JULY 27-31, 2009

COLLEGE FOR KIDS GOALS
College for Kids is designed for highly motivated students possessing special talents and gifts. Students:

• are exposed to new interest areas
  
• interact with students having similar interests and abilities
  
• enhance their interest in learning by experiencing stimulating and challenging activities • are encouraged to use creative/productive thinking and expression
  
• foster skills for independent learning.

Courses are offered from the following areas: affective/social development, thinking & study skills, language arts, mathematics, science and performing arts.

A Special Note for Parents: Please respect that College for Kids is an advanced program. It is not fair, to your child or other participants, to enroll your child in a class for which he/she is not academically prepared. We strongly suggest you confer with your child’s gifted/talented coordinator, principal or teacher prior to making course selections.

CLASS SIZE AND TIMES
Every effort will be made to keep the size of each class at sixteen students maximum. Class times: Section I: 9:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Section II: 12:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. From 10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m., daily snacks are provided to all participants. Lunch is provided from 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., followed by supervised athletics, activities and free time.

GRADE LEVEL & ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
College for Kids is for students entering Grades 5-8 in 2009. Students must be nominated by a school district representative.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES
Complete the application, (incomplete forms will be returned), and return with your $149 nonrefundable payment between April 1– June 1, 2009. Class assignments are final. The College for Kids program fee includes instruction, materials, t-shirt, snacks, beverages and lunch. Due to the generosity of the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation, limited funding is available for College for Kids participants demonstrating financial need. If you qualify for the free/reduced lunch program at your school, please indicate this on the application form and enclose a copy of the Parent Notification of Eligibility.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are looking for parents willing to be College for Kids chaperones. Duties will range from being teacher aids to helping at refreshment breaks and monitoring students as they move from class to class. Parents helping us with these duties will have their child’s registration fee reduced to $75. If interested, please complete the volunteer portion of the application. Parents are encouraged to accompany your child to the final day of classes. Lunch is on your own.

• College for Kids scholarship application (PDF)
• College For Kids Registration Form (PDF)

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