College for Kids

Summer school is cool for youngsters who enroll in the annual "College for Kids" offered by Camden County College this July and August. Available on the Blackwood Campus this year will be age-appropriate instruction and activities in swimming, dance, the creative arts and computer skills.

All three swimming courses conform to American Red Cross standards and practices. Toddlers aged 2 to 3 can participate in "Tiny Tots Aquatics," children aged 3 to 5 can take "Pre-School Pool," and kids aged 5 to 10 can enroll in "Beginning Swimming." Each class consists of 10 sessions, running Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 9 to Aug. 8. Cost is $50 per course.

New this year is the dance course "Step by Step," in which youngsters aged 10 to 12 will learn a variety of individual and partner dance styles. This class consists of four Monday sessions, which run 11 a.m. to noon from July 8 to 29. Cost is $30.

Four creative arts offerings are available. Returning is the course "Introduction to Drawing" ($50, six 90-minute sessions), for ages 7 to 9. New is the course "Paper Crafts I" ($50, six 90-minute sessions), for ages 10 to 12. Also new are the camps "An Array of Arts" ($155, six three-hour sessions), for ages 10 to 12, and "Leap into Language" ($245, eight 4.5-hour sessions), for ages 8 to 10.

Four computer classes are available this summer for youngsters aged 8 to 12. Running July 8 to 12 are "Keyboarding Basics" and "The World of Word 2000," both of which consist of five 90-minute sessions and cost $79. Running the following week are "Fun with PhotoShop" ($79, four 90-minute sessions) and "Internet Skills" ($40, two 90-minute sessions).

Registration for the Summer 2002 sessions of Camden County College's "College for Kids" is on now. For further details or to enroll, call the Office of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955.

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Author: Press Release-Susan Coulby