[Rockhounds] Rock Camp for Kids? Help!

[Carol Carter-Wientjes]

I just happen to have William Holland's (Young Harris, Georgia) 2008 
schedule here on my desk and there is one class geared specifically toward 
kids 8 and up. It's called Junior Rockhounds, and the only time it's offered 
is the week of June 15-21. They'll cover rocks, minerals, gems, fossils and 
crystals, go on a rock hunt, etc. "A parent or grandparent must be enrolled 
in a class that week and be on the school grounds during class hours" 
(quoted directly from the course description).

Not sure what other classes they may allow kids to take, but minimum age is 
12 and a student under 16 has to be enrolled in the same class as the 
parent. Under 18, they have to have a parent on the premises and be housed 
in the same bedroom as the parent. If you email Suzanne at 
lapidary at alltel.net  she can answer any more questions you have.

I've attended WH 3 times and I LOVE it there!

Hope that gives you somewhere to start, CaroL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Wimpee" <pawpawtiger at hotmail.com>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
<rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Rock Camp for Kids? Help!


Consider William Holland Lapidary School in North Carolina. It is affiliated 
with the Southeast Federation of Mineral Societies.

I'm not sure of their minimum age requirement.

See www.sfms.org
Glenn

> From: sunstone3 at hvc.rr.com> To: Rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com> Date: Thu, 
> 17 Apr 2008 18:00:40 -0400> CC: > Subject: [Rockhounds] Rock Camp for 
> Kids? Help!> > To the list: One of our members is looking for a summer 
> camp for her 13 year old that emphasizes rockhounding, lapidary and 
> geology.> > She lives in the Poughkeepsie, NY area.> > Carolyn Reynard> 
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