Looking forward to acquiring strong, study skills? Interested in becoming a master student? Learn more in less time with little effort. This course will lead to your academic success! These sessions will assist students with focusing on time-management schedules, effective study methods, test-taking strategies, notetaking skills, and organizational skills. Each student will prepare a master notebook - an important product to use as a portable filling system and reference source. Binder and supplies are included. Class size is limited.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Fee: $75
Course: #20116
Option 1 (grades 4th - 5th): June 3 - 12, Tues & Thurs, 10 - 11:15 am, 4 sessions
Option 2 (grades 6th - 8th): June 3 - 12, Tues & Thurs, 11:45 am - 1 pm, 4 sessions
Option 3 (grades 9th - 12th): June 17 & 19, Tues & Thurs,10 am - 12 noon, 2 sessions

Join in the fun and develop a life-long skill that will aid in better understanding the world of numbers. Learn multiplication and division through the use of touch points, hand play, and memory games. Apply facts to solve word problems by selecting the process of multiplication or division. For grades 3rd - 5th.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Sessions: 4
Fee: $65
Course: #21628
Date/Time: July 2 - 30 (No class 7/23), Wed, 10 - 11:15 am

This course is for students who have good word recognition skills, but forget what is read immediately after the process is completed. Comprehension strategies that help increase understanding will be modeled. Study techniques that facilitate long-term memory will be discussed and modeled on various kinds of reading materials. For children entering grades 2nd - 6th.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Sessions: 4
Fee: $65
Course: #20115
Option 1 (grades 2nd & 3rd): July 8 - 17, Tues & Thurs, 10 - 11:15 am
Option 2 (grades 4th, 5th & 6th): July 8 - 17, Tues & Thurs, 11:45 am - 1 pm

Eliminate embarrassing mistakes, improve your punctuation and proofreading ability and learn all you need to know to write better letters, school reports, and assignments. Lessons are taught using grammar games and fun exercises. For children entering grades 2nd - 5th.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Sessions: 2
Fee: $65
Course: #21866
Date/Time: July 1 & 3, Tues & Thurs, 10:30 am - 12 noon

Your child will learn how to hear the message, understand the message, and judge the message influence on interpersonal communication. We will practice effective listening skills by “acting like a good listener" and applying the " Three C's” of active listening: Connect, Consider and Confirm. For children entering grades 2nd - 5th.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Fee: $31
Course: #21867
Date/Time: July 9, Wed, 12 noon - 1:45 pm

Move steps ahead by learning all the secret places where key information is located in your major textbooks. Discover the pacing techniques that make readers faster and more efficient. This course is designed to help junior achievers get steps ahead by increasing their reading rate while sharpening their concentration when reading various kinds of materials. For grades 6th, 7th and 8th.

Instructor: Linda Rogers
Sessions: 4
Fee: $65
Course: #20117
Date/Time: June 17 – 26, Tues & Thurs, 1 – 2:15 pm

Science Lovers will have “hands-on” experience in a surgery setting. Students will dissect a frog and a shark. Come join us and be a part of a real surgery team.

For ages 6 - 13. Students must be able to comfortably handle a pair of scissors.

Instructor: Louis Blanchard
Sessions: 2
Fee: $65
Course: #20162
Option 1: June 16 & 17, Mon & Tues, 9 - 11 am
FULL – Please call 482-6386 or email potpourri@louisiana.edu to be placed on the waiting list.
Option 2: June 16 & 17, Mon & Tues, 1 - 3 pm
FULL – Please call 482-6386 or email potpourri@louisiana.edu to be placed on the waiting list.
Option 3: June 20, Fri, 8 am - 12 noon OPEN
Option 4: June 20, Fri, 1 - 5 pm
FULL – Please call 482-6386 or email potpourri@louisiana.edu to be placed on the waiting list.

Join a real surgery team while enjoying a hands-on approach to science.We will dissect a sheep’s eyeball and a fetal pig. For ages 6 - 13. Students must be able to comfortably handle a pair of scissors.

Instructor: Louis Blanchard
Sessions: 2
Fee: $65
Course: #20931
Option 1: June 18 & 19, Wed & Thurs, 9 - 11 am
Option 2: June 18 & 19, Wed & Thurs, 1 - 3 pm

Do you have a passion for science and want to experience what it means to be a biologist? Join us for a week of serious scientific methodology and experiments. Begin your preparation by studying Human Anatomy and Physiology along with CPR/ First Aid training. Your education will continue with various exercises and experiments including: Cultivating live organisms and recording your observations, Testing organisms’ responses to different stimuli, Taxonomy (classification), Microscopy techniques, and Dichotomous keys. End your week with a private tour of a university science laboratory and a special guest lecture by a university professor of biology. All students will receive a journal and lab coat. Class is limited to 12 serious students. Certificates will be awarded. Students who successfully complete CPR/Training will earn Certification Cards. Ages 10 - 13 years. Includes all supplies.

Instructor: Kedrick Chism
Sessions: 5
Course: #21863
Fee: $140
Date/Time: July 21 - 25, Mon - Fri, 8 am - 12 noon
FULL – Please call 482-6386 or email potpourri@louisiana.edu to be placed on the waiting list.

Cybercampers will be introduced to the wonders of technology using entertaining activities that will encourage their enjoyment of a computer. Campers will learn how to use the mouse and keyboard in fun-filled games and exercises to promote good typing skills. We will create a PowerPoint presentation and a personal digital photo magnet keepsake! Parents are invited on the last day of camp for show and tell! Certificates from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be awarded. Ages 5 - 7. Morning snacks included.

Instructor: Amy Theobald
Sessions: 2
Fee: $47
Course: #70688
Date/Time: June 23 & 24, Mon & Tues, 8:30 - 11:30 am

@camp.com you will learn how to use your emagination with cool programs and safely surf websites that will totally upgrade your brain! Campers will get live demonstrations on the inside of a computer and what makes it tick, as well as a computer network and how to set up your own small network at home. Join us for a fun-filled week of learning on the cutting edge of technology.
> Microsoft EXCEL - Stump your friends and family with word-find worksheets that you create. Design pictographs using clip art!
> Microsoft WORD - Design a personal digital photo magnet using labels and explore fun personification poems!
> Microsoft POWERPOINT - Learn to create a slide presentation using graphics, sound, transitions, and animations!
> Microsoft PUBLISHER - Create a calendar, greeting cards, and explore fun paper folding projects!
> WINDOWS Media Player - Bring your favorite music CDs and we will create a favorite hits CD using rip and burn! **Using a fun, hands-on approach we challenge our students to learn the basic nuts and bolts of some of the most popular software programs that will benefit them in the future. Parents are invited on the last day of camp for show and tell! Certificates from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be awarded. Students must be familiar with the keyboard and mouse and are encouraged to bring a memory stick and snacks for break times. Bring your brown bag lunch.

Instructor: Amy Theobald
Course: #70689
Option 1 (ages 8-11): June 16 - 18, Mon - Wed, 9 am - 3 pm, 3 sessions
Fee: $85
Option 2 (ages 12 - 14): July 28 - 31, Mon - Thurs, 9 am - 4 pm, 4 sessions
Fee: $109

Does your child need to learn keyboarding skills? Many students know how to operate computer programs and access information on the Internet but have difficulty typing reports and projects for school. This course helps students develop proper keyboarding techniques as well as speed and accuracy. Ages 8 - 15.

Instructor: Amy Theobald
Sessions: 4
Fee: $99
Course: #70612
Date/Time: June 16 - 19, Mon - Thurs, 3:30 - 5 pm
NEW CLASS
Date/Time: July 8 - 11, Tues - Fri, 3:00 - 4:30 pm