WVU Summer Camps offer a learning experience and a way to make new friends.
All summer, various youth camps and summer programs at West Virginia University—both on and off campus—will help young people develop new skills while making new friends.
Learning sports and adventure photography and video, how to start a business, the skills of a forensic scientist or how to create works of art are just a few of the experiences students can explore.
“WVU’s youth summer programs offer many options for students to engage academically or physically during their summer break,” said Tammy Bishoff, director of Support Services. “With options in athletics, engineering, forensics and the arts, our young people can explore their interests or discover new ones, all while having fun and making new friends.”
- • One of the largest offerings of summer programs on the WVU campus this year is the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resource’s seven weeks of Engineering Challenge Camps during June, July and August. These programs for high school, middle school and elementary students include both overnight and day camps.
- • Mountaineer Media Camp, hosted by the Reed College of Media during June 25-27, is a summer program for high school students interested in sports and adventure journalism and media.
- • High school and middle school students interested in going into business can apply for Business Camp, hosted by the WVU College of Business and Economics and WVU Extension Service on WVU’s downtown campus July 22-25 and 25-28.
- • The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is hosting Forensic Science Summer Camp during June 18-22. This camp features opportunities for middle and high school students to acquire practical knowledge and skills that forensic scientists employ in their day-to-day casework.
- • For more than 30 years, the National Youth Sports Program has been offered each summer at WVU, hosted by the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. This year’s program, for all children ages 8-15, provides four weeks of daily fitness activities, June 18-July 13. As a National Inclusion Project partner, NYSP creates an environment where children, with and without disabilities, can play and learn together.
- • WVU Extension’s STEM Camp, to be held July 22-27, is open to 4-H members entering grades 7-9 in the fall. They will participate in activities on the WVU campus that introduce a wide range of fields and careers focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
- • 4-H Alpha Camps, in mid-July, are for members ages 12 and up and provide members with personal development experiences to help them build confidence to assume leadership positions.
- • The Older Members Conference to be held at WVU Jackson’s Mill, June 17-23, is for 4-H members who are ages 14 and above and will help them develop leadership skills.
- • WVU Tech summer camps include Camp STEM, Forensic Investigation Summer Camp, STEM Summer Academy for Girls and the Southern West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy.
Some of the many other summer programs are: WVU Sports Camps, WVU Lifetime Activities Program, Mountaineer KidZone, Percussion Camp, Visual Arts Summer Academy, Summer Harp Camp, Viola Bootcamp, Acting and Dance Academies, and the WVU Community Music Program.
Young people who take part in WVU summer programs and camps develop friendships and memories that will stay with them for a lifetime.
For more information about WVU summer camps and activities, see the WVU Summer website. Students are encouraged to register early, as many camps reach capacity quickly.
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