Food for Thought - New for 2012

Food is especially interesting to young children, extra-especially when they get to take part in the production and preparation of what they get to eat! This camp gives children the opportunity to begin to build a healthy relationship with their food; from growing it, to preparing it, to eating it, to thinking about it, your camper will be actively engaged all day, everyday. We won't promise that they won't ever play with their food again but they might just start helping a little more in the kitchen. Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 9-13 and July 16-20. Early registration $199.

Enchanted Arts -New for 2012

Music, drama, painting, sculpture, poetry, and the list goes on. There is something magical about the opportunity to play with the fine arts and express yourself with them. This camp captures that magic. Your camper will spend their week playing with a variety of fine arts related projects that will spark their curiosity and creativity. You can expect them to come home each day excited about the things they are creating and the facilities at the university that have assisted their creativity. Oh, and they'll learn a little bit of magic too! Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 23-27 (Now FULL) and July 30-August 3. Early registration $199.

Wondering At The World - Redesigned for 2012

This camp has been designed especially for campers with an interest in building things and getting messy while exploring the world around them. With nature and the environment as the background campers will be challenged to think about about everyday things in new ways. From the magic of powerful magnets and ferrofluids to water rockets and cars your camper will be captivated by projects that move and work. Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 16-20 and July 30-August 3. Early registration $199.

Masterminds 1 - Redesigned for 2012

Level 1 immerses pre teens in the world of strategy and creative thinking. Your camper can expect to spend every day immersed in a world of games and puzzles from around the world. More than simple diversions, each game and activity will push your camper to develop their mathematical intuition and physical talents. No previous knowledge is required, only a deep curiosity and an excess of physical and mental energy to burn. Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 9-13 and July 23-27. Early registration $199.

Ideas Safari - Redesigned for 2012

From Science to Drama this is an opportunity to explore the wide range of exciting ideas and places inside the university. If your camper is interested in more things than you can keep track of then this expansive tour of faculties and departments from across the university is just the place for them. This years campers can expect to see behind the scenes at campus radio station CJSR, to build and use their own classic film camera throughout the week, and to discover that comics really are all high literature, all while continually having the opportunity to explore socially, politically, and personally challenging ideas. Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 9-13 and July 23-27. Early registration $199.

Masterminds 2 - Redesigned for 2012

Beacuse of the richness of challenge and intricacy that games and puzzles provide which cannot be explored with younger children in Masterminds Level 1 we upgraded the program and now offer Level 2 to our senior campers. It provides new puzzles and challenges alongside favourites from Level 1, turning up the heat, asking campers to run a little harder and think with a more sophistication. Your camper can expect whole-body active twists on classic games like Chess as well as a new assortment of puzzles and challenges that they will have never seen before. As with Level 1, you can expect your camper to come home with lots to share and you might just see them asking for a return of family board game night (except with better games). No previous knowledge or experience is required. Maximum of 24 campers.

Offered July 16-20 and July 30-August 3. Early registration $199.

Junior Volunteer Program - New for 2012

Just because you're too old to be a camper doesn't mean you're too old to go to camp! At the request of some of some of our senior campers moving into grades 10, 11, and 12, and who just gotten "too old" to just be campers we are developing a program to bring you back and have you work and play at camp again. You will be in a mentoring relationship with the senior volunteers and counsellors who have traditionally formed the core of our program development and progarm delivery teams. Not only will you have the opportunity to help provide some of the EUREKAMP programs but you'll have an important hand in designing and preparing those programs as well. We are still working out the details of this exciting opportunity and will share them with you as soon as they are available (likely the beginning of March). In the meantime please feel free to register your interest with our camp director.

The early registration fee for each program is $199 provided that both the registration form and the payment are received at least one week before the first day of the camp that you are registering for.

When the early registration fee expires the fee becomes $225.

Note that we offer bursaries available for any family who would not otherwise be able to attend.

We have the ability to offer a limited number of bursaries. These are available to anyone in financial need who would not otherwise be able to benefit from this experience. Bursaries can be combined with both early registration and the multi-family/camp discounts and are only available through the traditional paper-based regintration at this time.

Please contact John if you know of a child who would benefit from one of the remaining bursaries.

If more than one member from a household is registering for camp or if a camper is registering for multiple camps then subtract $25 from the first additional registration and $50 from all successive registrations (this can be applied to the early registration fee and combined with bursaries too!). Note that this option is not currently available through online registration. To take advantage of this discount you will need to use the traditional paper-based registration form.

We are happy to accommodate campers with special abilities and needs. Please indicate any and all special abilities and special needs clearly during the registration process so that our programming staff can do as much as reasonably possible in advance to ensure that every camper has the camp experience that every child deserves. If you have any questions about what is possible the contact our John, our camp director, directly.

We will not be accepting post dated cheques for camp registrations. Payment can be made by credit card (if you register online), cash (if you register in person), or cheque (online, in person, and by mail). All cheques must be made payable to the University of Alberta. Mail all correpondence to:

Camp starts at 09:00 and ends at 16:00 (4:00 PM). Supervision is provided one hour before camp starts and one hour after camp finishes, free of charge, with a late fee of $1/minute for every minute after 5:00 PM.

All currently scheduled camps will be held at the University of Alberta, North Campus. These camps will begin and end each day at Assiniboia Hall but will move around campus throughout the day.

There is a possibility of an additional camp not currently part of the registration form that will be held at Leo Nickerson School in St. Albert. More details will follow as they become available.

This is a chance for friends and familiy to see what has been happening all week. The open house takes place each Friday, at 15:15 (3:15 PM). Visitors can park at Winsor Car Park with the customized parking permit that will be available from Parking Services in the future. More details regarding the open house will be sent home at the end of the first day of each camp.

Campers will need to bring their own lunches every day except Friday, when pizza is provided.

Please send a healthy and nutritious lunch so that your camper will have the energy needed to participate in the program.

As a last resort campers can purchase food from the vending machines or cafeteria on campus. Campers may eat lunch unsupervised if this has been indicated on their consent form by a parent or guardian. In order to minimize any allergic reactions, we ask that campers refrain from bringing any nut products for lunch or snack.

Due to a change in U of A Parking Services policy we are not able to offer drop-off and pick-up permits at no charge. We realize that parking on campus can be difficult, so a deal is being worked out with U of A Parking Services. You can expect the details to be shared here in the future.

Campers can be dropped off and picked up in front of Assiniboia Hall. It can be reached by approaching via 116 St. just north of 91st Ave. Turn east at the small blue ECERF sign and follow the road until you see an open area on the left. Assiniboia Hall is on the east side of this area. Instructors and other campers will be waiting for you!

If you wish to park and see your child off, please use the Windsor Car Park, instead of leaving your vehicle on the roadside unattended. Windsor Car Park is just north of ETLC. Eurekamp! is not responsible for any parking tickets issued.

A customized parking permit which allows parking for 15 minutes during drop-off and pick-up and one hour for openhouse on Friday will be available for purchase from U of A Parking Services.

Please print out, sign and send in, by mail or fax (780-492-9160), your registration package . If both your payment and forms are received at least two weeks before the first day of camp then a welcome package will be mailed to you. If they are received within two weeks of the start of camp then you will be notified when your package is available for pick-up in the Philosophy Department Main Office (2-40 Assiniboia Hall).
If you will be driving to camp there will be a customized parking permit from U of A Parking Services available (See Parking).

Camp Registration can be cancelled at no cost up to 5pm, two Mondays before the start of camp. Cancellations made after this time but before the start of camp will be charged a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations once a camp is in progress.