College for Kids

Contact Information

Professional and Continuing Education, Youth Programs

Contact Details

youthprograms@jmu.edu

Description

College for Kids is an enrichment program offered twice a year by JMU’s Professional & Continuing

Education. It allows students in K – 8th grades to work with JMU faculty and students, as well as experts

from the community and surrounding area, to explore and discover talents they never knew they had!

The winter 2020 College for Kids will be held on 6 Saturdays from January 11th – February 15th from 9:00

AM – 12:00 PM each Saturday. The registration fee is $150 and covers all 6 Saturdays. Courses include

Scratch and Python Programming, Drama, Cooking, Dance, Lego Engineering, Art, Journalism,

Photography, Fencing, App Inventor, and more! For a complete course listing and registration, please

visit: www.jmu.edu/pce/programs/all/collegeforkids

Web Presence

www.jmu.edu/pce/programs/all/collegeforkids

Involvement

Involves Faculty, Involves Staff, Involves Participants External to JMU

Scope

Harrisonburg/Local/VA

Date

Offered twice a year

Frequency

Recurring Event (Occurs on a regular basis but not continual)

Type of Partner

Public schools PK-12

Primary Focus of Program

Children/Youth, and Family; Education PK-12

Areas of Engagement

Community Engagement, Engaged Learning

Format

Program, Class/Coursework

On/Off campus

On campus