For Immediate Release
June 20, 2008

Light up your child’s summer with UCR Extension’s one-week summer science camp for GATE children

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – GATE children entering seventh and eighth grades this fall can spend one week this summer exploring the mysteries of sound and light in the GATE Summer Science Camp, which begins Monday, June 23 at UCR Extension, 1200 University Ave. Students participate in daily activities Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

During the week, students will measure the speeds of sound and light, work with lasers, discover the science behind optical illusions, and learn the secrets of fiber optics.

The fee is $295. For more information, call Eileen Johnson at (951) 827-1655 or LaVonne Patterson at (951) 827-1658.

To browse other UCR Extension classes or register online, visit www.extension.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-4105 or toll-free at (800) 442-4990. To receive a free UCR Extension catalog, which includes a complete listing of all our current courses and certificate programs, call (951) 827-3806.

UCR Extension is the continuing education division of the University of California, Riverside. Extension offers more than 3,800 courses and 90 certificate programs in a variety of academic programs, including agriculture and landscape, arts and humanities, business and management, education, forensic investigations and public safety, teacher’s credentialing, English, environmental management, geospatial analysis and technology, health services and behavioral sciences, information technology, languages, law and public policy, Native American studies, natural sciences, and yoga.