2012 Camp Promise summer enrichment program
Science enrichment activities.
The Kinston Youth Enrichment Project sponsored Camp Promise 2012, "Science, Self-Esteem and Service," a summer enrichment program for students in grades 4-8 from July 16-31, 2012. The free enrichment camp met daily from 9 a.m. to noon on the campus of Rochelle Middle School, which is located at 301 N. Rochelle Blvd., in Kinston, NC.
Kinston Youth Enrichment Project recently received a $2,500 mini-grant from the NASA Summer of Innovation program to offer NASA themed and science enrichment activities for camp participants. The sessions included lessons including "Learning the Wright Way to Fly and Robotics Hands Down - an Introduction to Robotics.
Other camp sessions include: "Take 5 and Read," a literacy program with free book distributions from the Bluford Series and Artermis Fowl series for middle school readers; Introduction to Photography with Peter Eversoll; SETCLAE activities (Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence; 4-H Project Alert presented by Lenoir County Center for
Cooperative Extension; Zumba sessions with Takeema Blackwell Parson; and Childhood Obesity and Healthy Homes presentations by the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility.
The Kinston Youth Enrichment Project is a program of Young Women of Promise, which was founded in 2001 by Kinston native Theresa Williams. "Camp Promise is designed to provide academic enrichment for our students during the summer when opportunities for academic stimulation are limited," Williams said.
Kinston Youth Enrichment Project recently received a $2,500 mini-grant from the NASA Summer of Innovation program to offer NASA themed and science enrichment activities for camp participants. The sessions included lessons including "Learning the Wright Way to Fly and Robotics Hands Down - an Introduction to Robotics.
Other camp sessions include: "Take 5 and Read," a literacy program with free book distributions from the Bluford Series and Artermis Fowl series for middle school readers; Introduction to Photography with Peter Eversoll; SETCLAE activities (Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence; 4-H Project Alert presented by Lenoir County Center for
Cooperative Extension; Zumba sessions with Takeema Blackwell Parson; and Childhood Obesity and Healthy Homes presentations by the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility.
The Kinston Youth Enrichment Project is a program of Young Women of Promise, which was founded in 2001 by Kinston native Theresa Williams. "Camp Promise is designed to provide academic enrichment for our students during the summer when opportunities for academic stimulation are limited," Williams said.
Students participate in healthy living workshop presented by UNC Center for the Environment and Susceptibility.
Encouraging a love for reading
Camp Promise participants were encouraged to read each day and were provided with a variety of books to read and also to add to their home library collections.
Most of our summer camp participants received a minimum of 8 books to call their own.
Most of our summer camp participants received a minimum of 8 books to call their own.
Encouraging a love for health and fitness
Camp Promise participants participated in several Zumba sessions with Takeema Blackwell Parson.