SUMMER BY THE WEEK!  JUNE 23 - AUGUST 22, 2008

FOR CHILDREN ENTERING 1st - 5th GRADES
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

We invite your child to join us by the week this summer for programs that are creative, fun and nurturing! Housed on the University of Oregon campus, the Vivian Olum Center’s SUMMER BY THE WEEK! camp for school-age children provides a variety of weekly camp themes, including swimming, art projects, local hikes, campus visits and tours, picnics and cooking.

 

SUMMER BY THE WEEK! - SCHEDULE

Week 1: June 23-27 Week 2: June 30-July 2 Week 3: Juy 7-11 Week 4: July 14-18

Week 5: July 21-25 Week 6: July 28-August 1 Week 7: August 4-8 Week 8: August 11-15

Week 9: August 18-22 Weekly Camp Fees Lunch, Snack & Essentials

 

Reveal the artist within you in a week spent drawing, painting, designing collages and murals, through individual and group projects. Visit the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art to view their collections and get some hands on experience in their art lab.

Let the games begin! Challenge yourself in simple sporting contests, races, and games from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century. Explore the different ways people from around the world play familiar games like tag, marbles, jump rope and more. Become inspired through a visit to the U.S. Olympic Trails on the UO campus.

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WEEK THREE: JULY 7-11
OCEAN EXPLORATION

Did you know that the oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface and contain 97 percent of the Earth's water? Learn more about the ocean and the many creatures that live in it. We'll become water creatures when we visit Splash! for some summerime fun.

WEEK FOUR: JULY 14-18
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS

How does the world work? Discover the world of science around us by conducting daily science experiments. Join us on our adventures to the Science Factory and University science labs.

What are your favorite summertime foods? Enjoy the bounty of summer as we visit local farms and concoct the perfect summertime snacks. Collect fresh berries, fruits, and vegetables to make wonderful, healthy snacks. This is a week of snacking delight!

WEEK SIX: JULY 28-AUGUST 1
FOSSILS AND PREHISTORIC CREATURES

Dinosaurs, plesiosaurs - join us for a week of prehistoric discovery. Make your own fossils and visit the Museum of Natural and Cultural history.

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Grab your walking shoes and join us as we explore our natural environment! Enjoy hiking Mt. Piscah and visiting the Leaburg Fish Hatchery. Throughout the week we'll take nature walks, create a nature journal, and expand our knowledge of the natural world around us.

Domestic animals, wild animals, let's learn about the different animals and their habitats. We'll take trips to the Raptor Center and visit the animals at the Lane County Fair.

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WEEK NINE: AUGUST 18-22
WORKING WITH CLAY

Get hands-on with clay. Learn new techniques and experiment with this form of earth's mud! Visit the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and end the week with a project at Brushfire.

 

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CAMP HOURS: 8:00am to 5:45pm

UO Affiliate families - $160/week

Community families - $172/week

The weekly fee includes field trips, transportation on LTD buses, and weekly swimming at Amazon Pool.

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LUNCH, SNACKS AND ESSENTIALS

A light breakfast, snacks, milk and water are provided by the Center. Children need to bring a portable bag lunch from home to accommodate field trips, and impromptu picnics.

It is ESSENTIAL that children bring water bottles, sunscreen, and comfortable walking shoes everyday. On days when the weather is nice, water games or swimming are good possibilities. A suit, towel or extra change of clothes will come in handy.