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Vanguard Discovery Camp - Heber Springs

By Arkansas State University-Beebe (other events)

2 Dates Through Jun 15, 2018
 
ABOUT ABOUT

Show off your creative side at one of ASU-Beebe's summer camps!  We are offering six camp sessions at three campus locations:  Heber Springs, Searcy, and Beebe.  Vanguard Discovery Camp is for students entering the 4th-8th grades.  Classes are limited to 20 participants.

 

HEBER SPRINGS WEEK ONE:  June 4-8

  • MORNING SESSION (8am-12pm) - Forensics
    • Cost: $80
    • Ready to solve a crime and catch a criminal?  Your week of Forensics will introduce you to many of the basic techniques used by forensic scientists or crime scene investigators.  Students will learn how to model a crime scene, determine blood types, and analyze footprints, hair, etc.  Join us for a week of fun as we form an investigative team of detectives to solve crimes and catch criminals.
  • AFTERNOON SESSION (1pm-5pm) - Black Rocket: Code Breakers
    • Cost: $80
    • Calling all future coders, programmers, & designers!  Learn the basics of coding languages like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a series of web projects and design challenges each day and be on your way to becoming the next tech star! 

 

HEBER SPRINGS WEEK TWO:  June 11-15

  • MORNING SESSION (8am-12pm) - Junior Naturalist
    • Cost: $80
    • Students will learn about Arkansas’ rich local flora and fauna with live organisms, possible collecting trips for water and field sampling, and preserved material.  This class also focuses on environmental stewardship, recycling, and local ecology.  Students will earn a certificate.
  • AFTERNOON SESSION (1pm-5pm) - Black Rocket: Minecraft® Modders
    • Cost: $80
    • Modify and create your own Minecraft® characters, tools, mobs, and more!  Use your favorite game to learn the basics of modding and foundations of programming.  Learn scripting and logic statements as you create your first mod! Introductory coding will also be taught through a simulated environment inspired by Minecraft®.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Drop-off time for morning session is 7:45am-8:00am; pick-up time is 12:00pm-12:15pm.
  • Drop-off time for afternoon session is 12:45pm-1:00pm; pick-up time is 5:00pm-5:15pm.
  • Snacks and drinks will be provided during morning and afternoon sessions.
  • If your child would like to attend BOTH sessions, they may bring a sack lunch and eat in the University Cafe.  Staff members will be present to supervise campers who stay for lunch. 

 

MORNING SESSION DAILY SCHEDULE:

7:45 a.m. - 8 a.m. - Drop-off/Check-in

8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Instruction Time

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Snack

9:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Recreation (outdoor, weather permitting)

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Instruction Time

12 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Pick-up

 

AFTERNOON SESSION DAILY SCHEDULE:

12:45 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Drop-off/Check-in

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Instruction Time

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Snack

2:45 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Recreation (outdoor, weather permitting)

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Instruction Time

5 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Pick-up

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Denise Schueren at (501) 362-1273 or [email protected]

Restrictions

PLEASE NOTE:  Registrants will receive an email with further instructions the week before your camp begins.

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1000 Beebe, AR 72012