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Registration open for summer arts camps at University Park

The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State is now taking registrations for summer art camps at University Park, for children in grades one through nine. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Registration is now open for the Penn State Center for Arts & Crafts’ 2017 summer arts camps on the University Park campus. Camps are offered for children in grades one through and vary for each session and age group.

Choose from a variety of themed camps — animals, architecture, under the sea, multicultural art, room décor, wheel-thrown pottery and more.

The fee is $215 per camp.

For children entering grades one through five, camps are for one week and run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Camp dates for these grade groups are as follows:

Session 1: June 19-23
Session 2: June 26-30
Session 3: July 10-14
Session 4: July 17-21
Session 5: July 24-28

For children entering grades six through nine, camps are for two weeks and run from either 9 a.m. to noon, or 1 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Camp dates are as follows:

Session 1: June 19-30
Session 3: July 10-21
Session 5: July 24-28 (all day 9am-4pm, one week)

Lunch at the camps is supervised, and attendees must bring their own snacks, drinks and lunches.

For additional information and to register, visit http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/camps.shtml. For questions, email craftcenter@psu.edu.

Last Updated March 15, 2017