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The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is now accepting applications for Summer@ASMSA camps.
Summer@ASMSA is free, one-week summer camps for current 8th- and 9th-grade students in all Arkansas schools as well as 7th-graders participating in ASMSA-TIP. The camps will be held on ASMSA’s campus in Hot Springs on Sunday, June 9, through Friday, June 14. Application deadline is Wednesday, May 1st, 2024.
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Students may apply to participate in one of five different camps that will provide a fun and challenging atmosphere. The camps include:
• Environmental Science and Biotechnology (Sponsored by AEGIS): Campers will participate in hands-on, in-lab biological experiments like DNA barcoding and making glowing bacteria as well as environmental field activities such as stream water quality analysis and a visit to a quartz mine in the Ouachita Mountains.
• Engineering Camp: Participants will learn all types of engineering, from nuclear to electrical, at this hands-on camp. Campers will learn how to solder, use engineering design methods and more.
• Anime! Origami! Hiragana!: Japanese Language and Culture Camp (Sponsored by AEGIS): Participants will learn the basics of Japanese language and culture including how to introduce themselves, make Japanese food, count yen and more while exploring some of the cultural norms and unique aspects of Japanese society.
• Studio Art Camp: Campers will engage in different artistic process including observational drawing, collage, painting, ceramics and more.
• Ignite Camp: Campers will discover a little bit of everything ASMSA has to offer through hands-on activities in multiple content areas while meeting a variety of ASMSA faculty and staff.
All camp activities — including tuition, housing, meals and class supplies — are free for participants. Housing and meals will be provided in ASMSA’s Student Center, where nightly fun activities will be planned by members of the school’s Residential Life staff.
To apply for Summer@ASMSA, visit https://asmsa.me/summeratasmsa24. For more information, email [email protected], call (501) 622-5116 or visit www.asmsa.org/outreach/summer-at-asmsa/.
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is one of 17 public residential high schools in the country specializing in the education of academically gifted students. Located in historic downtown Hot Springs, the school is a campus of the University of Arkansas System. For more information about Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, visit www.asmsa.org or call 501.622.5100.