Economics camp for middle-level students is June 18-22
Released on 06/08/2007, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Monday, Jun. 18, 2007, through Jun. 22, 2007
WHERE: College of Business Administration, 12th and R Streets
"Economics is Everywhere!," Nebraska's first economics camp for middle-level students (Grades 6-8) takes students on a journey into the exciting world of economics as it relates to money, entertainment, government, sports and the global economy.
The event is hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Economic Education and will be held at the UNL College of Business Administration June 18-22. Each of the five days will include a variety of activities, speakers and field trips. This is the fourth year for the "Economics is Everywhere!" camp.
Participants will investigate how money is earned, spent and saved. To add an aspect of reality to the camp, the students will earn, spend and save the camp's own currency called "Eco-Bucks." Campers will be on the move, visiting the Grand Theatre, the State Capitol, City Hall and Memorial Stadium. Business people from the community visit the camp to give first-hand viewpoints of everyday economics.
Tammie Fischer, director of the Center for Economic Education, will facilitate the camp along with a middle-school teacher and UNL economics graduate students.
For information, visit the camp's Web site ( www.cba.unl.edu/outreach/econed/cee/index.html).
CONTACT: Tammie Fischer, Director, Center for Economic Education, (402) 472-2333