Child Care

CHIkids: A Common Ground for Kids and Adults

CHIkids challenges the traditional notion of childcare and combines summer camp, technology, and CHI into one exciting new experience for children (and adults too).

CHIkids will be a place that...

offers children a creative, innovative program as challenging and exciting as the CHI 96 conference is for their parents.
offers CHI parents the flexibility of managed childcare with the option of technological exploration for their children.
offers CHI researchers the rare opportunity to work with and observe children of all ages enjoying new learning experiences with technology.

Throughout the five days of CHI 96, children (from infants to 12 years and older) can experience CHIkids. If CHI parents choose the technology option, children (3 years and older) will have the opportunity to:

use commercial CD-ROMs
use alpha or beta software developed by CHI professionals
create interactive multimedia stories using children's commercial authoring tools
publish a CHIkids newsletter using desktop publishing tools

All CHIkids activities will be led by KiddieCorp, a well-respected childcare facilitator and provider, along with CHI volunteers with expertise in desktop publishing, multimedia applications, and instructional technologies. Each day children will be able to choose from among the various CHIkids technology activities. More information on these activities can be sent to you by filling out the CHIkids form. Space is limited, therefore we ask you to register as soon as possible. All registration requests after March 31, 1996 will be considered only if there is space available.

To receive more information about CHIkids, or to register for the program, please fill out the CHIkids form, and mail or fax it to:

KiddieCorp
5665 Oberlin Drive, Suite 102
San Diego, CA 92121 
Fax: +1 619-455-5841

If you have questions please contact Kiddiecorp at +1 619-455-1718 or or kiddie@millennianet.com. Note that email/Web registration is not possible.

If you have questions about the CHIkids Technology Option please call Allison Druin at: +1 505-256-0908 or E-mail chi96-childcare@acm.org.

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