Activ8 Summer Camp Parent Info

Welcome!

We are pleased to offer a wide assortment of educational opportunities for the youth of our communities. You will find a rich variety of activities to stimulate young minds. Summer can be a wonderful time to explore new areas of interest and to visit the campus of Columbus State. Check us out!

Stephani K. Gunderson

Youth Program Coordinator, Continuing Education
activ8@columbusstate.edu

Full of Options

Activ8 is a program of enrichment and sports camps created for kids that allows them to make their own schedule. Our camp consists of fun, hands-on learning without the pressure of homework, tests, or quizzes. Camps fall in a variety of categories:

Brain Training: The most educational aspect of our program! There are no textbooks, so you get to participate in hands-on experiments and other creative projects. You'll have so much fun; you will forget that you are learning.

Create-A-Lot: You have never seen this many arts and crafts options in one place.

iTech: Build computer skills and even learn how to design your own game.

Just For U: Camps designed especially for you to make your life better, now and later.

Scienceologies: Since there are no textbooks, you get to participate in hands-on, in-and-around experiments and other fun projects.

Showbiz: Singing, dancing, acting, modeling or performing, you will leave camp with a new sense of self confidence and enthusiasm for the skill that you learned in class. From the stage to the circus arena, if it keeps you moving, you can find it here.

Sports & Dance: Multi-sports and a variety of dance camps will keep you active all summer.

Unparalleled Camp Structure

- Flexible Schedules - Choose A New Schedule Every Week (May 29-August 3)
- No class on May 28 and July 4
- Two Sessions, Monday-Friday
- Choose One or Both:
  - Morning Session - 9am to Noon
  - Afternoon Session - 1 to 4pm
- Build Your Schedule - See our online planning guide
- Before and After Care
- Continuous Program Aide Supervision
- Low Student to Teacher Ratio
- Safe Learning Environment

Built for You

Activ8 Academy: Our special program for campers ages 4-7. Every week you will dive into a variety of arts, crafts, games, and songs designed around a central theme. You'll also get a chance to 'show your stuff'!

Activ8ers: From brain training to sports and dance, our 8 to 11 year old campers can choose a camp to fit their active and creative lifestyle.

BeTween 2 Teen: Our special program for campers 11 and up. Camps are designed with you in mind. You're not a kid anymore, so it's time to take it up a notch! From just-for-fun to functional, we have you covered. Here you can learn to improve your artwork, your grades, your life, or even, just your wardrobe.

Summer Staff

The people who work for Activ8 are our greatest asset. All of our Activ8 instructors are certified teachers or professionals in their field and are passionate about the programs they are teaching. Their enthusiasm and devotion to our youth will make this a fun and rewarding experience for your child. Our program aides assist the instructor in the camp and provide supervision throughout the day. Activ8 instructors and aides are carefully screened and trained.

Activ8 - Before and After Care

- Offered to meet your family's needs!
- Constant staff supervision and escort to and from camps.
- Offered Monday-Friday of each camp week.
- If you will be dropping your child off before 8:45am or picking up after 4:15pm, your
- child must be registered for Before or After Care.
- BEFORE CARE - 7 to 9am
- AFTER CARE - 4 to 6pm
- Before and After Care is offered for Activ8 camps meeting on CSU's main campus, to include Athletic camps (with the exception of golf camps).
- Before and After Care is not offered for CSU Dance Conservatory, Coca Cola Space Science Center or Oxbow Meadows.
- Child can be dropped off or picked up anytime during these hours.
- Drop off and Pick up only in designated areas.
- Students who are not promptly picked up at the end of After Care will be charged $5.00 for each 5 minutes of lateness.
- FEES are $20.00 per week for a 5 day week and $15.00 per week for a 4 day week (May 29-June 1 and July 2-6).

Lunch

Bring your own lunch! Activ8 offers lunch supervision for a fee of $5 per week. Supervision during the weeks of May 29-June 1 and July 2-6 will cost $4. We kindly request that lunches not include energy drinks. Please notify us of any dietary concerns or restrictions.

Location

Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center - Corner of East Lindsey and College Drive