{"id":30387,"date":"2025-03-27T20:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T00:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=30387"},"modified":"2025-03-27T20:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T00:27:17","slug":"four-summer-camps-this-summer-at-tusculum-university-to-enhance-childrens-knowledge-and-skills-in-many-subjects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-summer-camps-this-summer-at-tusculum-university-to-enhance-childrens-knowledge-and-skills-in-many-subjects\/","title":{"rendered":"Four summer camps this summer at Tusculum University to enhance children&#8217;s knowledge and skills in many subjects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a> will again provide exciting active and experiential learning opportunities for local children during the summer with four camps offered on campus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30388\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30388\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30388\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camps-6-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"A girl shows the sign she made during Theatre Camp in 2024.\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A girl shows the sign she made during Theatre Camp in 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30389\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30389\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camps-2-1-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nick Davidson, right, gives a lesson during the 2024 Esports and the Business of Video Games camp in 2024.\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Nick Davidson, right, gives a lesson during the 2024 Esports and the Business of Video Games camp in 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The camps and their costs are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pioneer Skills Camp, Monday, June 16-Friday, June 20, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Doak House Museum for children 10-12 years old, $85 per person<\/li>\n<li>Tusculum Theatre Camp, Monday, July 7-Friday, July 11, in Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center\n<ul>\n<li>9:30-11 a.m. for ages 5-6, $85<\/li>\n<li>2-5 p.m. for ages 9-12, $115<\/li>\n<li>6-9 p.m. for ages 13 and older, $115<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Esports and the Business of Video Games, Monday, July 14-Friday, July 18, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the esports lab on the fourth floor of the Scott M. Niswonger Commons for children in grades 6-12, $75<\/li>\n<li>Tusculum Theatre Camp, Monday, July 14-Friday, July 18, in Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center\n<ul>\n<li>8-11 a.m. for ages 7-9, $115<\/li>\n<li>Noon-3 p.m. for ages 9-13, $115<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of the camps is run by experienced Tusculum faculty and staff members. Pioneer Skills will be run by Dr. Peter Noll, professor of public <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/history\/\">history<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/museum-studies\/\">museum studies<\/a>. Both Theatre Camps will be led by Steve Schultz, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/arts-outreach\/\">arts outreach<\/a>, and Erin Hensley Schultz, costume director, who have been involved for years in Tusculum and local theater productions.<\/p>\n<p>Esports and the Business of Video Games will be conducted by Dr. Nick Davidson, assistant dean of the Sport Studies Division, and Dr. Harold Branstrator, associate professor of management. These two faculty members will also utilize members of the university\u2019s esports club and guest industry speakers as instructors.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the camps, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculumuniversitycamps.totalcamps.com\/shop\/EVENT\">https:\/\/tusculumuniversitycamps.totalcamps.com\/shop\/EVENT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30394\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30394\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30394\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camps-3-2-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Participants in Theatre Camp read over a script in 2024.\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants in Theatre Camp read over a script in 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30391\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30391\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30391\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camps-5-1-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"A boy picks a berry during Pioneer Skills Camp in 2024.\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A boy picks a berry during Pioneer Skills Camp in 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30390\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30390\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30390\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Camps-1-2-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Peter Noll, second from left, helps participants in the Pioneer Skills Camp start a fire in 2024.\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Peter Noll, second from left, helps participants in the Pioneer Skills Camp start a fire in 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to offer these well-designed camps for people in our region who are looking for an outlet to build children\u2019s knowledge and skills in multiple areas,\u201d said Greg Fay, Tusculum\u2019s director of continuing education and camps. \u201cOur faculty and staff members bring considerable expertise that will benefit the children who participate in these camps. We encourage students and their families to embrace these opportunities and join us on our beautiful and historic campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These camps will supplement a busy summertime at Tusculum. FUGE Camps, a Christian event for students who have completed 6th through 12th grade, will take place at Tusculum Monday, June 9-Friday, June 13. In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/student-success\/academic-affairs\/first-gen\/ub\/\">Upward Bound<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/student-success\/academic-affairs\/first-gen\/ubms\/\">Upward Bound Math and Science<\/a> Summer Academy will be held from Monday, May 26-Thursday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the university, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a> will again provide exciting active and experiential learning opportunities for local children during the summer with four camps offered on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The camps and their costs are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-summer-camps-this-summer-at-tusculum-university-to-enhance-childrens-knowledge-and-skills-in-many-subjects\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,170,19,142,169,146,1,6,148,147,149,172],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Four summer camps this summer at Tusculum University to enhance children&#039;s knowledge and skills in many subjects :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-summer-camps-this-summer-at-tusculum-university-to-enhance-childrens-knowledge-and-skills-in-many-subjects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four summer camps this summer at Tusculum University to enhance children&#039;s knowledge and skills in many subjects :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013 Tusculum University will again provide exciting active and experiential learning opportunities for local children during the summer with four camps offered on campus. 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