UNC Asheville's Super Saturday Program Offers Super Classes for Kids

Saturdays are super this fall at UNC Asheville! Gifted, creative and motivated 3rd-8th graders have an opportunity to explore chess, Irish step dance, geology, acting and much more at UNC Asheville’s 20th annual Super Saturday Program beginning October 1. The program has helped more than 12,000 children from across Western North Carolina explore their special interests through hands-on learning on the UNC Asheville campus.

Some 32 unique courses are open for registration. Young artists can take courses in cartooning, creative writing, photography, pottery, or the new class on spinning and weaving taught by a certified Waldorf teacher. Budding scientists can try their hand at biology, entomology, physics or meteorology. Students interested in becoming global citizens will enjoy classes in French conversation, Egyptology and the continents of Africa and Australia. Favorite courses from past years, including model rocketry, Web page design, martial arts and wildlife are also available.

Several University faculty members and upper-level students teach Super Saturday classes, along with outstanding public school teachers, educators and other professionals.

Super Saturday courses meet 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays between October 1-November 12. All students are welcome to apply. Tuition is $65 for each course. Deadline to apply is Friday,
Sept. 23.

For more information or to request an application, call Leanna Preston, UNC Asheville Super Saturday Coordinator, at 828/250-3833.

Media Contacts:

• Leanna Preston, UNC Asheville Super Saturday Coordinator, 828/250-3833
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526