La Salle University hosted a two‑week Summer STEAM Enrichment Camp from July 6 through July 24, inviting elementary and middle‑school students from grades one to nine to explore a curriculum that blended science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics with an international soccer theme.
Graduate education students designed hands‑on activities that encouraged campers to investigate soccer history, examine cultural traditions from around the world, and practice the teamwork and sportsmanship that the sport embodies.
Community Impact
The program combined indoor experiments with outdoor play, featuring a field day that included relay races, a balloon toss and other cooperative challenges that reinforced the lessons learned on the field.
The camp’s climax was a friendly soccer tournament, where participants applied the strategies and collaborative skills they had developed throughout the session, showcasing the spirit of global unity that the theme intended to highlight.
Local news outlets amplified the event, with reports on 6abc and NBC10 spotlighting the camp’s activities, from the energetic field day races to the final match’s celebratory atmosphere.