Science Camp 2003

This summer, Naperville School District 203 is offering a series of Science and Technology Camps for girls and boys who have completed grades K through 8 during the 2002-2003 school year. This is the 14th year for the camps originally developed from scientific literacy grants received by the Illinois State Board of Education. Since 1990, these camps have provided over 5000 area students with a variety of science and math experiences.

All area students from Naperville and surrounding communities are welcome to attend. All camps are taught by teams of certified teachers from elementary and junior high school levels. All camps will be held at Beebe School, 110 E. 11th Avenue, or Jefferson Jr. High, 1525 N. Loomis St. in Naperville.

Please complete the application form in this brochure and mail it back by May 30th, with your check made out to Naperville C.U. School District 203, to:

Craig Weber, Camp Director
Beebe School
110 E. 11th Avenue
Naperville, IL 60563

You will receive a confirmation notice on or before June 11th. All students who apply will be accepted into the program. Parents will be notified if certain sessions will need to be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. Full refunds are available. Applications will be accepted after the deadline and throughout the summer. No bus transportation is provided. Parents are encouraged to carpool. Camp class rosters will be provided with the confirmation information sent to parents.

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Camp Descriptions

All of the Science Camps listed below focus on the integration of math, science, and technology through a series of hands-on science experiences correlated with problem solving and higher level thinking. Tuition for the half day camps is $90. and $135. for the full day camps. Students may sign up for more than one camp selection. Camps are repeated each week with a new group of students.
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Science Camps for Girls

The Girls� Science Camps were created to encourage and interest more girls into taking science courses as they continue through school and to pursue science related careers. The activities are chosen to encourage collaboration and confidence in completing scientific experiments from the life, physical, and earth sciences.

These camps are full day camps this year. The tuition is $135. and the times are from 8:30am-2:30pm. All new activities and experiments have been created for the summer of 2002 camps.

"Your World & Welcome To It" is for girls who have completed grades 4 & 5. These camps will meet the week of June 23 & July 7. Top of Page

Science & Technology Camps for Boys and Girls

The Science & Technology Camps were created to promote an understanding of the relationships among science, math, and technology. These hands-on science camps teach a variety of concepts around a theme. The emphasis is on higher level thinking and problem solving skills.

The science & technology camps meet a full day with a tuition of $135. Although we encourage taking the Mars camps in sequence, no prerequisites are required. The kindergarten camps are half day camps with a tuition of $90.00 per student. Top of Page

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2003 Summer Science &Technology Camps