CAMM Summer Boot Camps in STEM, Mandarin Chinese

Chennault Aviation & Military Museum is now enrolling for Chennault Summer Fun Boot Camps.

According to education director, Tanya Shlosman, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) sessions will be available for ages 11-15, and Mandarin Chinese language sessions will be available for ages 7-15. Ages 11-15 may enroll in both sessions.

The schedule is: STEM – All sessions 9 a.m.-noon, June 8-12 and 15-9; July 20-24 and 27-31; and Mandarin Chinese – All sessions 1-3 p.m., June 8-12 and 15-9; July 20-24 and 27-31.

The museum is offering intensive Chinese language classes for adults, and adding a Mandarin Chinese component to the summer camps was a natural fit.

“One goal for these summer camps is to help prepare children for the economic future,” says Shlosman. “As an aviation and military museum, the Chennault Museum is an ideal place to enrich students’ STEM knowledge. We are so excited to be able to offer a foreign language as well.”

Each session has a limit of 20 students. Fees are $150 for the STEM session, $125 for the Mandarin Chinese language session or $235 for both sessions. Three spaces in each session are reserved for scholarship recipients.

Applications, including scholarship applications, are available now at the Chennault Museum or online at www.chennaultmuseum.org. The deadline to enroll is May 1.

The Chennault Museum is located at 701 Kansas Lane. For more information, contact Shlosman, 362-5540.

Funding for the Summer Fun Boot Camps has been partially provided by generous grants from Entergy and the Junior League of Monroe. The Chennault Aviation & Military Museum is operated by Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler and the Friends of the Chennault Museum.