Gulf Shores, Alabama– Faulkner State Community College’s Gulf Shores campus will host their first children’s program with Ocean Camp; a summer day camp for ocean lovers and future marine scientists ages 5-12.

Ocean Camp curriculum is designed using Ocean Literacy principles to guide learning through hands-on activities, inquiry, research, problem-solving and critical-thinking.

July 19-22 is Dive Deep Explorers week. “Only 5% of our ocean has been explored, so there’s a big job out there waiting for us,” Ringpfeil said.  “Building a submarine or learning about SCUBA; planning a research mission or tracking animals; this will be a new experience for most curious scientists.”

Pictured: Brian Eslava, manager of Down Under Dive Shop, works with Ocean Camp to offer SCUBA exploration for campus. Photo provided by Belinda Ringpfeil.

Discover SCUBA and snorkeling in the safety of a 3-ft pool during field adventure day in camp, then take an optional snorkeling group trip with instructors after camp.

Children ages 5-8 will meet for camp 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m., while children ages 9-12 will meet for camp 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a four-day camp, Tuesday through Friday.

Each four-day week is $100 per camper. Siblings close in age may participate in the same session. One camp day will be planned in the field along with nominal additional cost and parent transport.  Optional ocean-related family trips will be offered after camp week.

Each topic will include opportunities to address the oil spill cause and effect issues in the Gulf of Mexico.  Campers’ use of reusable materials in project building and ocean pollution issues will call attention to environmentally responsible topics.

For registration, contact Faulkner State Community College’s Continuing Education Office at 251-990-0445 or 1-800-381-FSCC (3722).  For program and camp questions, contact Belinda Ringpfeil at Oceancamp@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/oceancamp.

Week of November 28, 2011:

This week at Faulkner State Community College:

Early Registration for the Spring 2012 Semester opens at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 28.  Spring 2012 Course Schedules are now available on Faulkner State’s website and on all three campuses. Regular Registration begins January 3, and the first day of spring classes is January 5.

Final Exams for night classes and one-day-a-week classes begin tonight, November 28.  Final Exams for all other classes begin on Tuesday, December 6.

The Sun Chief men’s basketball team will compete tomorrow night, November 29 against Pensacola State College.  The game begins at 7 p.m. in the Jack Robertson Arena on the Bay Minette Campus.  On Friday, December 2, the women’s and men’s Sun Chief basketball teams will compete against Louisiana State University/Eunice and Gadsden State Community College, respectively.  The women’s team plays at 5:15 p.m. and the men’s at 7:00 p.m.

The Fine Arts Department’s Christmas on the Coast 2011 is scheduled for Thursday, December 1 in the L. D. Owen Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m..  This year’s theme is based on the 1940’s and will feature an “Old Time Radio Hour”.  The Department is accepting donations or toys for the Toys for Tots campaign, but admission is free.  For information, contact 251-580-2146.

On the College’s Gulf Shores campus, there will be Christmas production entitled “All is Calm.”  The show is on Thursday, December 1, and it begins at 6:30 p.m. in Frederic’s Restaurant (Gulf Shores Campus).  The group is accepting canned goods as admission for a local food bank.  For information, call 251-968-3105.

On Friday, December 2, Faulkner State’s Faulkner Singers will perform at Christmas Fest on Courthouse Square in Bay Minette.  The performance begins at 5:30 p.m.

The annual Ministerial Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, December 1 in Sun Chief Grill on the Bay Minette Campus.  During this banquet, the Elated Voices of Triumph will also perform.  This banquet is by invitation only.  For information, call 251-580-2106.

The Student Government Association is hosting a “Going Home for the Holidays” party on Wednesday, November 30 at 9:45 a.m. in the Student Union.  All current Faulkner State students are invited to attend.

The Pi Psi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will begin taking donations for the annual Food Drive on Thursday, December 1.  For information, call 251-580-2106.