From art to athletics, comic books culinary skills, and space exploration to scuba diving, Tyler Junior College has a summer camp to spark the imagination of any youngster.
Registration is open now for TJC Summer Camps for kids ages 3 and up. Camps begin in June and continue through mid-August.
“TJC camps offer great opportunities for kids to gain skills to succeed in sports and learn about other cultures through art, science and technology,” said Brent Wallace, TJC dean of the School of Skilled Trades and Continuing Studies. “They are also often a child’s first opportunity to spend time on a college campus. Ultimately, we hope our campers are inspired to someday pursue a college career.”
The camps are operated at several locations on the TJC central campus, including the Earth and Space Science Center featuring Hudnall Planetarium, Wagstaff Gymnasium, art department and science labs.
TJC offers more than 40 activity camps in the areas of:
• Art: comic book creation, jewelry, mixed-media, painting
• Communication: fundamentals of American Sign Language
• Cooking: learning to cook recipes from scratch, serving skills, kitchen safety and etiquette
• Dance: ballet, jazz and hip-hop
• Dungeons and Dragons: create characters, master the rules and embark on epic adventures in this classic game
• Horsemanship: basic English or Western style
• Laser Camp: scientific fundamentals of laser light and the science and software behind creating a laser show
• Maker: building catapults, creating sidewalk chalk, making chewing gum and gummy bears and more
• Mini Book Magic: creating a book using homemade materials
• Pickleball: the fastest-growing racket sport in the United States
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and math): video game creation, computer programming, pre-med academy and space camp
• Young Book Artist’s Workshop: the art of bookmaking, including bookbinding, turning feathers into writing tools, and making ink from backyard plants
Athletic camps, run entirely by TJC coaching staff and players, include:
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Volleyball
For details or to register online, go to TJC.edu/camps.