touchstone for each workshop, the Conservatory’s summer programs allow children to gain hands-on experiences exploring the natural world through the lens of science and the arts.  Each workshop is planned around a theme and includes age appropriate and enriching activities. 

Several new topics/experiences are planned for camps this summer, including a glass blowing workshop for 16-18 year old students and a special camp to accompany the Conservatory’s exhibition Savage Gardens, opening July 10, 2010!  Popular half-day camps for preschool and kindergarten students are again available as well as full-day camps for 1st-8th grade students. 

For additional information call the Registrar at 614.645.5923
or the Education Desk at 614.645.5863
http://www.fpconservatory.org/programcamp.htm

Camp’s start at $80/participant.

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Young Women’s Summer Institute

  • Camp/Activity Name — Young Women’s Summer Institute
  • Sponsor: — Ohio Supercomputer Center
  • Phone: 614-688-8300
  • Fax: 614-688-3184
  • Web: www.ywsi.org
  • Email: stong.3@osu.edu
  • Contact Person: Elizabeth Stong
  • Subject/Content: Science, Math, Technology, Engineering
  • Age/Grade level: Middle School
  • Type: — overnight
  • Length of program: Sunday, July 7 – Saturday, July 13
  • Cost: approximately$260 for room/board
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: The Young Women’s Summer Institute is a weeklong program for middle school girls that is full of hands-on activities to provide a foundation for girls’ pursuit in science and technology, engineering and math (STEM).  The projects are interlaced with science and engineering education and career opportunities.  During YWSI, students learn about: the importance of the scientific method using real environmental science data, the fundamentals of computational science, and building a community among themselves and female mentors, including naturalists and computer technologists.  After a week of project-based learning, the students present their findings to their parents and sponsors.  YWSI also recruits teachers as project mentors, developing their confidence to undertake similar projects in their own classrooms.  More information is available at www.ywsi.org.

Summer Institute

  • Camp/Activity Name — Summer Institute
  • Sponsor: — Ohio Supercomputer Center
  • Phone: 614-688-8300
  • Fax: 614-688-3184
  • Web: www.osc.edu/si
  • Email: stong.3@osu.edu
  • Contact Person: Alan Chalker
  • Subject/Content: Computational Science and Computer Programming
  • Age/Grade level: High School
  • Type: — overnight
  • Length of program: Sunday, June 16- Friday, June 28
  • Cost: approximately $500 for room/board
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: For over 22 years, Ohio Supercomputer Center has prepared future technology leaders through the Summer Institute. OSC offers a unique two-week residential program that provides talented Ohio high school students entering their sopho­more, junior or senior class and teachers the opportunity to work collaboratively with a team of peers to resolve complex, real-world science and engineering challenges using supercom­puters and cutting-edge research technologies.  After students are selected through a competitive process, they learn about supercomputers and their practical applications such as conducting network forensics to catch hackers, studying the spread of the bird flu and designing computer games.  They gain a competitive edge in future educational and professional pursuits and develop friendships with other with similar interests.  SI also recruits a teacher to participate in the program and mentor students.  More information is available at www.osc.edu/education/si.

YWCA Summer Kids Place in Westerville and New Albany

• Camp Name: YWCA Summer Kids Place in Westerville and New Albany
• Sponsor: YWCA of Columbus, 65 South 4th St. Columbus, Ohio 43215
• Phone: (614) 224-9121 ext. 1294
• Fax: (614) 224-2522
• Web: www.ywcacolumbus.org
• Email: jhannah@ywcacolumbus.org
• Contact Person: Jenn Hannah, Program Coordinator
• Subject/Content: Summer full day school age child care program
• Age/Grade level: Completed Kindergarten – 6th grade
• Type: — Day Camp, coed
• Length of program: 9 weeks, June 3rd –August 2nd in Westerville and June 10th – August 9th in New Albany
• Cost: $180.00/week per child
• Financial aid?: Yes, limited Title XX
• Notes: The YWCA offers week-long day camp programs for boys and girls located in Westerville and New Albany.  Your school-age child will experience a weekly schedule packed with activities including swimming, fieldtrips and special visitors.  Our kid-approved themed activities will provide unique experiences and learning opportunities through creative, hands-on participation.  Age appropriate activities lead by experienced, enthusiastic staff in a licensed program.   For program details, fees and on-line registration visit our website. www.ywcacolumbus.org

Foster Family Woodcraft Scholarship (Ages 11-13)

A Distinguished Merit Scholarship Program for Ohio Residents Ages 11-13

Sponsor: Culver Summer Schools & Camps
1300 Academy Rd #138
Culver, IN 46511
Phone: (800) 221-2020 Fax: (574) 842-8462
Web: www.culver.org/foster
Email: rymane@culver.org
Contact person: Emily Ryman
Subject/content: making this information available to you
Age/grade level: Ages 11-13 who are residents of Ohio
Type: 6-week leadership overnight camp
Length of program: 6-weeks
Cost: Free with Awarded Scholarship, Discounted with Financial Aid, or basic tuition is $4,950
Financial aid?: Yes

Notes: The Foster Scholarship provides campers, ages 11-13, with the summer opportunity of a lifetime.

The Foster Scholarship is a full-tuition, merit scholarship that includes room and board, required fees, and uniforms. Preference will be given to those candidates qualifying for financial aid and those residing in Ohio.

The scholarship is renewable annually. Recipients who continue to excel academically, as a camp leader, and in activities will realize a total value in excess of $15,000 over three summers at Culver.

To be considered, applicants must have previously demonstrated excellence in academics, citizenship and character.

Each scholarship recipient is expected to exemplify leadership in his or her cabin and to be in good citizenship standing while attending Woodcraft Camp and to report in September to the Foster family on his or her Woodcraft experience.

A special added component of the Foster Scholarship will be the opportunity for recipients to attend a designated leadership conference during the school year to be determined on an individual basis for each recipient. The Foster Scholarship is open to campers who have displayed academic, citizenship, and character excellence, and who have been admitted to the Cardinal or Beaver level (ages 11-13) of Culver Woodcraft Camp.

Culver’s Foster Family Woodcraft Scholarship is open to outstanding students. Competition for the Foster Scholarship will be keen. It is recommended that students apply for admission to Woodcraft Camp and submit their Foster Scholarship application well before the deadline. Applicants must be accepted for admittance to Woodcraft Camp before they will be considered for the Foster Scholarship. The Foster family’s generous gift to Culver will provide scholarship recipients the opportunity to learn, grow, and mature in an international educational environment with campers from around the world.

Teen Transitions

No matter where a person falls on the autism spectrum, social and life skills are key to successful, independent living. Haugland Learning Center’s summer program is designed to provide those transitioning into adulthood practical experiences in introducing and refining these skills. Intensive social and life skills instruction for adolescents and young adults, age 13-22. Components include pre-vocational/vocational, daily living, recreation/leisure, and community based instruction (CBI). Ratio 1:5. Students separated by social ability. IEP required with enrollment. IO and Level One waivers accepted. Cost $1250; $1500 with CBI included.

 Contact: Carol Jackson 614-602-6482 or carol.jackson@hauglandlearningcenter.com

www.hauglandlearningcenter.com

Camp GEMS

Date:  July 14-17, 2013
Sponsor:  Ohio Northern University, College of Engineering, 525 South Main, Ada, OH 45810
Phone:   419.772.2421
WEB:  http://campgems.onu.edu/
E-mail:  l-laird@onu.edu
Contact Person:  Laurie Laird
Subject/Content:  Math, Science, Engineering
Age/Grade Level:  Middle School (7th, 8th)
Type:  Overnight
Length of Program:  Four days
Cost:  $300
Financial Aid:  Limited partial funding

Notes:  Camp GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) is designed for young women entering the 7th or 8th grade in fall 2013. This four-day, residential camp for up to 72 young women will be held July 14-17, 2013 and features hands-on activities in math, science and engineering. The camp is designed for the all-around student, not just those who excel academically. A class ratio of 12 students per teacher is emphasized to encourage interaction. All classes and activities are designed and conducted by faculty of Ohio Northern University (ONU) and camp counselors are female college students majoring in engineering, pharmacy, math or the sciences. All sleeping, eating and instructional activities are located on the ONU campus in Ada, OH.