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MU offers literacy camp for community youth

North Manchester, IN (03/10/2025) — Manchester University will host Crossover Camp: A Slam Dunk Into Literacy, a free camp for community students in grades 6-8, from March 31 to April 4.

The camp will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m. each day. The experience will be centered around the inspiring story The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, a 2014 children's book written in verse that explores family, brotherhood and basketball.

Students will engage in literacy and poetry activities led by MU faculty and students of the Henney Department of Education. Free meals and materials will be provided.

The camp will culminate in a poetry showcase on April 4. Students are welcome to invite guests.

Register for the camp here.

For the media

Contact Tracy Walda, reading coach, at tmwalda@manchester.edu.

Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., provides vibrant and transformative student experiences. Learn more at www.manchester.edu/about-manchester.

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Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.

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