Registration open for summer arts camps at Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK — Registration is now open for the Penn State Center for Arts and Crafts’ 2017 summer arts camps on the University Park campus. Camps are offered for children in grades 1 through 9 and vary for each session and age group.

A variety of themed camps are offered, including animals, architecture, under the sea, multicultural art, room décor, wheel-thrown pottery and more.

The fee is $215 per camp.

For children entering first and second grades and third through fifth grades, camp sessions are held Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Session 1 runs June 19-23, Session 2 runs June 26-30, Session 3 runs July 10-14, Session 4 runs July 17-21 and Session 5 runs July 24-28.

For children entering sixth through ninth grades, camps are for two weeks, Mondays through Fridays, and are held from either 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Session 1 runs June 19-30 and Session 3 runs July 10-21. Session 5 is one week, July 24-28, and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lunch at the camps is supervised, and attendees must bring their own snacks, drinks and lunches.

For more information or to register, visit https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/camps.shtml. For questions, email craftcenter@psu.edu.