MlMln CounLy

Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp

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enn SLaLe Cooperauve LxLenslon
Lducauonal neLwork Lo 67 counues across
ennsylvanla
lunded by Lhe u.S. ueparLmenL of AgrlculLure
and sLaLe and counLy governmenLs
rovldes educauonal programs Lo beneL and
sLrengLhen communlues
Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp
3-day camp oered Lhrough enn SLaLe
Cooperauve LxLenslon ln Lhe PealLh & Sclence
Lab aL Lhe enn SLaLe Learnlng CenLer
!unlaLa and MlMln Counues
7
Lh
and 8
Lh
grade
$100 reglsLrauon fee
Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp
1eam 8ulldlng Skllls
Lab LxperlmenLs
Pands-Cn Acuvlues
Cras & Compeuuons
CuLdoor acuvlues & pool
Career Lxplorauon
lleld 1rlps
8esearch llndlngs
32 of parenLs lnLervlewed were famlllar wlLh
summer sclence youLh camp
44 were unsure lf Lhey would enroll Lhelr
chlld ln Lhe sclence camp program
arenLs maln concerns were cosL, avallablllLy,
and chlld's lnLeresL
8esearch
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LxLenslon brlngs research and experuse lnLo
communlues
MlMln CounLy Summer Sclence ?ouLh alms Lo
make sclence educauon fun and exclung for
sevenLh and elghLh grade sLudenLs
8esearch
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8esearch shows low general awareness of SS?C
among parenLs ln MlMln and !unlaLa counues
lnlual summer camp program ln !une 2010 was
successful, Lhls year presenLs an opporLunlLy Lo
lncrease awareness and enrollmenL ln camp
8esearch
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1argeLed publlc
lamllles ln !unlaLa and MlMln counues wlLh chlldren ln
slxLh and sevenLh grades
Cb[ecuves
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lncrease parenL awareness of MlMln CounLy
Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp from 32 Lo 30
:$;+<#.)+"
Maxlmum enrollmenL (23 sLudenLs) of Summer
Sclence ?ouLh Camp auendees
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Lncourage parenLs Lo reglsLer Lhelr chlldren for
SS?C
rogrammlng
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Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp: Crowlng
Lomorrow's leaders"
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LxLenslon educaLors and prevlous camp
counselors could hosL programs Lo exclLe campers
abouL acuvlues aL MlMln CounLy Summer Sclence
?ouLh Camp
rogrammlng
unconLrolled Medla
1argeL local clLy, Lown and counLy newspapers
lnserung Lhe daLes Lhe camp wlll be held placed
communlLy calendars ln MlMln and !unlaLa
Counues
ConLrolled Medla
8each ouL Lo parenLs wlLh radlo SAs on local
sLauons
rogrammlng
Communlcauon rlnclples
1eachers ln MlMln and !unlaLa counues supporL
and publlclze Lhe camp
SLorles run ln local papers across Lhese counues
vlsual communlcauon enhanced by provldlng
vlvld plcLures of pasL campers dolng unlque and
exclung experlmenLs
leaLure sLorles abouL pasL campers and Lhelr
experlence wlLh summer sclence camp
Lvaluauon
lnformauonal
1o lncrease parenL awareness Lhrough local prlnL
medla and promouon ln relevanL school dlsLrlcLs
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Lvaluauon
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1o have maxlmum enrollmenL (23 sLudenLs) of
Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp by Lhe camp
reglsLrauon deadllne
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Lncourage parenLs Lo reglsLer Lhelr chlldren for
Summer Sclence ?ouLh Camp
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Concluslon
Coals
lncrease parenL awareness of Lhe summer sclence
youLh camp from 32 Lo 30 by !une 1, 2011
MeeL maxlmum camp enrollmenL (23 sLudenLs) by
Lhe reglsLrauon deadllne
1PAnk ?Cu!

SS?C: Crow Lomorrow's leaders!"