Special Events and Receptions

  • Summer Science and Engineering Programs for Kids

    Kids Are Scientists and Engineers Too (KASET) workshops are expanding to the afternoon for most weeks this summer. Parents have been asking for more science, engineering and robotics and we’re happy to give it to them.

    This summer, children entering grades 5 – 10 can take the following week-long workshops:

    6/29-7/3 Archaeology Field School for Kids
    7/6-7/8 Marine Explorers*
    7/6-7/10 Space Astronomy
    7/6-7/10 KASET in the afternoon: Animal Science**
    7/13 -7/15 Marine Explorers*
    7/13-7/17 Explore Your Physical World
    7/13-7/17 Junior Engineers
    7/13-7/17 Magnificent Microbes
    7/13-7/17 KASET in the afternoon: Ecology**
    7/20-7/24 Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! (iMovie)
    7/20-7/24 Chemistry: Light, Color, Heat
    7/20-7/24 KASET in the afternoon: Energy**
    7/27-7/31 Robotics (all day)#
    7/27-7/31 Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! (iMovie)

    Modules run Monday - Friday 9 AM - 12 Noon
    **KASET in the Afternoon Runs from 12 noon - 3 PM and is an add on to those students in the morning modules.
    #Robotics is an all-day program 9 AM - 3 PM
    * Marine explorers which runs 9 AM - 12 Noon Monday & Tuesday and all day Wednesday is a field-trip to our Avery Point campus

    Cost: Each workshop costs $200. All materials and lab fees are included.

    Discounts:

    • If you register by June 7th, the individual workshop cost is $185.
    • If a child registers for more than one workshop, you can receive a 10% discount.
    • If you register more than one child in a family, you can receive a 10% discount.

    To Register by Mail: Go to www.KAST.uconn.edu. Print out the registration form in the brochure and mail it in with your payment. (It must be postmarked by June 7, 2013, to be eligible for the $185 workshop price.)

    To Register Online: Go to www.KAST.uconn.edu and follow the online registration instructions.

    All applications must be accompanied by full payment. A $35 non-refundable registration fee comes out of the workshop price. If a workshop is full, however, the entire amount will be refunded.

    For more information, contact: Joy Erickson at joy.erickson@uconn.edu