A new program giving children an opportunity to explore veterinary medicine is one of numerous summer programs at California State University, Fresno beginning in June.

The Summer Vet Camp will be led by veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Children will learn through hands-on work with animals, technology demonstrations and laboratories.

The camp is from 8 a.m.-noon July 14-18 for children entering grades 7-9. Registration costs $230 per child. For more information, call 559.278.0333.

Other academic-oriented summer programs will be offered for children interested in inventions and science, and sports camps will teach the fine points of football, basketball and soccer.

Here are the details:

Science camps (call 559.278.0333)

The Division of Continuing and Global Education – Extension Programs will offer Science Adventures day camps from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday for children in K-6 grades.

Camp sessions are:

  • June 23-27, Science Detective: Children build science detective kits and explore magnets, phosphorescence and invisible ink. Class number: 50301
  • July 7-11, Gizmo’s Gadgets and Goop: Children explore batteries, light bulbs and buzzers and create motorized K’Nex racers, roller coasters, planes and more. Class number: 50302
  • July 14-18, Extreme Sports Science: Children build fitness kits and study basic human anatomy, listen to their own heartbeat with a stethoscope, measure their pulse, build a skeleton and exercise with a pedometer. Class number: 50303
  • July 28-Aug. 1, Space and Rocketry ’08: Participants’ voyage of discovery includes exploring secrets of Mars, making a Mars rover, creating telescopes and charting constellations. Class number: 50304

Registration before May 15 is $269 per child per camp. Discounts are available for multiple camps per family. Registration May 16-June 1 is $279; $289 after June 1, subject to availability. Fee includes a T-shirt, Friday lunch and admission to the Downing Planetarium on campus.

KIDS Invent!TM (559.347.3900)

Kids Invent!TM is an innovative summer camp with activities that foster creative thinking, inventing and entrepreneurial enterprise by designing and building toy mockups. During development, participants make presentations and work with other children in a variety of tasks. Children get to keep their inventions.

The Craig School of Business-related camps are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday for children in grades 4-8. Programs are offered on the following dates with designated themes:

  • June 16-20, Toys
  • June 23-27, Digital Videos I
  • July 7-11, Robotics
  • July 21-25, Advanced Digital Videos

Before May 15, the fee is $279 per camper, increasing to $299, which includes all materials, handouts, snacks, use of computer labs and a T-shirt.

Camps are at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (second floor of the Student Recreation Center, next to Save Mart Center). Register online at www.lylescenter.com
<http://www.lylescenter.com> .

Football camps (call 559.278.3015)

Individual Skills and Techniques Camp will be June 7-8 for students entering grades 9-12. The cost is $300 for campers who stay overnight and $200 for campers who commute; increasing by $25 after May 1.

Fresno State Women’s Basketball Camp (call 559.278.6061)
The program hosts a girls and boys camp June 9-13. Session I is from 9 a.m. to noon for grades K-6. Session II is from 1 to 4 p.m. for grades 7-12.

Each camp costs $100 per participant. For more information, contact Kelsi Bond at 559.278.6061 or e-mail kbond@csufresno.edu
<mailto:kbond@csufresno.edu> .

Soccer Academy (call 559.278.8302)

The program is designed to provide a safe environment for the best soccer instruction for all players. The academy takes place at Fresno State’s training facilties and is staffed by current and past Fresno State men’s and women’s athletes and coaches.

Camp dates are:

  • Session 1, June 16-19 – Boys and girls ages 4-9, 9 a.m.-noon.
  • Session 2, June 16-19 – Boys 10-15, 5-8 p.m.
  • Session 3, June 16-19 – Girls 10-15, 5-8 p.m.
  • Session 4, July 7-10 – Boys and girls 4-9, 9 a.m.-noon.
  • Session 5, July 7-10 – Girls’ team camp

Registration is $140 per camper before June 1 and $150 after.
Information about additional summer sports camps is available at www.gobulldogs.com.

Updates on all camps will be posted at www.FresnoStateNews.com as they
become available.