Summer Camps at Bloomsburg University

BU’s Quest, an outdoor adventure and recreation program, offers exciting, outdoor and educational courses, mostly at the beginner and intermediate level across Pennsylvania, the United States, Africa, Europe, South and Central America. Our camps for this year are named after types of trees found in Pennsylvania.

Math and Science Camps

Local youths entering sixth, seventh and eighth grades test their skills in mathematical problem solving, computer programming and exploring emergence in BU’s annual Math and Science Summer Experience. Students get a new perspective of math and science through classroom presentations, hands-on activities and demonstrations, ending with creating their own virtual classroom.

Camp: June 25-29 | Contact: John Polhill (570) 389-4508

Summer Math Camp seeks campers

BU’s annual Math Camp, sponsored by the Department of Exceptionality Programs, is open to children ages 4 to 12 of BU staff and faculty for camp this summer (July 24, 26, 31 and Aug. 2, 7, 9). Since 1997, the interactive math camp has helped children strengthen math skills, build new ones and have fun.

Six sessions of diagnostic assessment, individual instruction and activity-based learning will take place during the camp, which also includes activities like a shape scavenger hunt, a mapping game and creating wind mobiles. Contact Nevin Iliev at (570) 389-4119 for more information. Apply by Friday, June 22!

June 18-22 – Camp Hickory

June 25-29 – Camp Maple

July 2-6 – No Camps this week

July 9-13 – Camp Aspen

July 16-20 – Camp Cedar

July 23-27 – Camp Hemlock

July 30-Aug. 3 – Camp Magnolia

Aug. 6-10 – Camp Oak

Aug. 13-17 – Camp Dogwood

All camps this year are $185

Upper Campus fun for children

BU is offering an all-sports/activity summer day camp for students in first through eighth grade from July 16 to 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day utilizing both Redman Stadium and the Nelson Field House. During the week campers will play soccer, tennis, Frisbee, kickball and participate in relay games. In addition, campers will practice math, play board games, memorize poems and do arts and crafts projects. Cost of the week-long camp is $150. For more information or to register visit www.BUcamps.com or call Louise Duffus at (570) 389-4951.

Susquehanna Valley Field School

The Susquehanna Valley Field School anthropology projects facilitate student research and collaboration with the following groups: Bucknell University, Susquehanna University, the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, the BU SOLVE (Students Organized for Learning, Volunteerism, and Employment) office, Quest outdoor adventures, the Bloomsburg Fair Association, BU's early childhood education, admissions and several local school districts. Contact Sue Dauria, Ph.D., at (570) 389-4952 for details.