[Youth-outreach] Aplications being accepted for California chemistry camp

[Angela Fowler]

Announcing the 2011 California Chemistry Camp for Blind High School
Students!
 
	Would you like to learn how blind people tackle the very visual
subject of organic chemistry successfully? Do you have a general love for
science? Do you want to learn how you can do chemistry as a blind person
just as successfully as your sighted peers? Are you interested in how blind
professionals use science in their careers every day? Then the 2011
California Chemistry Camp is for you!
	Come join the National Federation of the Blind of California, the
California Association of Blind Students, the Lighthouse for the Blind of
San Francisco, the University of California, Davis chemistry department, and
up to twelve blind and low-vision high school students for an Educational,
exciting, and Fun-Filled weekend of science!
 
When: Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2011. 
Where: Enchanted Hills Camp near Napa, California.
Who: Up to twelve blind high school students ages 14-18 will be selected to
participate.
 Cost: There is no cost to apply for the program. The National Federation of
the Blind of California, the California association of Blind Students, and
the Lighthouse for the Blind of San Francisco are underwriting the camp.
Once accepted, however, donations from students or parents to the National
Federation of the Blind of California would be most appreciated to off-set
the expenses associated with the program.
 
	During this exciting and busy 3-day experience, students will get to
learn how blind people use  chemistry in their careers, will explore
techniques used by blind people to make chemistry accessible, perform
hands-on accessible chemistry experiments, apply the chemistry they learned
to some basic cooking, see the chemistry they learned turned into action
with an exhilarating magic show, and talk with blind scientists who use
science in their professional careers. The students will also be able to
participate in recreational activities possibly including swimming and the
martial art of Judo. Note that students need not only love science to apply.
This will be a learning experience for all blind people! 
 
To fill out the application, go to: 
www.sixdots.org 
and follow the link on the main page to the application form.


We hope to see you at camp! 
 
If you have questions, please contact: 
Henry Wedler
Program Coordinator
hobywedler at gmail.com 
T: (707) 338-3692.