Are you ready for 4-H Camp?
Southern Illinois 4-H Camp will be at Du Bois Center in Washington County. We will be offering two camping sessions this summer: June 18-21 and June 21-24.
Du Bois Center offers horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, team building, arts and crafts, swimming and more water fun on the fabulous giant floating water mat! We realize that our families each have unique circumstances at different times which affect the ability to pay for camp. Fees for camp will be using tiered pricing. Need a little extra help this year? Choose Tier I. Have the ability to help subsidize the cost for a family in need? Choose Tier III. This is an honor system. The tier chosen will not impact a child's camp experience.
Tier payment levels include Tier I, $169; Tier II, $199; and Tier III, $229-plus. Camp enrollment deadline is May 1. Direct camp questions to Melissa Wilson at wilson08@illinois.edu or Liz Miller at lizmill@illinois.edu.
Screened 4-H volunteers are invited to join us at camp to provide a program for campers. The second and third days of each four-day camp are filled with "choice activities." The activities are built into the schedule as 45-minute sessions. Activities may be indoor or outdoor, educational or recreational.
If you want to help out, but do not want to bring a program, you are also welcome to supervise the rec room, arts and crafts, Gaga ball pit, Frisbee, fishing or other outdoor sport.
Experience college life at 4-H Illini Summer Academies
Registration is now open for the 2017 4-H Illini Summer Academies. Dates this year are Sunday, June 25, through Thursday, June 29. Youth participants will stay in the newer living quarters on campus, Bousefield Hall. Illini Summer Academies is open to youth who have completed eighth grade by the conference and will be at least 14 by Sept. 1.
Imagine getting to work alongside university professors while you are still in high school. Imagine getting to hang out on a college campus and spending five days with kids your age from all across Illinois. That's what happens at Illini Summer Academies. So stop imagining and just do it! This program offers teens the opportunity to explore the University of Illinois campus and many degree programs and careers.
The cost varies, depending on which academy of study you choose. Payment is requested at the time of registration via credit card. Payments made by check must be received within one week of registration or the registration will be cancelled. Registration closes May 15. Financial-need scholarships will be available from Illinois 4-H Foundation donors.
Cancellations and refunds must be sent in writing to us at illinois4H@illinois.edu. Requests received before April 1 will receive a full refund. Requests received from April 1 to May 1 will receive a 50 percent refund. No refunds will be permitted after May 1.
Academies and the costs to attend are as follows: Ag Communications, $250; Aerospace Engineering, $440; Animal Science, $345; Anthropology, $235; Chemistry, $240; Electrical & Computer Engineering, $445; Entomology: Honeybees & Beekeeping, $295; Exploring Human Development & Family Studies, $255; Exploring Theatre & Fashion for Stage and Film, $285; Exploring Theatre & Hip Hop, $285; Grand Challenges in Family Science, $255; Illinois Informatics Institute, $350; Journalism, $220; Molecular & Cellular Biology, $345; and Veterinary Medicine, $335.
For more information, contact Nancy Lambert at the University of Illinois Extension office in Harrisburg at 618-252-8391 or nlambert@illinois.edu.