By Diane Gasper-O\u2019Brien
\nUniversity Relations and Marketing
\nAfter a year of teaching at the high school level, Keri Maricle is going to try her hand at working with elementary students this summer.<\/p>\n
Maricle, who just finished her first year as a biology instructor at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School in Hays, is the new day camp instructor for elementary school students at Fort Hays State University\u2019s Sternberg Museum of Natural History.<\/p>\n
Students ages 6 to 10 are able to choose from nine different camps focusing on earth and life science. They can attend one camp, or two \u2013 or all nine if they wish to.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a couple of students enrolled in just one camp, and some are enrolled in six different ones,\u201d said David Levering, education director at Sternberg Museum.<\/p>\n
The cost of each camp is $65 for members of Sternberg Museum and $75 for non-members. Financial aid is available and can be applied for along with the online camp application at sternberg.fhsu.edu. Application deadline is Friday, June 1.<\/p>\n
Levering started the camps his first summer at Sternberg in 2014, and \u201cour first round of camps was very small, because no one knew they existed,\u201d he said. However, attendance has grown significantly each year.<\/p>\n
The first day camp is scheduled for Monday, June 18, and the last one Friday, July 13. The camps run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and will include instruction both indoors and out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited about giving them a taste of science that isn\u2019t all in the classroom,\u201d Maricle said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to show students that this is what excites me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maricle, who earned both her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Fort Hays State, said she welcomes the challenge of teaching younger students.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a different teaching style that comes with every age group,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to it, especially taking them outdoors and doing things. Hands-on activities are the ones they remember the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sternberg Museum also offers camps for middle and high school students, which are one week and two weeks, respectively. More information about those opportunities can be found online at sternberg.fhsu.edu.<\/p>\n
Levering said the elementary school students will be introduced to subject matter that is in line with the middle and high school camps.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to make a point of letting the elementary school students use some of the equipment they use in field camp,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an introduction for them that is not real demanding of their commitment to the subject but getting to see little bits and pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following is the list of camp dates and their subjects:<\/p>\n
Monday, June 18 \u2013 Reptiles and Amphibians
\nWednesday, June 20 \u2013 Bird Biologists
\nFriday, June 22 \u2013 Marvelous Mammals
\nMonday, June 25 \u2013 Digging Up Dinosaurs
\nWednesday, June 27 \u2013 Sea Creatures of Kansas
\nFriday, June 29 \u2013 Minerals Rock!
\nMonday, July 9 \u2013 Gone Fishing
\nWednesday, July 11 \u2013 Insects and Spiders
\nFriday, July 13 \u2013 Trees, Flowers and Grasses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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