Summer arts camp targets kids in grade school

Trumbull County Educational Service Center will offer a summer arts camp for students in entering grades 2 through 5. The day camp will feature activities and instruction in music, drama, visual arts and dance.

The camp will run June 16-20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Lordstown Middle School, 6540 Tod Avenue SW in Warren. There is a $150 fee, which includes lunch for the week as well as supplies.

Campers will spend one hour a day with a practicing artist instructor in each of the following areas: art, dance, drama and music. There will be a lunch and recess. The last hour of the day will be spent in a large group activity during which parents may visit. Students from Trumbull County Educational Service Center’s Arts/EXCEL program will serve as camp counselors.

A total of 100 students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for this summer’s camp. The application deadline is May 30, 2008.

For additional information , contact Michele Krisher, gifted education supervisor, at (330) 505-2800. A registration flyer is available on the Trumbull County Educational Service Center’s website at www.trumbull.k12.oh.us under student programs.