TAMIU Youth Summer Camps Filling Up Quickly

Not sure what to do with your kids this summer? Take some time off and enroll your child in one of Texas A&M International University’s enriching summer camps beginning Monday, June 6.

TAMIU’s Office of Special Programs is now accepting applications for the Youth Summer Camps 2005 program. Tuition varies and does not include lab fees or snacks.

TAMIU’s summer camps are comprised of a kinder camp, a children’s summer workshop, a summer academy, and an academic camp.

All programs will run Monday - Thursday beginning June 6 and are scheduled to conclude July 7.

The kinder camp is designated for children three to five years old and will run from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. The subject areas comprise math, science, reading, and writing in addition to venturing nature walks around the University campus. Kinder camp tuition is $300 per child.

The children’s summer workshop includes grades 1st - 6th and is scheduled from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. This workshop will focus on computer education, math, science, reading, writing, music, paint, and crafts. Third and fourth grade painting and math classes are now full. Fifth and sixth grade science, painting, and math classes are also full. Tuition for this workshop is $300 per child.

The summer academy includes grades 7th - 11th. Subject areas will include English and math portions of the Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scheduled from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. with a $250 fee. Academic courses consist of art, computers, science, Web design, and writing and run from 1 - 4:55 p.m. with a $300 fee.

The academic camp is also geared toward children in 1st - 6th grades and is scheduled from 1 - 5 p.m. with a $300 fee. This camp focuses on computers (full), science, crafts, fun physics, and art. Children attending this camp will also have an opportunity to publish their own book.

Certified teachers from Laredo and United Independent School Districts as well as area private schools will teach the camps.

Parents are encouraged to register their children as soon as possible as space is limited. Registration will be handled on a first-come first-serve basis.

Volunteers are welcomed and are encouraged to take part in something fun, exciting, and remarkable.

For more information on the summer camps, please contact the Office of Special Programs at 326.2700 or e-mail program coordinator Jessica Villarreal.

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