{"id":42878,"date":"2024-01-25T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=42878"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:39:01","slug":"ohio-wesleyan-expands-summer-owjl-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ohio-wesleyan-expands-summer-owjl-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Wesleyan Expands Summer OWjL Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ohio Wesleyan is adding a new OWjL day camp this summer to complement its longstanding residential camp. Collectively, the camps serve talented and gifted pupils in grades four through eight throughout Ohio. Here, 2023 campers use science to solve a \u2018Murder in the Chem Lab\u2019 whodunit. (Photo courtesy of OWjL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the first time in its 43-year history, Ohio Wesleyan University\u2019s OWjL program is adding a summer day camp to serve talented and gifted pupils in grades four through six throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new day camp, to be held in July, joins OWjL\u2019s popular residential camp, which annually invites talented and gifted sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders to spend a week in June living and learning on the Ohio Wesleyan campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore than 85 percent of Ohio\u2019s identified gifted students did not receive special services during the 2022-2023 school year,\u201d said Josie Bair, director of the Ohio Wesleyan\/Junior League of Columbus (OWjL) program. \u201cFor many campers, the OWjL experience is the first to confirm that being bright is rewarding, fun, and a gift worth developing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OWjL campers typically choose from up to 50 classes to expand their knowledge of science, mathematics, computing, creative development, humanities, and the arts. The classes are designed to be fun and engaging, with recent examples including \u201c3D Printing: How to Engineer for the Future,\u201d \u201cA Taste of Hogwarts,\u201d and \u201cHunger Games: Can You Survive?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campers are taught by Ohio Wesleyan faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as national board-certified secondary school teachers, teachers of gifted and talented students, and other experts in their fields. They also are mentored by camp counselors including students from Ohio Wesleyan and other colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OWjL camp also is expanding its service area and currently is accepting applications from qualified students throughout the state. To apply, students must meet Ohio\u2019s definition of giftedness and use the online form at www.owu.edu\/owjl to submit an essay, two teacher recommendations, and a copy of their academic record completed by a gifted coordinator, guidance counselor, or principal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 OWjL schedule includes three, one-week residential camp sessions that run from June 9-14, June 16-21, and June 23-28, and one weeklong day camp session that runs from July 22-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ohio Wesleyan\/Junior League of Columbus camp was founded in 1981 after a two-year study that determined the region\u2019s gifted and talented middle school students were underserved during the school year and would benefit from programs to promote discovery and foster skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, research, leadership, and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial support for the OWjL program includes a newly awarded $7,000 grant from the David and Catherine Erickson Fund, Amos Family Donor Advised Fund, and Robert Weiler Family Fund, administered by the Delaware County Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about OWjL and access the 2024 application form at www.owu.edu\/owjl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation\u2019s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and competes in 24 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Through its signature program, the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan teaches students to integrate knowledge across disciplines, build a diverse and global perspective, and apply knowledge in real-world settings. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book \u201cColleges That Change Lives\u201d and included on the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review \u201cBest Colleges\u201d lists. Connect with OWU expert interview sources at www.owu.edu\/experts or learn more at www.owu.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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