Youth Programs starts winter early-release enrichment programs Jan. 15

Western Washington University Youth Programs will offer its Early Release Enrichment program exploring science and art topics again on Thursdays this winter.

Sessions will be offered from 1:45 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 15 and 29, Feb. 12 and 26, and March 12. Cost is $60 for all five sessions or $20 per individual session.

Designed to give students kindergarten through fifth grade in the Bellingham School District an alternative to traditional childcare, early release enrichment sessions provide opportunities for students to make fascinating discoveries in an exciting university setting.

Students will benefit from hands-on activities in specialized labs and classrooms, and will experience a college campus through tours of Western.

Each session features a different theme; they are "It could be magic," "You are what you eat," "Cartooning and comic books," "Rocks rock" and "Culture day."

Students are asked to bring a rain jacket, healthy snack and curious mind.

For more information or to register online, visit www.wwu.edu/youth, email youth@wwu.edu or call 360-650-3308.