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All classes are held at the Oxford campus of Miami University
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The Knolls of Oxford 6727 Contreras Road Oxford, OH 45056 Tel: 513.524.7991 www.knollsofoxford.org |
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Oxford Community Foundation 52 Park Place East, Suite 4 Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-0623 www.oxfordfdn.org |
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McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital 110 N. Poplar St. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-2111 www.mhmh.org |
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The Kiwanis Club of Oxford http://www.oxfordkiwanis.org |
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Pediatric Dentistry Richard W. Kennedy, D.M.D. 508 S. Locust St. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-8289 www.chewchewjunction.com |
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DuBois Book Store |
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Health Centered Dentistry G. Douglas Hoover, D.D.S., Inc 474 South Locust St. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-7515 www.oxfordhealthcentereddentistry.com |
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Lifelong Learning at Miami University 127 McGuffey Hall, 210 E. Spring St. Oxford, OH 45056 (513) 523-8600 www.muohio.edu/lifelonglearning |
- General Information
- Summer 2009 Programs
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Kids in College at Miami University
Kids in College (KIC) is a non-credit program offered through Miami University’s Lifelong Learning office for area youth grades K-8. The classes are designed to support Ohio Department of Education standards and are academically-based and inquiry-oriented. Youth who participate in the KIC program are actively involved in experiential learning that develops skills and knowledge while making friends and having fun! Classes are enrollment contingent with no more than a 15:1 student-faculty ratio and may be paid for through Miami University payroll deduction.
All Day Option
Sign your kids up for a morning and afternoon session, and we will provide a supervised lunch period! Students should bring their own lunch and beverage.
Scholarships
You may qualify for needs-based KIC scholarships, which have been made possible through the generous support of our local businesses and agengies. Click here to download .pdf file of the Scholarship Application form.
Download the Summer 2009 bulletin
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Waiting list only – Class filled for Summer 2009
Get Creative!
In this exciting, hands-on program you will discover how amazing science is. You will make and take home a wide assortment of toys designed to teach you science concepts in a hands-on way. Grow your own crystal tree. Make an energy bead bracelet and watch as those amazing beads turn from white to a rainbow of colors before your eyes.
Build a working electric motor. Make your own sharpie shirt and learn some cool chemistry. Make silly putty, glowing goo, green flubber and other cool projects.
AND by the way... we will make ice cream in our own amazing, different, sciensational way!
Monday - Friday | June 22 - 26 | 9 AM – 12 PM
ages 6 – 11 | $155
Students should bring a 100% cotton T-shirt.
Instructor: Sciensational Workshop faculty
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Waiting list only – Class filled for Summer 2009
Do you love rocks, crystals, minerals and fossils?
If so, then this class is for you! Discover an actual dinosaur bone, identify 20 million year old sharks’ teeth, mammal bones, and more!
Visit Miami University’s Limper Geology Museum. Explore Miami University’s natural areas for fossils with geologist Dr. Kendall Hauer!
Monday - Friday | June 22 - 26 | 12:30 – 3:30 PM
ages 6 – 11 | $155
Instructor: Lifelong Learning Staff
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Waiting list only – Class filled for Summer 2009
Explore the world of Chemistry!
Explore the wonderful scientific world of chemistry in this workshop!
Learn to make batteries from fruits or potatoes. Make a fantastic crystal tree, discover the secrets of invisible ink, and work with powerful magnets.
Use our microscopes to investigate prepared slides and be a chemical detective by making glob from glue. You’ll even learn how to use paper chromatography to separate colors. Make dirty pennies turn clean and clean pennies turn green!
Monday - Friday | June 22 - June 26
9 AM – 12 PM | ages 7 – 12 | $155
Instructor: Sciensational Workshop faculty
Waiting list only – Class filled for Summer 2009
YOU are the creator!
Build a Robot Dinosaur, Mars Cruiser, Aquabot, Space Copter, Desert Rover, or “The Five Foot Tall Commander Robot.” Build as many as you can in the time that we have.
You can also build your own robots with our motors, wires, controllers, and wheels. Use your imagination! It’s a challenge, but you can do it if you think!
Get ready for Sumo Battles, the Battle Box, and Sciensational Workshops’ Build-a-Thon!
Monday - Friday | June 22 – June 26
12:30 – 3:30 PM | ages 7 – 12 | $155
Instructor: Sciensational Workshop faculty
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Do you love plants and animals?
Do you love being outdoors? Fascinated with bugs, plants, and animals? Learn all about the natural history of our area through hands-on field explorations in Miami University’s Natural Areas as well as through investigations at Miami University’s museums. Be an eco-adventurist this summer!
Monday - Friday July 6 - 10 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ages 8 – 12 | $155
Instructors: Mike Wright, Assistant Director at the Hefner Zoology Museum and Steve Eshbaugh, Environmental Educator at the Center for Environmental Education, each have over 20 years experience as naturalists and environmental educators.
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NEW featured class!
Be a Super Sleuth!
You will be the super science sleuth in this exciting class! Have fun learning about forensics, crime scene investigations, and crime lab chemistry as you perform as many as 15 different experiments designed to show you just how those tricky cases are solved.
Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery.
You will dust for fingerprints, analyze handwriting, test for blood type using simulated blood, examine hair and clothing for fibers, use chemistry to identify mystery substances, and much more! You will then use your skills to solve crimes of the century!
Monday - Friday | July 6 - 10 | 1 – 4 PM | ages 8 – 12 | $155
Instructor: Sciensational Workshop faculty
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Click here to download Spring 2009 Bulletin, complete with registration page. (pdf file)
Click here to download the Parent/Guardian Authorization Form . (MS Word file)
Click here to download .pdf file of the Scholarship Application form.
PLEASE NOTE: REFUND POLICY FOR ALL PROGRAMS |
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No refunds for cancellations made within one week prior to the event or class. |
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