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Registration under way for city-sponsored summer camps

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Registration for the 2013 Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department’s summer camps is under way. Registration can be completed online with a credit card, or the applicant can complete registration at the Oak Ridge Civic Center with a cash or check payment. Convenience fees will apply for all credit card payments. The city’s summer camp fills up fast, so early registration is advised.

A camp open house will be held on Thursday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Camp will begin on June 10 and run for eight consecutive weeks, Monday through Friday. Participants should be six to 12 years of age. Five-year-olds who have completed kindergarten are also eligible.

The camp fee is $85 per week, which covers field trip admission, transportation, special events, and a camp T-shirt. There is a $10 per child non-resident fee when applicable. For an additional cost, swimming and tennis lessons will be offered to campers during certain weeks of camp. Dates and fees will be listed on the registration site. [Read more…]

Continuous Threads Sewing Studio has one-week sewing camps this summer

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Continuous Threads Sewing Studio is offering “2013 Blockbuster Sewing Camps” this year for boys and girls, ages 9 and up. Each camp lasts one week and meets daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

If students have their own machines, they should bring them. A limited number of classroom machines are available for an additional cost. Each student should also bring a lunch.

Popcorn will be provided for each class, but campers should bring a brown-bag lunch. The camps are taught by Manderley Swain and Jeannie O’Brien.

Here is the camp schedule: [Read more…]

AMSE summer camp registration under way

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AMSE Summer Camp

Campers use a microscope during an AMSE Science Explorer summer camp at Freels Bend Cabin in Oak Ridge.

Parents of upcoming fifth, sixth and seventh graders can register their students now for the Science Explorer Camp conducted by the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

AMSE educators will lead campers in a variety of science themed activities plus a tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and special presentations by ORNL researchers during the two weekly sessions offered June 10-14 and June 17-21 from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost for the week of camp for AMSE members is $150 and non-members is $175.

Both one-week camp sessions, scheduled Monday through Friday, will be held at the Freels Bend Cabin site, where campers will study insects, habitats, water, life science, weather, geology, and fossils. Campers will also do activities and projects with flight, electricity, and robots. [Read more…]