Summer Spectacular - an innovative educational program
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This program provided by CSU Early Childhood majors gives opportunities for learning by area children and undergraduates as they work together to learn about and create the environment for the chosen theme. This year's theme is "The Olympics: From Ancient Greece to London!". Each classroom will focus on all kinds of information and activities related to the Olympics.
2012 Registration
Summer Spectacular 2012 is full, so online registration is now closed.
Please contact us at 706-569-2888 or summerspectacular@columbusstate.edu to be added to the waiting list. If a space becomes available, you will be contacted.
2012 Details
Who: Children attending must be 4-11 years old
Where: Gentian Elementary
When: Monday through Thursday, June 4-June 28, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30p.m.
Topic: The Olympics: From Ancient Greece to London!
Cost: $30/week per child or $100 for all four weeks (must register for all 4 weeks at the beginning for discounted rate)
2008 recipient of the CSU College of Education Dean’s Award for Innovation
What is the CSU College of Education and Health Professions Dean’s Award?
This award recognizes a faculty member (or group) who designs new teaching strategies and reports his/her work at a state or national conference; a program faculty member or team who develops novel delivery systems or assessment strategies; a student teacher supervisor who brings new life to the process; or a staff member who solves a long standing problem with fresh thinking.
CSU’s College of Education and Health Professions developed Summer Spectacular to:
Offer children an alternative, fun learning opportunity.
Provide a service to the community.
Offer CSU education majors valuable teaching experience during the summer.
The program benefits CSU, the COEHP, its students aspiring to teach and, most importantly, the children who attend.
Children benefit by:
Enjoying active, enriched learning experiences. (The program’s so much fun, they might not even realize it’s educational.)
Having all this fun with children they might not otherwise meet.
Improving their thinking skills -- what the experts call cognitive development.
Becoming more independent and, in the process, boosting their self esteem.
Email: summerspectacular@columbusstate.edu
Phone: 706-569-2888
Dr. Jan G. Burcham - Fletcher Distinguished Chair of Teacher Education & Professor of Early Childhood Education
Ms. Jeannie Cole - Part-Time Faculty in Reading Education
Dr. Burhanettin Keskin - Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education
Dr. Ann Klinkenborg - Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Ms. Shannon Lewis - Instructor of Early Childhood Education
Ms. Jean Partridge - SAFE Office Director
Ms. Pam Wetherington - Student Teaching Coordinator
Summer Spectacular 2012 is full, so online registration is now closed.
Please contact us at 706-569-2888 or summerspectacular@columbusstate.edu to be added to the waiting list. If a space becomes available, you will be contacted.
Newsletters are posted at the end of each week of Summer Spectacular highlighting the development of the learning and project work.
2012 Newsletters:
Gentian - Coming Soon
2011 Newsletters:
North Columbus - Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 (PDF)
2010 Newsletters:
North Columbus - Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 (PDF)
2008 Newsletters:
North Columbus - Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 (PDF)
©2012 Columbus State University
Last Updated: 5/15/12
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