Ohio State offers summer education program

COLUMBUS – Spaces still remain for The Ohio State University’s College Bound Summer Institute, which offers students ages 6-12 in the Columbus metropolitan area a chance to learn and play on campus this summer.

Sponsored by the College of Social Work, the College Bound Summer Institute begins June 7 and continues through August 13. Parents can sign their children up for a one-week, an eight-week or a 10-week term.

Director Marcus Ross says the program gives students the chance to learn first hand the importance of a college education.

“They get exposed to higher education at an early age,” Ross says. “We also take them to various academic units on campus, so that they can see what it’s like to study engineering or veterinary medicine.

“This is an exemplary program at the university which gives children a chance to think about which career paths they want to pursue when they start thinking about higher education.”

Days are divided so that students take academic classes in the morning and then participate in athletic or cultural activities in the afternoon. Parents can request which areas of study – like math, computer literacy and science – they want their children to learn, and are responsible for providing the textbooks and other learning materials. College Bound staff will provide supervision and support in the learning process, as well as computer labs, classrooms and other teaching aids. Parents also receive weekly progress reports. In the afternoon hours, students participate in athletic or cultural activities as diverse as golf, swimming, ice-skating, basketball, soccer, music, computer, art and chess.

To register or for more information, parents may contact the College Bound office at
(614) 688-5661 or visit http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu/Collegeb/index.php