WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE DESTINATION SPACE 2010 SUMMER PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 2-3. WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM. PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH THE APPLICATION AND THE MEDICAL RELEASE FORM IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
ATTENTION: As of Friday, May 21, 2010, BOTH Destination Space programs are at capacity. We are still accepting applications on a wait list basis only. Thank you!
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Attention Parents!!
St. Mary’s County Public Schools, in collaboration with the Patuxent Partnership, is pleased to offer the first annual Destination Space 2010 Program to be held at Great Mills High School.
Two sessions are designed for students entering grades 2-3. Students in these grades may attend a one-week session of their choice, choosing either July 19-23, 2010 or July 26-30, 2010. Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. each day.
These sessions are specifically designed for students entering grades 2-3, offering young scientists the opportunity to practice and improve their problem solving and teamwork skills while working on individual and small group challenges.
Camp sessions provide opportunities for students to participate in hands-on, minds-on activities in the areas of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. Students will explore these topics through classroom activities that include challenges such as those encountered in the Destination ImagiNation program. Students will work each day to improve their problem solving skills on team challenges, while working to build and launch their own rocket at the end of the week.
Applications for this program can be downloaded by visiting the St. Mary’s County Public Schools website at www.smcps.org and clicking on the “Space Camp Information” tab. Registration begins Friday, May 14, 2010 and will continue until all spaces are filled. Camps are limited to 24 students in each session.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Dr. Laura M. Carpenter, Supervisor of Instruction for Gifted and Talented Programs for St. Mary’s County Public Schools by phone at (301) 475-5511, ext. 142, e-mail lmcarpenter@smcps.org, or by fax at (301) 475-4229.
PLEASE NOTE!! AS OF APRIL 1, 2010, REGISTRATION FOR THE 2010 SUMMER SPACE CAMP PROGRAMS IS CLOSED. ALL SPACES FOR THE GRADES 4-6 and GRADES 7-9 PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FILLED.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF ENROLLMENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS SUMMER!!
SMCPS Fine Arts Camp
Other sources of activities for summer enrichment:
Calvert Marine Museum
Maryland Summer Centers for the Gifted and Talented Students
Historic St. Mary's City
Kids' College at College of Southern Maryland
National High School Student Leadership Seminars in Washington, D.C.
St. Mary's Parks and Recreation
Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)
University of Maryland Young Scholar’s Program
Ferrum College Summer Enrichment Camp (FCSEC)
