Tag Archives: High School

age / grade level: High School

Computer Gaming Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director      Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: One week gaming camp
Grade Level: 2-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $390

Dates offered: June 12-17, June 19-24, July 3-8, July 10-15, July 17-24

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: COMPUTER GAMING CAMP – This camp teaches campers how to network computers and critique current gaming systems and scenarios. They will also have the opportunity to match skills against each other in some of the latest video games out on the market today. We will also explore online computer games and teach campers practical online safety practices when utilizing the Internet.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more. 

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Digital Photo Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director

                                   Tricia Carlton – Registrations
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $390

Dates offered: Starting June 12th

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: This is the place to stretch the digital boundaries of photography. Campers will use state-of-the-art equipment to shoot digital photos of camp activities, learn how to use Adobe Photoshop and upload photos each day to the PVM website for parents to see. Photos will also be placed on the camp DVD produced that week and made available to all of the campers at the end of that week.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Horsemanship Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director         Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Western Riding
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $460

Dates offered: Weekly starting June 6 – July 23

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Saddle up for an exciting learning experience that provides not only loads of fun but also excellent riding instruction. PVM is a member of the Christian Horsemanship Instruction and we will be using the standards of this organization in our curriculum while building skills in all levels of riders, both in the arena and on the trail.

The first morning of camp, each camper participating in this program will be evaluated for their riding skills and enjoy a week of personal challenges based on their experience level.  At the end of the week campers will be certified as to their CHI level of horsemanship. 

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Exploring Engineering Through Robotics

  • Exploring Engineering Through Robotics

  • Sponsor: The Ohio State University College of Engineering
  • Phone: (614) 247-8953
  • Fax: (614) 247-6255
  • Web: http://feh.osu.edu/ESE/
  • Email: Fellure.15@osu.edu
  • Contact Person: Becky Fellure
  • Subject/Content: This course will provide the student the opportunity to be both introduced to the fundamentals of engineering and immersed in a robotics experience that will serve as an exciting, popular vehicle for the delivery of those fundamentals.  While the focus will be on robotics, the course will introduce the student to the various engineering disciplines and teach him or her some engineering fundamentals.  These basic engineering topics will include the engineering design process, teamworking skills, engineering drawing and communications, elements of problem solving with computers, simple programming elements and logic, and engineering professionalism and ethics.  Approximately 60% of the available time will be spent with the students in 2- or 3-person teams in the hands-on activities of designing, building, programming, and testing small autonomous robots made from the LEGO™ Mindstorms NXT System kits.  The other portion of the time will be spent on learning engineering fundamentals, touring on-campus University laboratories, doing robotics research, and developing and practicing engineering skills.  An introduction to solid modeling and working with the Autodesk™ Inventor computer-aided design application will be included.  An interactive bridge-building computer application will also be introduced.
  • Age/Grade level: high school students currently enrolled in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade.
  • Type: — week long
  • Length of program: July 11-16, 2010
  • Cost: $295
  • Financial aid?: No
  • What does the program cover: Building and Testing LEGO Robots, Team Problem Solving, Engineering Problems & Challenges, Hands-On Laboratory Exercises, Computer-Aided Design & Software, Modeling, Team Project Design & Build, Engineering Design & Experimentation, Engineering Laboratory Tours
  • Application deadline is April 15, 2010

    • B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to Work in Sports Management?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/sports-manager/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in sport-related professions
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, July 25, 2010 – Friday, July 30, 2010
    Cost: $800
    Financial aid?: None available

    B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to be an Engineer?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/engineer/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in engineering-related professions
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, July 18, 2010 – Friday, July 23, 2010
    Cost: $800
    Financial aid?: None available

    B-W Summer Academic Institute “So You Want to be a Writer?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/writer/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in writing-related professions
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, June 13, 2010 – Friday, June 18, 2010
    Cost: $800
    Financial aid?: None available

    B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to be an Entrepreneur?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/entrepreneur/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in starting a business
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, July 11, 2010 – Friday, July 16, 2010
    Cost: $800
    Financial aid?: None available

    B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, you Want to Work in Biotechnology?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/biotechnology/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in biotechonology professions
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, June 20, 2010 – Friday, June 25, 2010
    Cost: $800+$60 lab fee
    Financial aid?: None available

    B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to Work in International Business?”

    Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
    Phone: (440) 826-5925  Fax: (440) 826 3868
    Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/international-business/
    Email: pdavid@bw.edu
    Contact person: Pierre David
    Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in international business
    Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
    Type: resident
    Duration: Sunday, June 27, 2010 – Friday, July 2, 2010
    Cost: $800
    Financial aid?: None available

    Ohio Business Week

    Ohio Business Week 2010
    ■Sponsor: Ohio Business Week Foundation
    ■Phone: (614) 488-6327
    ■Fax: (614) 488-6873
    ■Web: www.ohiobusinessweek.org
    ■Email: info@ohiobusinessweek.org
    ■Contact Person: Gayle Troy
    ■Subject/Content: Business Education
    ■Age/Grade level: Current High School Students
    ■Type: Overnight
    ■Length of program: June 20-26 at Youngstown State University or July 11-17 at Ohio Dominican University     
    ■Cost: $195
    ■Financial aid?: Yes
    ■Notes: Ohio Business Week (OBW) is an exciting weeklong summer opportunity for high school students to gain valuable hands-on experience with business and entrepreneurship in a fun college setting. During the program, students live in college resident halls, participate in a series of fun and exciting workshops, and interact with business people. Under the guidance of a business executive, student “companies” elect officers and develop an idea for a business venture.

    Recreation Unlimited Summer Day Camp

    sponsor: Recreation Unlimited  7700 Piper Rd.
    Ashley, OH 43003
    Phone: (740) 548-7006  Fax: (740) 747-3139
    Web: www.recreationunlimited.org
    Email: info@recreationunlimited.org
    contact person: Laura Smith
    subject/content: Summer Day Camps for individuals with disabilities and their typical siblings
    age/grade level:  5-19 years
    type (day/overnight/other): day
    length of program: Recreation Unlimited offers 5 weeks of day camp for youth ages 5 to 19.  Camps are Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm, July 13-17, July 20-24 or July 27-31, August 3-7 and August 9-13.
    cost: $250 per week
    financial aid?:  Recreation Unlimited is a Level 1, and Individual Options Waiver Provider

    Notes:  Summer Day Camps provide a full schedule of activities, , meals and snacks, counselors, program leaders, on-site nursing and a great environment for indoor and outdoor fun for individuals with disabilities and typical siblings. Our camp is ACA accredited.