From learning to play basketball to hiking in the mountains to enjoying Appalachian music, camps hosted at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee during summer 2010 have a lot to offer. Click on the links below to learn more about the programs and how to register. Information about summer football, baseball, track and other camps will be added as it becomes available.
May 1-21 | Summer Youth Swim Programs: Session 1 | Reid Pool | 828-293-5364
June 13-16 | Boys Basketball Overnight Camp | Catamount coaches and players lead instruction in ball handling, shooting, passing and more. | Ramsey Center | 828-227-2020 or amccollum@email.wcu.edu
June 14-16 | Boys Basketball Day Camp | Catamount coaches and players lead instruction in ball handling, shooting, passing and more. | Ramsey Center | 828-227-2020 or amccollum@email.wcu.edu
June 14-July 2 | Summer Youth Swim Programs: Session 2 | Reid Pool | 828-293-5364
June 16-17 | Boys Basketball Team Camp | Commuter or overnight camp for middle and high school basketball teams | Ramsey Center | 828-227-2020 or amccollum@email.wcu.edu
June 18-20 | Karen Middleton Basketball Individual Camp | Third- to 12th-grade students improve court skills in fun-filled, competitive and action packed hoop experience | 828-227-2994 or hhbeck@email.wcu.edu
June 20-26 | MAHEC/WCU Health Careers Summer Camp | Residential camp Sun.-Sat. for rising disadvantaged seventh- and eighth-grade students. Interact with health care professionals and participate in activities that cover topics from nutrition to nursing. Camp includes field trips and team-building activities such as whitewater rafting. | 800-928-4968 or 828-227-7397 or mailto:hensley@email.wcu.edu
June 21-25 | Cullowhee Creativity Camp | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. for first- through eighth-graders | Explore multimedia software, digital video recording, robotics and other technology | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
June 24-27 | Ulster American Heritage Symposium | Presenters from Ulster, Scotland, and across the United States share information to encourage scholarly study and public awareness of the historical connections between Ulster and North America, particularly the Southern Appalachians. | 828-227-7397 or hensley@wcu.edu
June 26-27 | Karen Middleton Basketball Team Camp | Teams improve together in competitive and challenging experience, which features five games in two days. | 828-227-2994 or hhbeck@email.wcu.edu
June 27-July 3 | Mountain Collegium 2010 | Early music and folk music workshop. | 919-683-9672 or patpetersen@earthlink.net
June 27-July 3 | American Dance Training Camp | Residential camp Sun.-Sat. for girls ages 8-17. | 866-383-2382
July 3-Aug. 1 | East Wind West Wind Summer Camp | Chinese and American students ages 10 to 14 learn each other’s languages and enjoy activities from sports to crafts. | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 4-10 | American Dance Training Camp | Residential camp Sun.-Sat. for girls ages 8-17. | 866-383-2382
July 8-11 | Catamount Volleyball Skills Camp | Catamount coaches and players work individually with participants to improve their volleyball skills. | 828-227-2032
July 11-15 | Summer Symposium for Marching Arts | Instruction for marching band students offered by the WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band in collaboration with Carolina Crown. | 828-227-2259
July 11-17 | American Dance Training Camp | Residential camp Sun.-Sat. for girls ages 8-17. | 866-383-2382
July 12-16 | Theatre Summer Camp | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. with 6 p.m. performance Fri. for Children ages 8 to 13 are invited to join professional actors from Bright Star Children’s Theatre in Asheville for a week of games, improvisation and other creative performance activities. | 828-227-2505 or lormand@wcu.edu
July 12-16 | Catamount Adventure Camp – 8th and 9th Graders | Rising eighth- and ninth graders build confidence and leadership skills through hiking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting and kayaking, or other outdoor activities. | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 12-23 | Summer Youth Swim Programs: Session 3 | Reid Pool | 828-293-5364
July 16-18 | Catamount Volleyball Skills Camp | Catamount coaches and players work individually with participants to improve their volleyball skills. | 828-227-2032
July 18-23 | Mountain Dulcimer Week | Enjoy classes, concerts and fun. | 828-227-7397
July 18-24 | American Dance Training Camp | Residential camp Sun.-Sat. for girls ages 8-17. | 866-383-2382
July 18-Aug. 1 | The Triple Arts Broadway Series | Artists age 16 to 22 experience the art and craft of musical theatre with Broadway Stars Terrence Mann and Charlotte D’amboise. | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 19-22 | Mini-Camp for Middle Schoolers | Rising sixth- and seventh-grade students explore the history of the Cherokee and early settlers to the region, take a field trip to a local historic site and create their own exhibits on mountain history. $30. | Mountain Heritage Center | (828) 227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 19-23 | Catamount Adventure Camp – 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders | Rising third-, fourth-and fifth-grade students build confidence and leadership skills through hiking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting and kayaking, or other outdoor activities. | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 26-30 | Catamount Adventure Camp – 6th and 7th Graders | Rising sixth- and seventh-graders build confidence and leadership skills through hiking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting and kayaking, or other outdoor activities. | 828-227-7397 or 800-928-4968
July 27-31 | The Cullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape | Landscape architects, commercial nursery operators, garden club members, botanists, horticulturists and plant enthusiasts attend lectures and workshops and exchange ideas at this annual conference. | 828-227-7397 or hensley@wcu.edu
Aug. 2-13 | Summer Youth Swim Programs: Session 4 | Reid Pool | 828-293-5364
OTHER SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AT WCU
WCU also offers a summer swimming program, conferences and community classes for adults and children, athletic team camps, arts and entertainment events and summer courses, travel and enrichment opportunities.
SUMMER CAMPS AT HIGHLANDS NATURE CENTER
Western Carolina University has an affiliation with Highlands Biological Station, which is an interinstitutional center of the University of North Carolina system and located about 32 miles from WCU's campus. The Highlands Nature Center associated with Highlands Biological Station is hosting the following summer camps:
June 8-11 | WOW - A World of Wonder | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 4-6 | Play nature games, hike through the woods, search for critters and explore the pond and stream. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
June 15-18 | Amazing Animals | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 7-10 | Learn how birds fly, what’s a mammal, are spiders insects and other lessons about nature with hands-on activities and field observations. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
June 22-25 | Junior Ecologists | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 11-15 | Conduct science studies at the biological station and at off-site locations. Spend time measuring the forest, mapping stream salamander communities, studying pond life, collecting insects, performing bird counts and inventorying small mammal species. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
June 29-July 2 | NatureWorks | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 8-11 | Learn about forests, predators, the basic needs of wildlife and things that live in a pond through interactive play and nature activities. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
July 13-16 | WOW - A World of Wonder | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 4-6 | Play nature games, hike through the woods, search for critters and explore the pond and stream. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
July 20-23 | Amazing Animals | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 7-10 | Learn how birds fly, what’s a mammal, are spiders insects and other lessons about nature with hands-on activities and field observations. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
July 27-30 | Mountain Explorers | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 10-14 | Travel off the beaten path to hike the Nantahala National Forest. Keep field journals, learn to read maps and use a compass, and develop teamwork. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623 (Session full. Call for waiting list information)
Aug. 3-6 | NatureWorks | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 8-11 | Learn about forests, predators, the basic needs of wildlife, things that live in a pond through interactive play and nature activities. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
Aug. 10-13 | WOW - A World of Wonder | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tues.-Fri. for ages 4-6 | Play nature games, hike through the woods, search for critters and explore the pond and stream. | Highlands Nature Center | 828-526-2623
In addition, Highlands Biological Station hosts special events, summer courses and weekly youth, adult and family activities during the summer.
Maintained by Teresa Killian Tate in the Office of Public Relations
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 11, 2010