Baylor’s



Baylor’s

University for Young People

(UYP)

Catalog of Programs

&

Course Offerings

2008

NOTICE:

• Students entering the 4th grade in Fall 2008 have the option of attending the primary programs and/or taking courses on the Baylor campus.

• An automatic $20.00 registration fee will be assessed for each participant. This fee covers the cost of the registration process.

• Each UYP participant will receive the official UYP t-shirt for 2008.

• Supplies listed under individual courses are to be provided by the students.

• If you do not wish to receive the UYP catalog any longer, please inform the CCLE office by e-mailing K-12andProfDev@baylor.edu to be removed from mailing list. Include UYP student’s full name and parent(s) name.

Interdisciplinary Elementary Programs

June 16-June 20

(For students entering 1st – 4th grades)

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|8:30am-3:30pm |Creative Problem Solving Camp: Explorations |$150.00 plus $20.00 |

|Hillcrest Professional |Participants will use creative problem solving as they explore the remains of a |registration fee |

|Development School |vanished culture in a simulation of an archaeology dig.  Expert groups will | |

|4225 Pine Avenue |employ the disciplines of anthropology, museum studies, history, art, science, | |

| |and journalism to unravel the mysteries of a long-forgotten people and | |

|Lead Teachers: |communicate their discoveries to others.  The week culminates in a showcase of | |

|Jennifer Brown |the activities, skills, discoveries, and products explored and developed by the | |

|Amy McNamara |children. | |

|AnnaBeth Morgan |Supplies: Daily sack lunch  | |

|Bianca Ochoa | | |

NOTE: $20 registration fee will be automatically assessed per participant.

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Broadway Beats: Learn to Act and Dance Like a Musical Star: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn to act and move like the stars from High School Musical and Hairspray! You | |

|Center: |will explore the basic elements of musical theatre. Learn the presentational | |

|Movement Studio Theatre |style of acting required for the musical stage and be trained in movement and | |

| |Broadway style jazz dance. Specially choreographed musical numbers will be | |

| |learned throughout the week and then performed for family and friends at the end | |

| |of the session! | |

| |Supplies: Shoes and clothing appropriate for movement | |

|9:45-11:15 |CSI: Baylor: Ashley Whitmore |$90 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Do you have the brain to solve crime and other mysteries? Try your hand at | |

| |solving mysteries using problem solving and forensic science. You will learn how | |

|Room 103 |to solve real mysteries and create your own for your classmates to solve. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook | |

|9:45-11:15 |Riddle Me This!: Andrea Bruder |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Do you love math puzzles, riddles, and patterns? Then this course is for you! | |

|Room 300 |Solve challenging puzzles such as magic squares, sudokus, and tangrams and learn | |

| |how they work. Improve your problem solving abilities, expand your thinking, and | |

| |come up with creative and original solutions. Come think outside the box! | |

| |Supplies: Notebook and pencils | |

|11:30-1:00 |Puzzles, Games and Other Mind Stretching Activities: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$85 |

|Draper Academic Building |Challenge yourself and compete against others using a wide variety of different | |

|Room 152 |games and puzzles that will improve your strategy skills. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |UYP Gazette: Emilee Ashenfelter |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting interviews, and | |

|Room 205 |being part of the first edition of our UYP newspaper, then this is the class for | |

| |you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing, and a love | |

| |for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

|11:30-1:00 |Make Your Own Music: |$90 |

|Moody Library: |Amanda Olmstead | |

|META Lab |Come all music lovers and experience the joys of listening and composing music. | |

|3rd Floor |In this course you will explore the music by famous composers such as Mozart and | |

| |Beethoven. You will also try your hand at composing music of your own. Can’t read| |

| |music? Doesn’t matter. All that is required is enjoyment of music and a desire | |

| |to understand it better. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |From Tea Bowls to Chicken Pots: Pottery of Different Countries: Barbara Francis |$95 |

|Draper 215 |Explore pottery techniques and styles from around the world. Create Japanese tea | |

| |bowls, Mexican chicken pots, African animals, and Egyptian pyramids. Learn about | |

| |the basics of clay construction, decoration, and how they relate to a specific | |

| |country’s ceramics. | |

| |Supplies: Old clothes or aprons | |

|1:15-2:45 |Physics is Fun!: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Learn more about the physical properties of matter including electrical | |

|Room 152 |conduction, magnetism, density and buoyancy through two weeks of hands-on fun | |

| |experiments. Make a thermometer, do cooking experiments and make a boat to carry | |

| |the most cargo…plus much, much more. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |UYP Gazette: Emilee Ashenfelter |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting interviews, and | |

|Room 205 |being part of the first edition of our UYP newspaper, then this is the class for | |

| |you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing, and a love | |

| |for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

| Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Puzzles, Games and Other Mind Stretching Activities: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$85 |

|Draper Academic Building |Challenge yourself and compete against others using a wide variety of different | |

|Room 152 |games and puzzles that will improve your strategy skills. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Ashley Weaver |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|This course will introduce you to ways to be successful for your future.  The | |

|Room 102 |classes will be filled with hands-on, real life experiences that you can one day | |

| |use to be as successful as Michael Jordan, Oprah, or Bill Gates.  Success does not | |

| |always equal money, but what this class hopes to do is to give you the necessary | |

| |tools to ensure that you become your best self which could one day possibly lead | |

| |to  you becoming a millionaire! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family & |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor. Each day is a new type| |

|Consumer Sciences Building |of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes and all it takes to put a | |

|Room 111 |full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food you | |

| |have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Apron | |

|9:45-11:15 |Reading and Writing for a Cause: Poetry: |$95 |

|Carroll Science Building |Jordan Gibson | |

|Room 203 |Come discover the inner poet in you, and you just might be selected as one of the | |

| |top poets in your class (complete with a prize!). You will read a wide range of | |

| |authors from different ethnicities and learn of their literary legacies. Learn how| |

| |to examine the social, cultural, and political factors that affect authors and you | |

| |as well as how to make your own statement on issues that affect you today. The | |

| |class will study mini-units on different themes such as self-discovery, inequality,| |

| |and discrimination. Your class will create an anthology of writings and | |

| |participate in Poets’ Corner, an “open-mic” session at the end of the class. You | |

| |will receive the book Unsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary | |

| |Multicultural Poetry. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral Notebook, pen, pencil | |

|11:30-1:00 |French: C’est La Vie: Marti Turner |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |The course is a stroll down the Champs Elysee. We will study the language, art, | |

|Room 207 |and culture of France and enjoy the sites, sounds, and flavors of France during the| |

| |end of session picnic. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook and pencil or pen | |

|11:30-1:00 |Real Game of Life: Julie Emke |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |You’re all grown up and ready to enter the real world. In this class you will | |

|Room 200 |choose a job, find a place to live, and even buy a car. But not without a catch! | |

| |You will need to use technology to design a budget and deal with real life | |

| |scenarios. At the end, you will have a PowerPoint journal of your ideal future to | |

| |share and enjoy. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Broadway Beats: Learn to Act and Dance Like a Musical Star: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn to act and move like the stars from High School Musical and Hairspray! You | |

|Center: |will explore the basic elements of musical theatre. Learn the presentational style| |

|Movement Studio Theatre |of acting required for the musical stage and be trained in movement and Broadway | |

| |style jazz dance. Specially choreographed musical numbers will be learned | |

| |throughout the week and then performed for family and friends at the end of the | |

| |session! | |

| |Supplies: Shoes and clothing appropriate for movement | |

|11:30-1:00 |Pottery Around the World: Barbara Francis |$95 |

|Draper 215 |Explore pottery techniques and styles from around the world. Create Japanese | |

| |teapots, Mexican Talavera and Circle of Friends pottery, African masks, and | |

| |Egyptian mummies. Learn about the cultures that inspire these various images and | |

| |replicate some of the design and decorative elements of these pieces. | |

| |Supplies: Old clothes or aprons | |

|1:15-2:45 |CSI: Baylor: Ashley Whitmore |$90 |

|Hankamer School of Business |Do you have the brain to solve crime and other mysteries? Try your hand at solving| |

|Room 103 |mysteries using problem solving and forensic science. You will learn how to solve | |

| |real mysteries and create your own for your classmates to solve. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook | |

|1:15-2:45 |Real Game of Life: Julie Emke |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |You’re all grown up and ready to enter the real world. In this class you will | |

|Room 200 |choose a job, find a place to live, and even buy a car. But not without a catch! | |

| |You will need to use technology to design a budget and deal with real life | |

| |scenarios. At the end, you will have a PowerPoint journal of your ideal future to | |

| |share and enjoy. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Move In, Move Out: The Communities of the Electronic World: Greg Ryan |$95 |

|Moody Library: Basement |Are you interested in video games? In this course you will not only be able to play| |

|Computer Lab |a video game, but you will develop life skills in a safe and encouraging online | |

| |community. You will be introduced to a simulation game, designed for educational | |

| |purposes. Working cooperatively with people you have never met in the real world, | |

| |you will focus on creating an online character, building a community, building | |

| |structures and creating businesses. During this process, you will also learn how to| |

| |safely work online and how to use an online language to communicate. For two weeks,| |

| |come join the enormous online community for a safe simulation that’s fun. | |

| |Supplies: Parent e-mails are needed to sign up for chat privileges. | |

| |Parents: Your child will participate in a simulation that will be carefully | |

| |monitored both by the UYP instructor and the web host. At the end of two weeks, all| |

| |connections will be terminated unless we have written permission from parents to | |

| |continue the program. | |

|1:15-2:45 |Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Ashley Weaver |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|This course will introduce you to ways to be successful for your future.  The | |

|Room 102 |classes will be filled with hands-on, real life experience you can use to one day | |

| |be as successfully as Michael Jordan, Oprah, or Bill Gates.  Success does not | |

| |always equal money, but what this class hopes to do is to give you the necessary | |

| |tools to ensure that you become your best self which could one day possibly lead | |

| |to  you becoming a millionaire! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |French: C’est La Vie: Marti Turner |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |The course is a stroll down the Champs Elysee. We will study the language, art, | |

|Room 207 |and culture of France and enjoy the sites, sounds, and flavors of France during | |

| |the end of course picnic. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook and pen or pencil | |

|9:45-11:15 |Move In, Move Out: The Communities of the Electronic World: Greg Ryan |$95 |

|Moody Library: Basement |Are you interested in video games? In this course you will not only be able to | |

|Computer Lab |play a video game, but you will develop life skills in a safe and encouraging | |

| |online community. You will be introduced to a simulation game, designed for | |

| |educational purposes. Working cooperatively with people you have never met in the | |

| |real world, you will focus on creating an online character, building a community, | |

| |building structures and creating businesses. During this process, you will also | |

| |learn how to safely work online and how to use an online language to communicate. | |

| |For two weeks, come join the enormous online community for a safe simulation | |

| |that’s fun. | |

| |Supplies: Parent e-mails are needed to sign up for chat privileges. | |

| |Parents: Your child will participate in a simulation that will be carefully | |

| |monitored both by the UYP instructor and the web host. At the end of two weeks, | |

| |all connections will be terminated unless we have written permission from parents | |

| |to continue the program. | |

|9:45-11:15 |Make Your Own Music: |$90 |

|Moody Library: META Lab |Amanda Olmstead | |

|3rd Floor |Come all music lovers and experience the joys of listening and composing music. | |

| |In this course you will explore the music by famous composers such as Mozart and | |

| |Beethoven. You will also try your hand at composing music of your own. Can’t read| |

| |music? Doesn’t matter. All that is required is enjoyment of music and a desire | |

| |to understand it better. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |I Don’t Believe You – Prove It To Me!: |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Andrea Bruder | |

|Room 300 |Ever wondered “WHY. . .?” something you are told should be true? Come discover | |

| |the exciting and mind-boggling world of proof! You will learn about strategies | |

| |and methods of proof and sharpen your scientific thinking. Challenging problems | |

| |will provide opportunities for you to write your own waterproof proofs! | |

| |Supplies: Notebooks and ruler | |

|1:15-2:45 |Socially Charged Theatre: Art that Makes a Difference: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn how art can make a difference in the world. Discuss and research ways in | |

|Center: Mabee Theatre |which you can help the surrounding community. Explore which topics to address | |

| |(such as poverty, pollution, teenage crime, etc) and develop your research into a | |

| |theatrical performance that will be shared with family and friends at the end of | |

| |the session. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook and pencil | |

|1:15-2:45 |Cooking with Cathy: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family & |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor. Each day is a new | |

|Consumer Sciences Building |type of food such as quick breads, veggies, appetizers, cakes, and all it takes to| |

|Room 111 |put a full meal together. Of course, someone has to taste all the wonderful food | |

| |you have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Apron | |

|1:15-2:45 |Make Your Own Music: |$90 |

|Moody Library: META Lab |Amanda Olmstead | |

|3rd Floor |Come all music lovers and experience the joys of listening and composing music. | |

| |In this course you will explore the music by famous composers such as Mozart and | |

| |Beethoven. You will also try your hand at composing music of your own. Can’t read| |

| |music? Doesn’t matter. All that is required is enjoyment of music and a desire | |

| |to understand it better. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15 2:45 |Reading and Writing for a Cause: Short Stories: |$95 |

|Carroll Science Building |Jordan Gibson | |

|Room 203 |Come discover your inner author, and you just might be selected as one of the top | |

| |authors in your class (complete with a prize!). You will read a wide range of | |

| |authors from different ethnicities and learn of their literary legacies. Learn | |

| |how to examine the social, cultural, and political factors that affect authors and| |

| |you as well as how to make your own statement on the issues that affect you today.| |

| |The class will study mini-units on different themes such as self-discovery, | |

| |inequality, and discrimination. Your class will create an anthology of writings | |

| |and participate in a reading of your work aloud at the end of class. You will | |

| |receive the book America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook, pen, pencil | |

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Enigmas: Amy McNamara |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |Create case files on other enigmas such as Lock Ness Monster, Bigfoot, Atlantis, | |

|Room 121 |Stonehenge, Bermuda Triangle, and other enigmas discovered in class. Information | |

| |will be used to help decide if these are truly enigmas or if there is an | |

| |explanation for the phenomenon. You will use critical thinking, problem solving, | |

| |and weigh facts against folklore to draw your own conclusions on enigmas. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Entrepreneurs R Us: Paula Miller |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |Would you like to have your own business some day? Learn how to create a plan to | |

|Room 207 |develop a business. Your final product will be a brochure advertisement created | |

| |electronically to inform the public of your new business. | |

| |Supplies: Imagination | |

|9:45-11:15 |Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Ashley Weaver |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|This course will introduce you to ways to be successful for your future.  The | |

|Room 102 |classes will be filled with hands-on, real life experience you can use to one day | |

| |be as successfully as Michael Jordan, Oprah, or Bill Gates.  Success does not | |

| |always equal money, but what this class hopes to do is to give you the necessary | |

| |tools to ensure that you become your best self which could one day possibly lead | |

| |to  you becoming a millionaire! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Art Throughout History : AnnaBeth Morgan |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Let’s take a ride through history. You will explore some of the events, artists, | |

| |and techniques of different time periods. Throughout our journey, you will | |

|Room 104 |complete your own project from each time period we visit. Our first visit will | |

| |take us back to the pre-historic art of rock painting. Then we will explore the | |

| |mosaics of early Rome. Then, on to some self-portraits that came to be in the | |

| |1400’s. Finally, we will have fun with abstract self-expression and impressionism | |

| |as we study modern art. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |CSI: Baylor: Ashley Whitmore |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Do you have the brain to solve crime and other mysteries? Try your hand at | |

|Room 103 |solving mysteries using problem solving and forensic science. You will learn how | |

| |to solve real mysteries and create your own for your classmates to solve. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook | |

|11:30-1:00 |Capturing Your Life with iMovies: Paula Miller |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Have you ever thought about producing your own movies? In this course, you will | |

|Room 207 |learn to do just that! Master the concept of downloading pictures, importing | |

| |video, and editing footage to create a memorable video or slideshow. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |UYP Gazette: Emilee Ashenfelter |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting interviews, and | |

|Room 205 |being part of the first edition of our UYP newspaper, then this is the class for | |

| |you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing, and a love | |

| |for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

|11:30-1:00 |Broadway Beats: Learn to Act and Dance Like a Musical Star: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn to act and move like the stars from High School Musical and Hairspray! You | |

|Center: |will explore the basic elements of musical theatre. Learn the presentational | |

|Movement Studio Theatre |style of acting required for the musical stage and be trained in movement and | |

| |Broadway style jazz dance. Specially choreographed musical numbers will be | |

| |learned throughout the week and then performed for family and friends at the end | |

| |of the session! | |

| |Supplies: Shoes and clothing appropriate for movement | |

|11:30-1:00 |From Tea Bowls to Chicken Pots: Pottery of Different Countries: Barbara Francis |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Explore pottery techniques and styles from around the world. Create Japanese tea | |

|Room 215 |bowls, Mexican chicken pots, African animals, and Egyptian pyramids. Learn about | |

| |the basics of clay construction, decoration, and how they relate to a specific | |

| |country’s ceramics. | |

| |Supplies: Old clothes or aprons | |

|1:15-2:45 |Planetary Explorations: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Calling all astronomers! Explore the sun and the planets in our solar system and | |

|Room 152 |find out more about them through fun, hands-on experiments. Investigate how | |

| |craters are formed and much more. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |UYP Gazette: Emilee Ashenfelter |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |If you are interested in writing your own article, conducting interviews, and | |

|Room 205 |being part of the first edition of our UYP newspaper, then this is the class for | |

| |you! Qualifications include: a curious mind, an enjoyment of writing, and a love | |

| |for UYP! No experience necessary! Sign up today! | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook or flip pad | |

|1:15-2:45 |Leisure Time and FUN Activities: |$85 |

|Marrs McLean |Burnie Battles | |

|Gym |Come join the fun playing and learning new indoor and outdoor activities. We will| |

|Room 116 |be learning camping skills like setting up a tent, using a compass, starting a | |

| |fire, and using a stove. Have fun with active initiatives and problem solving | |

| |activities. We will climb a wall, crossing wires, and zipping down. Play games | |

| |your parents may have played like bocce ball, croquet, Koob, foxtail, marbles, | |

| |street games, jacks, and Frisbee games. Also learn about archery and disk golf. | |

| |No sitting around here-we will be active the entire time! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Art Throughout History : AnnaBeth Morgan |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Let’s take a ride through history. You will explore some of the events, artists, | |

|Room 104 |and techniques of different time periods. Throughout our journey, you will | |

| |complete your own project from each time period we visit. Our first visit will | |

| |take us back to the pre-historic art of rock painting. Then we will explore the | |

| |mosaics of early Rome. Then, on to some self-portraits that came to be in the | |

| |1400’s. Finally, we will have fun with abstract self-expression and impressionism | |

| |as we study modern art. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |The Way Things Work: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Do you like to build models using Legos and K’NEX? If you do, this course is for | |

|Room 152 |you and other engineers. Learn about and build basic simple machines, motorized | |

| |machines and robots as well as photosynthesis, chromosomes and DNA models—all in a | |

| |fun-filled, hands-on way. We will also visit the BU Engineering Department to see | |

| |how their students design, build and test machines. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|9:45-11:15 |Top Secret! Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Messages: Andrea Bruder |$85 |

|Cashion Academic Center |Become a secret message master, and send and decode your own secret messages! | |

|Room 300 |Learn methods of encoding and decoding messages, and see how easy or hard it is to | |

| |break a code. Explore the top secret world of cryptography and its applications! | |

| |Supplies: Notebook and pencil | |

|9:45-11:15 |CSI: Baylor: Ashley Whitmore |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|Do you have the brain to solve crime and other mysteries? Try your hand at solving| |

|Room 103 |mysteries using problem solving and forensic science. You will learn how to solve | |

| |real mysteries and create your own for your classmates to solve. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook | |

|9:45-11:15 |Cooking with Cathy, II: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family & |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor. Each day is a new | |

|Consumer Sciences Building |type of food such as: fudge, French toast, waffles, chicken stir fry, pastas, and | |

|Room 111 |breads, and all it takes to put a full meal together. Of course, someone has to | |

| |taste all the wonderful food you have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Apron | |

|11:30-1:00 |Reading and Writing for a Cause: Short Stories: |$95 |

|Carroll Science Building |Jordan Gibson | |

|Room 203 |Come discover your inner author, and you just might be selected as one of the top | |

| |authors in your class (complete with a prize!). You will read a wide range of | |

| |authors from different ethnicities and learn of their literary legacies. Learn | |

| |how to examine the social, cultural, and political factors that affect authors and| |

| |you as well as how to make your own statement on the issues that affect you today.| |

| |The class will study mini-units on different themes such as self-discovery, | |

| |inequality, and discrimination. Your class will create an anthology of writings | |

| |and participate in a reading of your work aloud at the end of class. You will | |

| |receive the book America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral notebook, pen, pencil | |

|11:30-1:00 |The Way Things Work: Dr. Mary Nied Phillips |$95 |

|Draper Academic Building |Do you like to build models using Legos and K’NEX? If you do, this course is for | |

|Room 152 |you and other engineers. Learn about and build basic simple machines, motorized | |

| |machines and robots as well as photosynthesis, chromosomes and DNA models—all in a| |

| |fun-filled, hands-on way. We will also visit the BU Engineering Department to see| |

| |how their students design, build and test machines. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Ashley Weaver |$95 |

|Hankamer School of Business|This course will introduce you to ways to be successful for your future.  The | |

|Room 102 |classes will be filled with hands-on, real life experience you can use to one day | |

| |be as successfully as Michael Jordan, Oprah, or Bill Gates.  Success does not | |

| |always equal money, but what this class hopes to do is to give you the necessary | |

| |tools to ensure that you become your best self which could one day possibly lead | |

| |to  you becoming a millionaire! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Real Game of Life: Julie Emke |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |You’re all grown up and ready to enter the real world. In this class you will | |

|Room 200 |choose a job, find a place to live, and even buy a car. But not without a catch! | |

| |You will need to use technology to design a budget and deal with real life | |

| |scenarios. At the end, you will have a PowerPoint journal of your ideal future to| |

| |share and enjoy. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|11:30-1:00 |Nature’s Numbers and Patterns: Andrea Bruder |$95 |

|Cashion Academic Building |Discover nature’s perfect number, construct golden spirals, and learn how patterns| |

|Room 300 |form on sea shells, zebras, and tigers! Ever thought that there is a connection | |

| |between pineapples, the seed packing in a sunflower, and the Fibonacci numbers? | |

| |Discover the mysteries of fractals, chaos, and tessellations! | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|1:15-2:45 |Broadway Beats: Learn to Act and Dance Like a Musical Star: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn to act and move like the stars from High School Musical and Hairspray! You | |

|Center: |will explore the basic elements of musical theatre. Learn the presentational | |

|Movement Studio Theatre |style of acting required for the musical stage and be trained in movement and | |

| |Broadway style jazz dance. Specially choreographed musical numbers will be | |

| |learned throughout the week and then performed for family and friends at the end | |

| |of the session! | |

| |Supplies: Shoes and clothing appropriate for movement | |

|1:15-2:45 |Pottery Around the World: Barbara Francis |$95 |

|Draper 215 |Explore pottery techniques and styles from around the world. Create Japanese | |

| |teapots, Mexican Talavera and Circle of Friends pottery, African masks, and | |

| |Egyptian mummies. Learn about the cultures that inspire these various images and | |

| |replicate some of the design and decorative elements of these pieces. | |

| |Supplies: Old clothes or aprons | |

|1:15-2:45 |Move In, Move Out: The Communities of the Electronic World: Greg Ryan |$95 |

|Moody Library: Basement |Are you interested in video games? In this course you will not only be able to play| |

|Computer Lab |a video game, but you will develop life skills in a safe and encouraging online | |

| |community. You will be introduced to a simulation game, designed for educational | |

| |purposes. Working cooperatively with people you have never met in the real world, | |

| |you will focus on creating an online character, building a community, building | |

| |structures and creating businesses. During this process, you will also learn how to| |

| |safely work online and how to use an online language to communicate. For two weeks,| |

| |come join the enormous online community for a safe simulation that’s fun. | |

| |Supplies: Parent e-mails are needed to sign up for chat privileges. | |

| |Parents: Your child will participate in a simulation that will be carefully | |

| |monitored both by the UYP instructor and the web host. At the end of two weeks, all| |

| |connections will be terminated unless we have written permission from parents to | |

| |continue the program | |

|1:15-2:45 |Real Game of Life: Julie Emke |$90 |

|Draper Academic Building |You’re all grown up and ready to enter the real world. In this class you will | |

|Room 200 |choose a job, find a place to live, and even buy a car. But not without a catch! | |

| |You will need to use technology to design a budget and deal with real life | |

| |scenarios. At the end, you will have a PowerPoint journal of your ideal future to | |

| |share and enjoy. | |

| |Supplies: None | |

|Time |Course Description |Cost |

|9:45-11:15 |Socially Charged Theatre: Art that Makes a Difference: Amber Jackson |$90 |

|Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts |Learn how art can make a difference in the world. Discuss and research ways in | |

|Center: Mabee Theatre |which you can help the surrounding community. Explore which topics to address | |

| |(such as poverty, pollution, teenage crime, etc) and develop your research into a | |

| |theatrical performance that will be shared with family and friends at the end of | |

| |the session. | |

| |Supplies: Notebook and pencil | |

|9:45-11:15 |Interactions: Social Networking: Bianca Ochoa |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Building |What if Facebook and MySpace were terminated because of the effects of people’s | |

|Room 408 |interactions on the Internet? What are the legal, psychological, economical, | |

| |personal, and sociological implications of these interactions? What drives these | |

| |interactions and what are the lasting effects? Join in a brainstorming, critical | |

| |thinking course using the Creative Problem Solving Process to discover the | |

| |interactions of people in the world and in the virtual world. Social networking | |

| |online brings some new and old issues to surface. Discuss and argue what it means| |

| |for you? | |

| |Supplies: Lots of creative and critical brainpower. | |

|9:45-11:15 |Move In, Move Out: The Communities of the Electronic World: Greg Ryan |$95 |

|Moody Library: Basement |Are you interested in video games? In this course you will not only be able to | |

|Computer Lab |play a video game, but you will develop life skills in a safe and encouraging | |

| |online community. You will be introduced to a simulation game, designed for | |

| |educational purposes. Working cooperatively with people you have never met in the | |

| |real world, you will focus on creating an online character, building a community, | |

| |building structures and creating businesses. During this process, you will also | |

| |learn how to safely work online and how to use an online language to communicate. | |

| |For two weeks, come join the enormous online community for a safe simulation | |

| |that’s fun. | |

| |Supplies: Parent e-mails are needed to sign up for chat privileges. | |

| |Parents: Your child will participate in a simulation that will be carefully | |

| |monitored both by the UYP instructor and the web host. At the end of two weeks, | |

| |all connections will be terminated unless we have written permission from parents | |

| |to continue the program | |

|11:30-1:00 |No formal classes scheduled. Call the UYP Office for possible options. |Cost |

|For 9th -12th graders only.|254-710-2171. |varies |

|1:15-2:45 |Cooking with Cathy, II: Cathy Kincheloe |$95 |

|Mary Gibbs Jones Family & |Come learn beginning cooking in the kitchen labs of Baylor. Each day is a new | |

|Consumer Sciences Building |type of food such as; fudge, French toast, waffles, chicken stir fry, pastas, and | |

|Room 111 |breads, and all it takes to put a full meal together. Of course, someone has to | |

| |taste all the wonderful food you have prepared! | |

| |Supplies: Apron | |

|1:15-2:45 |Reading and Writing for a Cause: Poetry: |$95 |

|Carroll Science Building |Jordan Gibson | |

|Room 203 |Come discover the inner poet in you, and you just might be selected as one of the | |

| |top poets in your class (complete with a prize!). You will read a wide range of | |

| |authors from different ethnicities and learn of their literary legacies. Learn | |

| |how to examine the social, cultural, and political factors that affect authors and| |

| |you as well as how to make your own statement on issues that affect you today. | |

| |The class will study mini-units on different themes such as self-discovery, | |

| |inequality, and discrimination. Your class will create an anthology of writings | |

| |and participate in Poets’ Corner, an “open-mic” session at the end of the class. | |

| |You will receive the book Unsettling America: An Anthology of Contemporary | |

| |Multicultural Poetry. | |

| |Supplies: Spiral Notebook, pen, pencil | |

|1:15-2:45 |Interactions: Social Networking: Bianca Ochoa |$90 |

|Cashion Academic Building |What if Facebook and MySpace were terminated because of the effects of people’s | |

|Room 408 |interactions on the Internet? What are the legal, psychological, economical, | |

| |personal, and sociological implications of these interactions? What drives these | |

| |interactions and what are the lasting effects? Join in a brainstorming, critical | |

| |thinking course using the Creative Problem Solving Process to discover the | |

| |interactions of people in the world and in the virtual world. Social networking | |

| |online brings some new and old issues to surface. Discuss and argue what it means| |

| |for you? | |

| |Supplies: Lots of creative and critical brainpower. | |

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