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Two students sitting at their desks, looking at someone in the distance.Debate and Public Speaking Summer Campus attendees
A young boy kneeling in a creek and looking at something in his hands.A Claytor Nature Center Summer Camp attendee
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Two students standing in front of a whiteboard, engaged in a debate.Debate and Public Speaking Summer Campus attendees
Claytor Nature Center Summer Camps
Learn more about summer camps at the the Claytor Nature Center.
Debate and Public Speaking Summer Camp
June 6-10, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Local middle and high school students are invited to attend our in-person Debate and Public Speaking Summer Camp! Lunch is included — in our campus cafeteria and/or to go. Spend five days with us, and you will:

  • Hone your public speaking and analytical skills with certified instruction and coaching.
  • Learn presentation and critical skills that will help you become a more outspoken and confident student in the classroom.
  • Acquire debate and forensic (public speaking) fundamentals, including instruction and the development of persuasive, informative, declamation, single and duo interpretive, prose, poetry, after-dinner, impromptu, extemporaneous, and parliamentary debate speaking.
  • Enjoy working with our award-winning collegiate team!

Best of all, leave with the confidence and ability to present yourself and your ideas in any public situation.

This experience observes all COVID-19 safety practices, including wearing masks in classrooms. We spend mornings in the classroom, auditorium, and computer lab, and afternoons practicing outdoors. Every 50 minutes, we break for handwashing, sanitizing, and a short recess.

Cost:

  • $250
  • Register by May 15 and get a free camp T-shirt!
Register Now

Contact

Paula Youra, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies
Speech and Debate Coach

434.544.8178
youra@lynchburg.edu

Sports Camps
Learn more about sports camps.
Summer Scholars Program: Health Sciences
July 24-30, 2022

Three students using an anatomageIf you are a rising high school student and you are interested in a pre-health field, then we invite you to attend our college prep summer program. This week-long camp will give you a chance to explore different health-related fields, like being a physician’s assistant (PA), working in public health, becoming an athletic trainer, or a physical therapist. You will also learn about nursing and biomedical sciences. You’ll also get to experience what it’s like to be a college student by taking part in campus life and activities.

Academic activities include:

  • Providing care to a trauma patient.
  • Body composition, assessments lab, and fitness assessments.
  • International health and medical ethics.
  • The cardiovascular system.
  • First-aid and CPR training, and athletic training lab skills.
  • Vital signs, clinical care, and the patient simulation lab.
Cost:

  • $850 for residential campers.
  • $425 for day campers.
  • 10% discount for early bird registration (through April 30).
Register Now

Sample Daily Schedule

Contact

Nicole Cone ’14, ’18 MEd
Associate Director of Admissions
Event Coordinator

434.544.8390
cone_n@lynchburg.edu

COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR FALL 2022

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