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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUNews and Events University Communications2015“Young Scholars” Camps Returning This Summerfor Area YouthDanielle Kamp ’15Illinois Wesleyan UniversityThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Recommended CitationKamp ’15, Danielle, "“Young Scholars” Camps Returning This Summer for Area Youth" (2015). News and Events. Paper2655.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/news/2655“Young Scholars” Camps Returning This Summer for Area Youth April 20, 2015     BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— For the second  consecutive year, Illinois Wesleyan University  will offer “IWU Young Scholars” camps. This  academic summer enrichment program offers  camps for students from fourth through eighth  grades that incorporate a liberal arts focus  through hands-on activities and student- designed projects. The camps are taught in small  classes by licensed teachers and Illinois  Wesleyan faculty.  “Inventions/Innovations,” a camp for students  entering fourth or fifth grade, will allow  students the opportunity to use facilities on  campus, from the computer labs to the  observatory, to analyze how inventions impact  our lives. Students can develop their own  creations to address a problem they identify, and  use 3D printing as they consider the whole invention process from design, cost analysis, prototyping and testing.  The “Young Scientists” camp is for students entering sixth through eighth grades. Hands-on experimentation and  student-designed projects are the focus of this camp, providing students multiple opportunities to work through the  experimental process in a variety of disciplines including biology, physics, chemistry, environmental studies,  programming and photography. Enrollment in “Young Scientists” is currently at capacity; organizers encourage those  who are interested to add their names to a waiting list.  Students will share their ideas in a supportive environment modeled on the  popular ABC television program Shark Tank. “Professors will give the  students feedback not only in developing their ideas, but also helping them  understand better the underlying science,” said Gabriel C. Spalding, B.  Charles and Joyce Eichhorn Ames Professor of Physics. “We think this will  give the students a sense of ownership over the material. We’re going to try  and help them come up with fantastic ideas.”  In developing the program, faculty from across a variety of disciplines  worked with IWU alumni and current educational studies students to design  a curriculum that fully utilizes the college environment and campus  facilities to offer children a variety of opportunities for exploration.  “It turns out this was such a successful model that only four students from  our community who participated last year are not returning this year, and  they have scheduling conflicts,” said Spalding. “That says that there is an  enormous desire in our community for exactly this kind of program.”  Both camps meet July 6-16, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30  p.m. daily. The fee is $305 per student for either of the two-week sessions,  and includes lunch each day in the University’s Dining Commons. Early  drop-off and after hours supervision is available for an additional fee.  Registration information can be found at blogs.iwu.edu/youngscholars/.  For more information, call Spalding at (309) 556-3004 or email youngscholars@iwu.edu.  By Danielle Kamp ’15   Young scholars enjoy an exploding soda bottle demonstration during a 2014 summer camp.  Professor Gabe Spalding works with young scholars. 

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