News Release
June 2003
(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) -- Moravian
College is hosting the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for
Talented Youth program
for the seventh consecutive year this summer. Attending the summer
camp are students from sixth to tenth grade - nation and worldwide
who are taking courses at Moravian. The camp is held on Moravian’s
Main Street Campus in two three-week sessions. The first session, held
from June 29-July 18 will hold its closing ceremony on Friday afternoon,
July 18. The second session will run from July 20-August 8.
Approximately 240 students will attend each session. A faculty and
staff of 70 will teach eighteen different classes. To be accepted,
younger students (those who have completed fifth or sixth grade) had
to take a standardized assessment test. Acceptance of older students
is based on their SAT scores and other factors. Each student in attendance
is academically gifted.
The JHU program offers a variety of courses such
as “Colonial
America,” “Engineering Design,” “Animal Science” and “Math
and Music” to attract kids of all backgrounds and interest. Some
of the more traditional courses offered include algebra, geometry and
writing.
“The JHU program offers a unique opportunity for gifted and
highly motivated students to expand their academic horizons during
the summer months,” said Dick Claussen, Director of Academic
Camps at Moravian. “The kids want to learn, they have a real
thirst for knowledge. They tell their parents they want to come here.”
Some courses run seven hours a day, Monday-Thursday and five hours
on Friday. Each student is housed on campus. There is also a full program
of recreational and enrichment activities outside of the classroom.
For many of the youngsters the camp is the first
time they will leave home. This is the 23rd year of the JHU program.
Moravian was chosen
to join the program in 1997. Other schools such as Mount Holyoke College
in Massachusetts and Stanford University in California are also involved.
The Chesapeake Bay plays host to a “living classroom” where
students mostly study marine life.
