Penn State Behrend, College for Kids is a community outreach initiative providing a summer enrichment program to area youth. Please also visit these Penn State and affiliate sites for additional youth information:
Need
Summer Reading Help?
Stop in the Behrend Bookstore and check out the "Want to Know More?" section, where you will find a variety of books tied to College for Kids classes. The books offer interesting summer reading, as well as arts, crafts, and projects your children can do at home.
The Bookstore is located on the left as you enter the front doors of the Reed Union Building.
Penn State Behrend
Sports Camps
The Penn State Behrend Athletic Department offers
thirteen sports
camps, team camps, and shoot-outs in soccer, basketball, volleyball,
swimming, water polo, football, softball, and baseball designed to
give you the opportunity to improve your skills. For additional information
please call
814-898-6180.
Penn State Behrend
Early Learning Center
The first environment outside the home is extremely important to the development of young children. The Penn State Behrend Early Learning Center provides a warm, supportive environment in which children are encouraged to explore their individuality, to develop positive feelings about learning and to reach their fullest potential. Daily experiences are planned for all areas of a child's development - physical, social, emotional, and cognitive.
Our program is designed to provide pre-school and child care services for children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years. For additional information please call 814-898-6175.
Penn State
Educational Partnership Program (PEPP)
What is PEPP? Founded in 1991, PEPP is an after-school academic and social enhancement program in three Erie, Pennsylvania inner city schools: Wayne and Wilson Middle Schools, and Central High School. In a structured setting with teachers, tutors, and community mentors, PEPP provides the opportunity for students to develop leadership skills and improve academically in order to be better prepared to pursue post-secondary education or training. For additional information please call 814-874-6261.
The educational component of Pennsylvania Sea Grant focuses on the
development of curricula and other programming related to
Pennsylvania's Lake Erie watershed and Delaware Estuary, placing
special emphasis on the incorporation of Sea Grant, Delaware Estuary,
and Great Lakes related materials into elementary, middle, and high
school curricula. The strat
egy includes a balance between classroom
work and field experience. The ultimate goal is to promote
environmental awareness and stewardship among our youth.
Please visit our Web site for details on specific environmental education programs that Pennsylvania Sea Grant supports in the Lake Erie and Delaware Estuary watersheds, or for more information call 814-898-6420.
The Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra (GEYSO)
The Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra aims to provide young
people, without regard to race, gender, religious belief or
socio-economic status, the opportunity to study with the finest music
teachers and conductors in the tri-state area, while providing parents
an important opportunity to become involved in their children's
artistic development.
GEYSO is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1987 by Dr. George D' Angelo, M.D. It is run by its own board of directors and support organizations and is in residency at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College.
The Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra is opening young people’s minds, one note at a time! For additional information please call 814-898-6243.
The Summer Music Academy (SMA)
The
Summer Music Academy (SMA) 2008 is the region's finest string music program
for beginning, intermediate and advanced musicians who can read music. The SMA meets the educational needs of students who wish to further their summer
studies with in-depth training on their particular instruments. The SMA
offers: Theory & Solfeggio, Music Appreciation, Conducting, Orchestration,
Ensemble Rehearsals, Chorus, Private Instruction, and Faculty & Student
Recitals. Classes remain small and personalized to allow for both group and
individual coaching. For additional information please call 814-504-4539.