Camps on Campus adding ‘Niner Character Promise’

Families will notice something new this year when registering their children for UNC Charlotte’s Camps on Campus program – the Niner Character Promise.

In an effort to enhance the program’s culture of friendship, inclusion and good citizenship, the Camps on Campus staff members created the Niner Character Promise. This new honor code encourages participants to treat fellow campers and staff with kindness, respect and cooperation in their words and actions; to seek help from others in resolving conflicts; and to respect the property of the University and others.

UNC Charlotte’s Camps on Campus offers children and young people the opportunity to join scientists, researchers, educators, writers and actors in the creative atmosphere of a university campus. Camp offerings this year include JEDI Lego™ engineering, musical theatre, Minecraft, and smart art. More information about this year’s program can be found on the Camps on Campus website.

Public registration for the 2015 Camps on Campus opens at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 27. Faculty and staff registration, by phone only (704-687-8900), opens at 8 a.m., Monday, Jan. 26; employees should have their Banner ID (800 number found on faculty/staff ID cards) available when calling.

Last summer, nearly 1,000 children participated in Camps on Campus, and parents had great things to say about the program and staff.

“Camps on Campus offered enough challenge and projects to keep campers engaged and wanting to come back each day,” said one parent. Another was quick to say: “My camper did not want to go but attended because I made him. By the third day, he was willing, and by the fourth day, he thanked me for sending him to the camp.”