quest Student Academy

The QUEST student academy is a week-long science enrichment program for students ages 7-11. Though the specific content and topics change each summer, the program is characterized by a number of central goals, including:

  • Providing hands-on and inquiry-based experiences for elementary-age students to foster conceptual understanding.
    Encouraging students' positive attitudes about science and themselves as science learners.
    Promoting students' understanding of the nature of science, and the relevance of science to their everyday life experiences.

    • summer 2009 academy

    • The QUEST summer 2009 academy for students will take place July 13-17 from 9:00am to 12:00pm in the MU College of Education (Townsend Hall). Students work collaboratively with peers and receive one-on-one attention from experienced classroom teachers and MU education majors.
    • The focus of the this year's academy will be the mysteries of magnetism! Students will learn about what magnets do and do not attract and why, find out how to make a temporary magnet, design investigations to test magnet strength, discover ways to 'see' a magnetic field, learn about everyday items and inventions that use magnets, and create their own magnetic invention!
    • Parents and families are invited to join us the last day of the program at 11:30 for a special "Invention Convention".

    • Tuition

    • The cost of the program is only $65 and includes a QUEST t-shirt, all materials, and a daily healthy snack. Checks should be made payable to MU Kids QUEST Program.

    • registration

    • Applications will be accepted through July 6, but must be received by June 26 to ensure your child receives a QUEST t-shirt! (Follow the link to left for a printable application) A full refund will be given for cancellations prior to July 3. After that, no refunds will be given. Families will receive registration materials and additional information following receipt of your child's application.

    • scholarships

    • A limited number of scholarships are available to students. Please contact Dr. Hanuscin for futher information.

    • Applications and inquiries should be directed to:

      Dr. Deborah Hanuscin, Project Director
      QUEST Program
      303 Townsend Hall
      University of Missouri
      Columbia, MO 65211
      [click to send an email]
      (573) 884-2527

 

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