2020 Schedule:
ROBOTICS WITH LEGOS SUMMER DAY CAMP
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
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
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
9 am to 5 pm
Ages 15-18
This camp 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.
NATURE EXPLORATION CAMP
Rising 6th-9th graders
2020 Dates TBD
Each day, students will explore our natural world through field trips and activities
in and throughout nearby Western North Carolina. Participants will have the opportunity
to visit parks such as the Highlands Biological Station, Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, and Nantahala National Forest. Students will participate in various activities
each day, including hiking, botanizing, bird watching, river snorkeling, collecting
salamanders and insects, etc.
ROCKET TO CREATIVITY
2020 Dates TBD/ Cullowhee, NC
Rocket to Creativity will engages children in fun but challenging activities that
promote creative thinking and problem-solving.
Summer Reading Adventures
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
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.
SCIENCE LABORATORY CAMP
Rising 6th-9th graders
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
Students in this camp will explore laboratory science through activities and experiments
in biology, chemistry, geosciences and more, on WCU’s Cullowhee campus. Your child
will have an opportunity to work in a real lab environment setting. During this week
long experience, students will have the opportunity to participate in activities that
will include chemical reactions, DNA extraction, water quality testing, geographic
information systems, etc.
WCU Art Tastic
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
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
2020 Dates TBD / Cullowhee, NC
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
