Carteret Marine Science Academy planned for students

Carteret Marine Science Academy will be a fast-paced, week-long day camp. The camp will be June 16-20, 2008. Students will be active every day and will be involved in hands-on activities such as trawling from a boat, conducting field research on a barrier island, learning about aquaculture and setting up experiments. Students will also work with remotely operated vehicles, dissections, GPS systems and technology. While all these activities are taking place, students will learn about and observe the many careers in the marine sciences. Each day will begin at 8 a.m. and end by 4 p.m. The homeroom for the Academy will be at Carteret Community College, however students will spend the majority of their time outside and at various sites throughout the county.

The application period for the 2008 Academy have closed. Plans are being made to hold the Academy again in 2009, with applications being accepted in the spring of 2009.

Information for the 2008 Academy:
Applicants must be entering the 7th, 8th or 9th grade in the Carteret County Public School System in the fall of 2008. Students will be notified of their acceptance by mid-April, 2008. The total tuition is $175. All accepted students and their parent/guardian must attend an information meeting in late April. At that meeting, a non-refundable deposit of $50 will be due. The balance of $125 will be due in May. A limited number of partial scholarships are available.

For additional information, please contact Tabbie Nance at tnance@co.carteret.k12.nc.us or 252-728-4583.

Additional information about Carteret Marine Science Academy will be posted here over the coming months.