Some classes still have openings in NVCC’s Kids on Campus program July 30 to Aug. 3

Openings are still available in some classes for this year’s Kids on Campus program at NVCC, which runs from July 30 to Aug. 3 and is available to children across western Connecticut who will be entering fourth through 10th grades this fall.

WATERBURY (July 13, 2007) — There are still openings for this year’s Kids on Campus summer learning program at Naugatuck Valley Community College, which offers courses in art, theater, technology and other areas.

Kids on Campus will run one week, from July 30 to Aug. 3, with classes from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It is open to children across western Connecticut who will be entering fourth through 10th grades this fall. Prices start at $119 and vary by class.

Although many of the classes have already been filled, there are still openings in various theater classes for grades 4-6 and 7-10, as well as:

• “Rockets, Balloons and Parachutes,” available for grades 5-8 where students see math and science come alive by learning the principles of flight by constructing aqua rockets, hot air balloons and other activities;
  
  
• “Hip Hop,” available for grades 7-10 where students create their own dance routine in this dance class filled with high-energy moves and variations;
  
  
• “Intro to CADD,” available for grades 7-10 where students investigate a design for a virtual model “dragster” and design, fabricate and test their own virtual model using Solid Works software in this computer aided drafting and design (CADD) class;
  
  
• “PC Upgrade and Repair,” available for grades 7-10 where students learn the fundamentals of computer hardware and software diagnosis and repair;
  
  
• “Digital Perspective,” available or grades 7-10 where students learn to make the most of their digital camera photos with Adobe Photoshop;
  
  
• “Crime Busters,” available for grades 7-10 where students become detectives in a crime scene to uncover the hidden tracks that criminals left behind.

The program is held at NVCC’s main campus at 750 Chase Parkway in Waterbury, off Exit 18 on Interstate 84. Last year, the Kids on Campus program served nearly 300 children from throughout western Connecticut.

To get a copy of the Kids on Campus catalog or ask questions about scholarships, call (203) 575-8029. The catalog is also available online at www.nvcc.commnet.edu/kids.

For the past 25 years, Kids on Campus has been a two-week program, offering courses in the morning and afternoon. In preparation for a new model that will launch in 2008, the program has temporarily been shortened to one week with classes held only in the morning.

Beginning next year, the program will go back to two weeks with classes in both the morning and afternoon and students will have more options than before. They can choose to take one class for one week or up to four different classes during the two week program.