The University of the West Indies Geology Museum (UWIGM) will be running a Science Camp for children aged 8-12 from Monday August 10 through Friday August 21.   There will be daily activities from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. covering topics such as Volcanoes & Earthquakes, Rock identification and building rock collections, Fossil identification and experiments, Mapping techniques using hand held G.P.S. Units, The geology of the Mona Campus and Weather & Climate Change.

The daily camp will expose students to the fundamentals of the earth and environmental sciences using field trips, museum excursions, hands-on lab experiments, computer packages and exercises using the World Wide Web.

The price of the 2 week camp will be $3500.00 ($3000.00 each for more than one child from the same household).

For more information contact Dr. Sherene James-Williamson at 927-2728 or sherene.james02@uwimona.edu.jm