Washington and Lee University
Isn't this the perfect year for a family excursion to a great small college town for fun, learning, and the secret sauce of W&L hospitality?!
Come share W&L and Lexington with your children or grandchildren in our special family-oriented weekend, built around amazing facts and fun experiments with the W&L faculty. This program is specially designed for children ages 6-14, their parents and grandparents. You'll have a chance to see what goes on behind the laboratory doors in the Science Center, our splendid facility that has kept W&L scientists at the forefront of their fields.
Do we mean long days locked in a classroom with boring lectures? No way, we know better! Instead, we'll explore hot topics that reflect a wide range of specialties and research at W&L, all with the idea that science is best learned by doing it. Our experiments will allow young and old to build a robot, to determine if a DNA sample is from a human or a dog, to mix chemicals and watch the surprising reactions. You'll even take a picture of a laser beam and hear the result.
We'll take some walks in the summer beauty of Rockbridge County and discover things that you've never seen, even though they were always there. We have an expert on your sense of smell, and he promises lots of laughter and surprises. You'll see how your ideas about gender influence your behaviors and your future.
The other key ingredient is the town many of you made yours while you were a student. Old fashioned fun is available on demand in the summer, and you'll have free time to poke around Lexington or get to Goshen. Ice cream is plentiful. Your kids may not believe you, but tell them we'll take over a real drive-in movie theatre one night for junk food and a show!
The program is directed by Professor Matt Tuchler, chemistry, and features Megan Fulcher, psychology; Lisa Greer, geology; Robert Humston, biology; Fred LaRiviere, biochemistry; Simon Levy, computer science; and Tyler Lorig, psychology.
