Time to Register for Summer Place

It may still feel like the middle of winter, but now is the time to register for Summer Place, the University’s highly regarded camp programs for young people.

As in the past, children of University of Hartford employees may attend a Summer Place program at significantly reduced tuition rates. Contact the Summer Place office for information about this special benefit for full-time and regular part-time faculty and staff.

There are four programs: the Summer Place (entering its twenty-fifth season), Summer Place Players, Kinderplace, and Li’l Place. Each summer, more than 1,200 campers and their families are introduced to the outstanding opportunities and facilities of the University through these programs.

Following are highlights of the four programs.

• Summer Place, for first- through ninth-graders, is a unique enrichment and sports program that gives campers the opportunity to choose from 68 courses in art, communication, computers, cooking, cooperative learning, outdoor adventure, science, theater, and so much more, and from a wide range of team sports and non-competitive athletic activities. More than 100 teachers, coaches, and college students staff the program. Three two-week sessions, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  June 26 to Aug. 4
  
  
• Kinderplace, for entering kindergarteners, and Li’l Place, for preschoolers, are two special programs that combine the fun of camp with appropriate learning experiences. Theme-related activities in art, literature, music, and science are balanced with "center" time, puppet shows, nature walks, outdoor play, swimming, field trips, and so much more. Three two-week sessions, full and part-day options available.
  June 26 to Aug. 4



• Summer Place Players, is an extraordinary theater performance program that provides students in grades six through twelve the opportunity to learn about the art and craft of performance while participating in a fully staged musical. This year’s show will be Peter Pan. The Players is directed by Bob Davis of The Hartt School and staffed by theater, music, and dance professionals who have extensive experience working with young people. The program is based at the University of Hartford Magnet School and Lincoln Theater. A five-week program, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  June 26 to July 28
  Performances July 28, 29, 30, and 31

For further information and a Summer Place brochure, stop by the Summer Place office in CC 230, call 860.768.4432, or visit the Summer Place Web site at www.hartford.edu/summerplace.