Saturdays are super this fall at UNC Asheville! Gifted, creative and highly motivated 3rd-8th graders have the opportunity to explore photography, knitting, biology, Web page design and much more at UNC Asheville’s semi-annual Super Saturday program beginning October 10. 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.

Students can choose from nearly 30 courses open for registration. Students interested in becoming global citizens can learn Mandarin Chinese, conversational French or the way of the Samurai warrior. Budding scientists can dissect a giant grasshopper in biology class or build electromagnets while learning physics. Aspiring performance artists can try their hand at basic magic, take lessons in international folk dancing or explore electronic sound-synthesis with computer music.

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

Super Saturday courses meet from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays from October 10-November 14. All students are welcome to apply; the registration deadline is October 7. Tuition is $65 for each course.

For more information or to request an application, call UNC Asheville’s Office of Academic Conferences and Institutes at 828/251-6558 or click on www.unca.edu/oaci/supersaturday/.