6/23/2005

Contact: K.E. Schwab  -- 724-738-2199;  e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu

SRUSTUDENT GOVERNMENT CHILD DAY CARE CENTERPLANS ‘SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS’

SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH 12

             SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  A weeklong “Spotlight on the Arts” summer day-camp will be offered by the Slippery Rock University Student Government Association Child Care Center Aug. 1-5 offering programs in art, music, theater and dance to those ages 3 to 6 and those ages 6-12.

          The program will be offered in SRU’s McKay Education Building, home to the year-round child care center and other appropriate campus locations.

          Sessions for those ages 3 to 6 will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon with a $50 tuition. Those ages 6 to 12 will attend camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. under a $100 tuition.

          Led by Lisa Ringer, director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children-accredited SRU Child Care Center and staffed by SRU students, the limited enrollment camp will offer sessions in a host of art-related areas. Rebecca Morrice, assistant professor of theater, will also supervise campers in their theater-related work.

          Theater sessions will include making and working with puppets, masks, costumes and improvisation. Sessions in art will include drawing, ceramic pot-making, jewelry-making, paper-making and photography. Sessions in dance will include ballet and “poetry in motion,” using poems and movement as entertainment, while music sessions will include learning about rhythm, singing and various musical instruments.

          Those interested in obtaining a brochure detailing the program should call 724-738-2102.

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