Annual UA Expo Features Info on Local Summer Camps for Children

Annual UA Expo Features Info on Local Summer Camps for Children

SummerCampExpo2016-2-792x1024TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — West Alabama families interested in learning more about the numerous summer activities available to their children are invited to The University of Alabama’s fifth annual Summer Camp & Childcare Expo.

The free event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Presidential Park on Campus Drive West next to Publix at University.

Hosted by the UA’s Graduate School, Graduate Parent Support and the College of Human Environmental Sciences’ department of restaurant, hotel and meetings management students, the expo gives parents and children an opportunity to talk and interact with exhibitors regarding various summer camp and childcare programs.

These programs include arts, music, athletics and education.

There will also be fun, interactive activities for children to enjoy. Exhibitors, such as Tumblebus & Brick4kidz, will bring an amusement park set up using Lego bricks and free play Legos; PARAkids Daycamp will bring coloring sheets describing a particular activity; and the Alabama Museum of Natural History will have hands-on fossils, rocks and minerals at the table.

“I hope parents come and are amazed at the amount and variety of wonderful camps available right here in Tuscaloosa,” said Dr. Cori Perdue, director of graduate school programs. “I want parents to be excited about what their kids can do over the summer instead of worrying about how they are going to balance being a parent and a student/employee.

“Their kids can do so many things: learn how to make chocolate, learn horseback riding, learn more about music or sports, develop their creative and artistic abilities and so much more. And these activities do not need to break the bank. Some programs offer scholarships, and some are even free.

“I have four kids, and I know that I want them to enjoy the summer and learn new things in a fun and enriching environment even if I will be at work.”

For more information, please email summercampexpo@ua.edu.

Contact

Kim Eaton, UA media relations, 205/348-8325, kkeaton@ur.ua.edu

Source

Dr. Cori Perdue, 205/348-2118, cperdue@ua.edu; Hsiangting (Shatina) Chen, assistant professor, human nutrition and hospitality management, 205/348-8155, htchen@ches.ua.edu