Kids’ University - Macon Kids’ University is a recreational day camp with just the right mixture of recreational activities and academically oriented instruction to produce a fun summer learning environment for children ages 6-9. Campers will enjoy sports, games and the computer lab while delving into a wide variety of academic subjects. Each week has its own special theme which instructors, guest speakers and visitors bring to life through disciplines such as art, computers, drama, music, writing, science, math, history and geography. Planned activities for each theme will be age appropriate. Kids’ University is a great way to keep your child physically and mentally fit over the summer. Kids’ University staff members are selected for their experience and desire to work with children. Classes are held in classrooms in the Center for Graduate and Professional Learning, all of which are air conditioned. Off-campus locations require walking and other outdoor physical activities. Children should wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Kids’ University will provide an afternoon snack with unlimited punch and fresh water. Also, students will receive a Kids’ University souvenir for each week of attendance. Children should bring their own sack lunch and additional snacks, if desired. Register for one week, all 10 weeks or any combination of weeks. Registration is on a first-paid, first-enrolled basis. Children will not be guaranteed a place in Kids’ University until the full registration fee is paid. Refunds will not be granted unless the Department of Continuing Education is notified by 4:45 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to each week’s initial class meeting. A signed waiver of liability is required.
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. * Monday - Friday * May 23 – July 29
Sign up for 9 weeks and receive the 10th week at half price! Large family discount - $7 off per student for families of three or more children Children are divided into age groups as follows: 6 & 7 year olds • 8 & 9 year olds All classes will be held at the Center for Graduate and Professional Learning, 433 Cherry Street
Sign up NOW for individual weeks, or ALL weeks! Space is limited so don’t wait until the class fills up!
To register, call (478) 445-5277 or visit our website at continuingeducation.gcsu.edu
Living Green/Learning Green
Kids on the Block
May 23 – 27 What happens when you flush? Do you know what's on the other side of the light switch and why mom goes nuts when you leave the light on, or where all the junk goes when it gets thrown away? We’re reducing, reusing and recycling this week at Kids’ University! Along with learning how to take care of our environment, we’ll learn about what and who lives in it with us! We might even meet a few feathered, slimy and scaly friends along the way.
June 20 – 24 What makes you unique? Why are you different from your friends and even your family? This multicultural fair will get you involved in different cultures and how we can all benefit through this knowledge. We’ll celebrate our differences and find out why we’re all really just the same. Fee: $99 Course #12131155 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131255 Ages 8 & 9
Fee: $99 Course #12131151 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131251 Ages 8 & 9
Ragtime to Rock ‘n’ Roll May 31 – June 3 During this energizing and fun week you will go on a journey from the 1900s to the 1950s in American popular music. This week will be "really hoppin’" with musical activities such as creating choreography to ragtime, composing your own blues lyrics, jitterbuggin’ and hand-jivin’. The musical journey will culminate in a trip to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame where you’ll see exhibits on all the Georgia musicians who contributed to our rich American musical heritage from ragtime to rock ‘n’ roll. Fee: $99 Course #12131152 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131252 Ages 8 & 9
What’s Hiding in the Jungle?
Independence Day Celebrations
June 6 – 10 In the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion sleeps tonight, but rest assured he will wake up! Exploring the African desert and savannah has never been this exciting. Put on your safari hats because you’re going to walk with the elephants, giraffes and hippos for a week. You can look forward to making masks, playing African drums and learning a few other jungle secrets.
June 27 – July 1 Why do we celebrate July 4th? How do other countries celebrate their independence days? Come see. We’ll travel from north to south, east to west to visit and see the people and places and sample the traditions of each place we visit. The trip will end on our own great American soil as we become the stars of our downtown Macon parade.
Fee: $99 Course #12131153 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131253 Ages 8 & 9
Fee: $99 Course #12131156 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131256 Ages 8 & 9
Kids’ U Cares June 13 – 17 This week Kids’ University is all about encouraging you to make your mark on the world. We’ll gather our time, talents and treasures and use them for the common good of our community. We’ll see how others are making a difference in our community and what we can do to help. Of course, we’ll have lots of fun along the way! Fee: $99 Course #12131154 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131254 Ages 8 & 9
Creative Campers July 5 – 8 Get ready to look at the world with your imagination! Every invention, recipe and solution is inspired by a creative thought, and this week is sure to get your creative juices flowing! You’ll get inspired by visiting the Museum of Arts and Sciences to create our own art gallery filled with your masterpieces! If your creative strength is performing, then you’ll have a chance to shine at our own Kids’ University Variety show! Fee: $99 Course #12131157 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131257 Ages 8 & 9
Anchors Away!
so wear your play clothes and get ready to get dirty.
July 11 – 15 What’s living beneath the sea? Join us as we find out! You’ll explore the diversity of life on a coral reef and discover the bizarre creatures that inhabit the deepest and darkest corners of the world's oceans.
Fee: $99 Course #12131159 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131259 Ages 8 & 9
Fee: $99 Course #12131158 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131258 Ages 8 & 9
Down and Dirty July 18 – 22 This week is all about getting messy! Explore the world of archaeology by digging for bones and making pottery. Make your own dirt cake, add worms if you want and eat it too! You’ll do a lot of the things that make mom and dad cringe,
Lift Off! July 25 – 29 Join us aboard the KU shuttle where we’re headed to outer space. You will launch into the week as an astronaut on a special mission. First you’ll work as a team on a challenge, snack on astronaut treats and defy gravity. This week will be out of this world as you visit the Planetarium and walk on the “moon.” Fee: $99 Course #12131160 Ages 6 & 7 Course #12131260 Ages 8 & 9
Call to register at (478) 445-5277 or visit us on the web at continuingeducation.gcsu.edu Continuing Education in Macon GCSU’s Macon Center Thomas Jefferson Building 433 Cherry Street No matter how you add it up, your life is busy - it's a juggling act between work, family, and friendships. But now you don't have to let your busy lifestyle keep you from enrolling in the Continuing Education courses of your choice. At Georgia College & State University's Center for Graduate and Professional Learning on Cherry Street in downtown Macon, we've designed course schedules that fit your busy lifestyle.
About Georgia College Georgia College & State University, the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.