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Upward Bound

Program information:
The program offers academic activities, educational field trips, college and financial aid information, and cultural activities to help prepare disadvantaged students for college. The Upward Bound program provides students with the right tools and skills to help them pursue their dreams of earning a college degree and becoming professionals in their selected field of study.

Associated College/Division
College of Education/Institute for Urban Education

Grade Range:
9th -12th grade students

Cost:
FREE to eligible students from these four HISD high schools: Austin, Wheatley, Sam Houston, and Scarborough.

Dates:
June 8 to July 18 (one 6-week session)

Time:
Residential camp – Sunday night to Friday night

Location:
University of Houston

How to Register:
Contact Nichole Mendoza at 713-743-8194.
 

CAMP REC 2008

Program information:
Would you like your child to experience some fun and excitement over the summer and just don’t know what to do? Well, UH Campus Recreation is the place for your child. Whether it’s through singing or swimming, across campus or arts & crafts, counselors at Camp Rec will lead children in developing good values—and having fun. Camp Rec will offer special sessions on sports, arts, fitness, and field trips. A camp T-shirt will also be included.

Associated Department:
Department of Campus Recreation

Age Range:
5-11 years

Grade Range:
K-6

Cost:
Early Registration
By April 11 at 5 pm
CRWC Member: $100 per week
Non-Member: $125 per week

Regular Registration
By May 23rd at 5 pm
CRWC Member: $135 per week
Non-Member: $150 per week

Late Registration
After May 23rd
CRWC Member: $145 per week
Non-Member: $160 per week

10% discount for each additional child in family

Dates:
June 2 - August 9; Nine, 1 week sessions; No camp week of July 4

Time:
8:30 am -5:00 pm (early drop-off and late pick-up hours available)

Location:
Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

How to Register:
Register at the CRWC Membership Desk, all information is available online at www.uh.edu/recreation/youth.

Houston Cougar Soccer Camp

Program information:
The mission of the Houston Cougar Soccer Camp is to provide a complete, in-depth soccer experience emphasizing fundamentals in order to allow young people to reach their full potential. Our camp is a great place to improve your skills, compete against good players, and to build confidence for players both boys and girls of all ages and abilities.

External Camp Sponsor

Age Group:
4-8 (Cougar Cubs) & 9-18

Dates and Cost:
*Cougar Cubs Camp/Full Day Camp:
Session 1 June 2-5
Session 2 June 16-19

Cost: $165 (Cougar Cubs)
$250 (Full Day Camp)

*Goalkeeper/Striker Camp (Ages 9-18):
Session 1 June 21-22
Session 2 July 19-20

Cost: $165

*Elite Residential and Commuter Camp (Ages 9-18):
Session 1 June 29-July 3
Session 2 July 13-17
Cost: $475 (Residential)
$425 (Commuter)

Location:
Carl Lewis Track and Field

How to Register:
Pick up a brochure at local sports authority or Soccer 4 All and fax/mail it in. Can also register online at www.houstoncougarsoccercamp.com

Fred J. Miller Clinics 2008

Program information:

Technical, Team Building, and Motivational instruction for your:

• Color Guard ~ flag, rifle, and saber
• Drum Majors
• Section Leaders
• Twirlers
• Dance Line
• Drum Line

The FJM Clinic Staff brings instructional and performance experience from the nations top college and high school marching bands, drum corps, winter guards, dance teams, and twirling lines.

External Camp Sponsor

Age Range:
10 and up

Grade Range:
Elementary through college

Cost:
$290 resident, $190 commuter

Dates:
June 22 - 25, 2008

Time:
June 22 = noon - 9:30 pm, June 23-24 = 8:15 am - 9:30 pm, June 25 = 8:15 am - 6:00 pm

Location:
University of Houston

How to Register:
http://www.fjminc.com/clinics

G.R.A.D.E. Camp (Girls Reaching And Demonstrating Excellence)

Program information:
The University of Houston is hosting its sixth year of summer camp for girls who may be interested in pursuing engineering careers or studies. Known as G.R.A.D.E. (Girls Reaching and Demonstrating Excellence) Camp, the summer camp is accepting applications for girls in grades 8th through 12th (as of August 2008) who are either curious about or want more experience with engineering. The girls work in teams doing fun engineering activities as well as interact with engineering college students, faculty, and industry engineers.

Four one week day camps are being offered. For more information, please visit www.egr.uh.edu/grade or send an email to grade@egr.uh.edu.

Come join the fun at G.R.A.D.E. Camp!!!

Associated College/Division:
University of Houston, Cullen College of Engineering

Grade Range:

Girls in rising grades 8-12

Cost:
$250, Scholarships available

Dates:
Four, 1 week camps available: June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18.

Time:
Daily 9pm-4:30pm

Location:
Cullen College of Engineering Bldg 2

Contact:
Allison Hawthorne – program director, grade@egr.uh.edu

How to Register:
Go to www.egr.uh.edu/GRADE for registration and scholarship applications.

iD Tech Camps

Program information:
This Summer send your child to iD Tech Camps - America’s #1 technology camp. iD Tech Camps is offering weeklong technology program for ages 7-17 at the University of Houston. During the week, students build robots, create video games, design websites with Flash®, film digital movies, learn programming and more. With one computer per student and an average of six students per staff, students are given the attention they need to excel and take home a project at the end of the weeklong course. Call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) for details and registration specials.

External Camp Sponsor

Age Range:
7-17

Grade Range:
2nd- 12th

Cost:
Varies depending on Options

Dates:
June 8th- July 18th

Time:
Day Camp: 9am-5:50 pm / Overnight: Sunday- Friday

Location:
University of Houston

How to Register:
Online at www.InternalDrive.com

Joe Curl’s Summer Basketball Camp

Program information:
Our focus is to provide an exciting experience that will compliment our enthusiasm for the game, as well as our enthusiasm for teaching it. Our staff includes a wide range of AAU, High School and Junior college coaches from around the nation that will stress the basic fundamentals such as shooting, passing, and moving without the ball. During the games, contests, individual instruction, and guest speakers, we make every effort to hold the best camp in the nation and pride ourselves in the ability to do so.

External Camp Sponsor

Age Group:
5-18

Grade Range:
1-12th grade

Cost:
$240-residential
$220-commuter

Dates:
June 6-8 (fundamental)
Aug 1-3 (shooting)

Time:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm

Location:
University of Houston

How to Register:
Contact Chad Rickett 713-775-9725

 

Mentoring and Enrichment Seminar in Engineering Training (MESET)

Program information:
The Mentoring and Enrichment Seminar in Engineering Training (MESET) program is a one-week residential engineering introduction program for rising 12th graders. Two identical sessions will be offered. The program is limited to fifty students per camp session. Participants stay on the University of Houston campus in a dormitory. UH engineering students serve as camp mentors and counselors.

The MESET curriculum includes:
• An introduction to the various disciplines of engineering (“What do engineers do?”)
• Project-based learning (hands-on team project competitions involving engineering design)
• Site visits to Houston-area engineering companies
• Field trips
• Panel discussions by working engineers and current engineering students
• Fun at the campus sports and recreation center

Associated College/Division:
Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) / Cullen College of Engineering

Grade Range:
Rising 12th graders

Cost:
$200 for one week (includes housing and meals)

Dates:
June 7-14 or July 12-19

Location:
Oberholtzer Hall for residence hall check in

How to Register:
http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/?e=camps

 

Point Guard College

Program information:
ESSENTIALS is an intense, rigorous training experience focusing on the physical skills, mental approach and training disciplines that great point guards possess. Not the typical "fundamentals" taught at other "camps," Essentials teaches PGC fundamentals, including: