Summer 2020 Announcement:
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 National Emergency, WCU has canceled all on-campus events
and camps for summer 2020.
ROCKET TO CREATIVITY
New Virtual format announced for Summer 2020!
Rocket to Creativity will engages children in fun but challenging activities that
promote creative thinking and problem-solving.
ROBOTICS WITH LEGOS SUMMER DAY CAMP
Cancelled for Summer 2020
Students will explore the technology behind robotic technology while building and
programming with LEGO building sets. They will be challenged with LEGO LME V3 (these
are the newest kits from LEGO) robotic programming, will build their own robotic creations,
and will have the opportunity to challenge their knowledge with mini competitions
and challenges throughout the week.
TALES FROM THE DEAD: AN INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Cancelled for Summer 2020
This camp for ages 15-18 is designed to introduce high school level students to the
field of forensic anthropology. The camp will include both instructional and laboratory
components and is designed to be hands-on, as students will be working with real human
skeletal remains. Throughout the course, students will learn basic methods of laboratory
analysis of human remains, including the estimation of the biological profile (sex,
age, ancestry, and stature), human identification, pathology, taphonomy, and trauma
as well as strategies for the search and recovery of skeletal remains. Students will
apply their knowledge to selected case studies, which they will present at the completion
of the course.
Summer Reading Adventures
Cancelled for Summer 2020
Rising 1st and 2nd graders will enjoy reading aloud, shared writing experiences, small
reading groups as well as learning strategies they can apply during the school year.
WCU Art Tastic
Cancelled for Summer 2020
This week long, Visual Arts Day Camp for students in grades 6-10 is primarily exploratory-
utilizing the studio facilities at WCU so that students may gain awareness of art
forms not currently available to them in their middle school curricula. Tentatively
slated projects will include ceramics, sculpture, architectural drawing, figurative
drawing and crafts.
STEP Back in Time Camp
Cancelled for Summer 2020
Step Back in Time camp participants will meet at the WCU Picnic Pavilion in the morning. Afternoon activities will take place at different spots around campus and in the community
(field trips!).
Day Camp Permission Form
Protection of Minors on Campus
