Youth Programs Policies and Information
Youth Programs are mini-courses designed to provide challenging enrichment opportunities for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. These courses are designed to meet the needs of children by providing the following:
- Learning activities at appropriate level and pace.
- Experience in creative thinking and problem-solving.
- Development of self-awareness and acceptance of one's own capacities, interests, and needs
- Stimulation to pursue higher-level goals
- Exposure to a broad variety of ideas and topics.
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Our youth programs are constantly changing. Each session, we include new and existing courses in such areas as foreign languages, visual arts, mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, and creative arts.
This program is open to the public and emphasizes hands-on learning and inquiry for all children in grades K - 5.
The curriculum in Super Summer courses is done specifically for students of superior ability and high motivation. The pace and level of these courses are appropriate for students in the top 10 to 12 percent of the population in cognitive ability.
Those wishing to enroll their student in a Super Summer class must first establish their child's eligibility to participate in the program. This information must be on file at the Office of Continuing Education prior to registration, or must accompany the registration form.
Eligibility to participate may be established as follows:
- Copies of the student's latest achievement test scores and/or IQ test scores can be obtained from his/her school. At least one score in the major area of an achievement test must be at or above the 90th percentile, or an IQ score of above 115.
- A copy of the child's latest report card may also be used to establish the child's performance.
- A child may also qualify with a letter of recommendation on school letterhead from a teacher verifying ability to work within an accelerated class.
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Students may arrive 15 minutes prior to class time and must be picked up within 15 minutes after class time is complete. Supervision can only be provided for this time period. A responsible adult must accompany students to and from class. This adult must sign the child in and out of the class each day.
In order to receive a certificate of completion, a student may only miss one class.
Youth Program students have the opportunity to use many of the outstanding facilities available at Purdue University North Central. We trust that your child will conduct him or herself in a manner that will continue the positive relationship that youth programs have with Purdue faculty and staff. Students are expected to behave in positive and productive ways. Students will be warned about misbehavior twice. At the second warning, a parent will be notified. Should the misbehavior continue, the student will be dismissed from the program and no refund will be given.
