For the seventh summer, the Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College is a co-sponsor for blue KIWI (Kids in the Workforce Institute) entrepreneurship day-camps for children between the ages of 8 and 12, as well as the residential program, Grow OneTM Summer Camp for rising seventh graders.
Two day-camps will be held this summer: July 20-24 and August 3-7, 2009. The camp allows 15 "campers" each session to start their own businesses and become a governing citizen in a true-to-life society. Local business persons are invited to share their experiences with the campers to enrich their learning experiences.
Campers also take campus tours to expose them to the College's dining hall (a business within a business), classrooms, dorms, and library. An ice cream social and "launch" (graduation) is held on Friday of each camp week. At that time, parents and friends are invited to shop at the children's businesses.
The Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College and United Way of Central Virginia are partnering to offer a unique residential program, Grow OneTMSummer Camp for the third year in a row. Area schools have selected 25 promising rising seventh-grade students for one week of entrepreneurial and leadership education and experiences on the Lynchburg College campus from July 26-31.
Students will work in small groups learning economic principles, entrepreneurship concepts, and important life and citizenship skills necessary for their future success. They will complete the Mini-Society® experience-based instructional system developed by Dr. Marilyn Kourilsky, a former UCLA professor, as well as Tiger's Action Plan from the Tiger Woods Foundation.
In addition to daytime activities, students will get to meet with the owner of FunQuest to learn the differences between independent and franchise ownership, as well as listen to entrepreneurs talk about their successes and failures, according to Cheryl Ayers, director, Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College.
This program is made possible by donations from area governments and businesses. For more information, contact Cheryl Ayers at 544-8791 or Shirley Deen at 455-7576.
The Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College is one of a statewide network of centers located at Virginia's colleges and universities supported by the Virginia Council on Economic Education.