Upcoming Summer Camps

NEW INFORMATION RECENTLY ADDED: Upcoming Summer Camps include a Journalism Camp, Belmont Basketball Camp, Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies, and Basic Business Camp. Click below on “Continue Reading” for more information.

Journalism Camp:
Belmont is offering a Journalism Camp for high school students interested in:
➫ Newswriting
➫ Newspaper layout and design
➫ Online journalism
➫ Blogging
➫ Video journalism
➫ Telling stories across broadcast, print and online media
➫ Seminars hosted by local media professionals from The Tennessean, WKRN,WSMV, WTVF, WZTV, WPLN and a behind-thescenes
look at the Shop At Home Network.
J-Camp at Belmont University is June 26-29, 2005. Registration Deadline is May 6. Cost: $100; send non-refundable deposit of $50 with registration form. Limited scholarships are available through a generous contribution from Scripps Howard Foundation. Camp is limited to 45 participants. For a registration form or more information, contact Bonnie Wagonfield, New Century Journalism Program, at (615) 460-6451 or wagonfieldb@mail.belmont.edu. J-Camp is a collaborative effort of Belmont University and Tennessee State University.
The Belmont Basketball Camp
The Belmont Basketball Camp returns for the 19th year in the summer of 2005. The camp a features low coach-to-camper ratio, fundamental instruction and competitive league games. Belmont’s head basketball coach, Rick Byrd, and his staff will direct the camp with teaching help from area high school coaches. Belmont University players will serve as camp counselors as well. Our goal is for each camper to improve in the fundamentals of the game of basketball, to develop sportsmanship skills and to have fun in an atmosphere of encouragement from our staff.
* June 13-17 – Curb Event Center, Belmont University – 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (M-TH), 8:30 am to Noon (F) – boys only camp ages 7-15 – $195 – includes lunch, a t-shirt, season pass, and a participation certificate with a camp photo
Our website is: www.belmont.edu/athletics/camps/mbbcamp05
You can download a brochure from the site.
Email Coach Rick Byrd (byrdr@mail.belmont.edu) for more information. To reach the basketball office by phone, call 615-460-5662 or 460-6263.
Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies
Dr. Steve Murphree will again offer school-aged children opportunities to explore the insect world by attending “Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies” day camps. An introduction to the biology of insects and other arthropods, the courses will explore how they live, where they can be found and the potential benefit or harm they represent. Short field trips on the Belmont campus will be taken each day. The day camps will again be divided into different sessions for younger and older children:
• June 13-17 and June 20-24, children entering grades 1-3, Monday – Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., a $25.00 deposit, $50.00 payable on the first day of class.
• July 18-22 and July 25-29, children entering grades 4-6, Monday – Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a $25.00 deposit, $75.00 payable on the first day of class.
To register, visit the web site or call the Belmont Biology department at 615-460-6431.
Basic Business Camp
Basic Business is a week long, residential camp for high school students co-sponsored by the College of Business and Junior Achievement. It will be held the week of June 5-11, 2005. Participants can try running their own business, compete against other teams and have the opportunity to win prizes. They also explore local business facilities, such as Saturn and O’Charley’s Commissary. For more information, contact Laura Camacho via email at camachol@mail.belmont.edu or by phone at (615) 460-6465.