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Week 3: June 23-27
Summer Tiger Camp
For rising grades K-2
Every day brings a new kind of fun for kids in Summer Tiger Camp. Children will enjoy a week of arts and crafts, free play, drama and music, and movement.
Cost $150
8:30-11:30
Boys’ Lacrosse Camp
For rising grades K-4
Students will have fun learning lacrosse fundamentals in this camp, led by USN’s varsity lacrosse coach. Campers will learn the basics of the game: catching, throwing, ground balls, shooting, defense, and facing off. Lacrosse is a fast-paced game with similarities to hockey and basketball. Come out and learn about the fastest growing sport in America. Each camper will receive a mini-lacrosse stick, ball, and camp jersey as part of the camp fee.
Director: Josh Scouten
Cost: $140
8:30-11:30
Beginning Spanish
For rising grades 1-6, grouped in grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6
Teachers use fun and effective TPR (Total Physical Response) and TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) methods of language instruction. These innovative methods teach language through body movements, commands, and stories, much as we learned our first language as young children. See more at www.acceleratedacquisition.com.
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
Morning (8:30-11:30) or afternoon (12:30-3:30)
$225 per session ($200 through April 30)
Fun and Games in Spanish
For rising grades 1-6
For more learning and practice of Spanish, send your child with a brown-bag lunch, and the other half of the day he/she can enjoy “Fun & Games in Spanish.” In this program, children will improve their Spanish by interacting with bilingual adults and children. They’ll practice Spanish with hands-on activities like playing board games, reading books, playing sports, singing, and art. Spanish teachers will facilitate conversation in “Fun & Games” to complement TPR/TPRS Spanish classes during the other half of the day.
Morning (8:30-11:30) or afternoon (12:30-3:30)
$175 per session ($150 through April 30)
Beginning French
For rising grades 3-6, grouped in grades 3-4 and 5-6
Boost your child’s language skill, academic performance, and enthusiasm for learning French in this fun and motivating class designed for all types of learners. You’ll be amazed by how quickly your child will think, write, and speak French in this playful setting full of stories and drama. See more about TPR/TPRS teaching methods at www.acceleratedacquisition.com.
Deborah Tucker teaches French to grades 1-5 at the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences. She has taught French to children, teens, and college students in Georgia and Tennessee and has taught English in France.
Director: Deborah Tucker
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
Morning (8:30-11:30) grades 1-2, and afternoon (12:30-3:30) grades 3-4
$225 per week ($200 through April 30)
Beginning Mandarin Chinese
For rising grades 4-6
Boost your child’s language skill, academic performance, and enthusiasm for learning Chinese in this fun and motivating class designed for all types of learners. You’ll be amazed by how quickly your child will think, write and speak Chinese in this playful setting full of stories and drama. See more about TPR/TPRS teaching methods at www.acceleratedacquisition.com.
Josephine Huang teaches Chinese in Nashville to students ages 18 months to 18 years at USN, USN AfterSchool, Harpeth Hall, Nashville Christian School, Nashville Chinese School, and Families with Children from China (FCC). A specialist in Early Childhood Education, she earned a B.A. in English from the National Cheng-Chi University in Taipei, a Master of Science, and a Master of Education.
Director: Josephine Huang
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
Afternoon (12:30-3:30)
$225 per session ($200 through April 30)
Tennis Camp
For rising grades 1-6
Camp will focus on fun, friendship, and fundamentals.
Each camper needs just a racquet, water bottle, tennis shoes, and appropriate clothing.
Director: Nancy Plantz
Cost: $150
8:30-11:30
Someone's in the Kitchen—Baking
For rising grades 2-4
Nothing smells better then a slice of fresh baked bread, warm sugar cookies, apple crisp or yummy chocolate brownies right out of the oven. Learn how to make these and other home-baked treats while we explore the science and math of baking. All camp graduates will receive their own super stirring spoon.
Director: Maura Rankin
Cost: $125
12:30-3:30
Creating Art with Yarn: Learn to Needlepoint
For rising grades 2-6
A fifth grade teacher experienced in needlepoint art will help you learn stitches and patterns to create a picture of your own. It’s easy and fun! No experience is necessary. Know how to needlepoint already? Come to learn new stitches or just to work on a picture with the group. We will provide the materials, and you will have a finished needlepoint piece at the end of the week.
Director: Bobbie Schultz
Cost: $150
8:30-11:30
Summer Science Camp
For rising grades 5-7
USN Summer Science Camp is an inquiry-based, hands-on laboratory investigation of chemistry, physics, geology, and biology. It’s not sitting around listening to someone talk. Students will build the model of an eye, make alloys, investigate color theory, inquire into water life using microscopes, investigate how boomerangs fly, teach hamsters how to run a maze, build cyberspace robots, create volcanic lava, and more exciting science stuff. Learning proper use of lab equipment, summer science campers will safely apply the principles of science inquiry, utilize mathematics of science, investigate technology and engineering, and follow proper science record keeping while enjoying the dynamics of being young scientists.
Director: Glyn Burton
Cost $125
8:30-11:30
Lego Robotics
For rising grades 5-9
Please note: Camp will meet Monday – Thursday
Our most popular camp allows students to build their own robots, preparing their creations to conquer the various tasks and obstacle courses set before them. For more information, email usn@sci-techcamps.com
Director: Wilson Hubbel
Cost $90
12:30-3:30
Robocode
For rising grades 5-9
Please note: Camp will meet Monday - Thursday
Robocode combines the basics of Java programming and artificial intelligence into an addictive tank fighting simulation. Students will learn to program virtual robots, coordinating moving, scanning, and firing before pitting their robot against the bots of other students in a virtual arena. For more information, email usn@sci-techcamps.com
Director: Wilson Hubbel
Grades: rising 5 – 9
Cost $90
12:30-3:30
Beginning Chinese/Mandarin, Part II
For rising grades 7 and up, including adults
This class uses fun and effective TPR (Total Physical Response) and TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) methods of language instruction. These innovative methods teach language through body movements, commands, and stories, much as we learned our first language as young children. Classes are based on whole-brain learning: activities that foster natural, stress-free language acquisition and long-term retention by engaging both hemispheres of the brain. See more at www.acceleratedacquisition.com. This class is taught by Linda (Hui) Li.
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
8:30-1:00
$350 per session ($325 through April 30)
Beginning French, Part II
For rising grades 7 and up, including adults.
This class is taught by Shelley Thomas.
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
8:30-1:00
$350 per session ($325 through April 30)
Beginning Scottish Gaelic
For rising grades 7 and up, including adults
This class is taught by Jason Simpson.
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
8:30-1:00
$350 per session ($325 through April 30)
Beginning Spanish Part I
For rising grades 7 and up, including adults
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
8:30-1:00
$350 per session ($325 through April 30)
Beginning Spanish Part II, continuation of Part I
For rising grades 7 and up, including adults.
This class is taught by Brian Roberts.
MTSU Summer Language Institute at USN
8:30-1:00
$350 per session ($325 through April 30)
