KNOXVILLE – Don’t want kids playing video games or staying around the house all summer? Take a look at the many educational, active and interesting camps for all ages that UT Knoxville has to offer.
Summer camps — which range from athletics, like soccer and basketball, to the arts, like theatre and design — are fun, educational and provide kids with a safe environment to express their creativity and talents.
For more information about the camps, click any of the links listed below. Here is the full list of camps for children to enjoy at UT.
4-H
Junior 4-H Camp
Grades: 4-6
*Contact your local county office for prices and dates. Five-day resident camp includes swimming, golfing, music, group sports, hiking and much more.
4-H Ed-venture Camp
Grades: 6-8
*Contact your local county office for prices and dates. This camp is for selected 4-H centers and offers activities like mock archaeological digs, fishing, tubing, nature hikes, canoeing, swimming, survivor challenges and more.
4-H Target Smart Camp
July 6-9
Grades: 5-12
Location: W.P. Ridley 4-H Center, Columbia, TN
Cost: $200
*Transportation is the responsibility of individual participants.
4-H Electric Camp
June 29-July 2
Grades: 6-7, as of January 1, 2010
Location: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cost: $170
* This fee includes the cost of meals, lodging, field trips, insurance, program, etc. Transportation fees are covered by members of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association.
For more information about 4-H camps, contact your county Extension Office or visit http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/centersandcamping/summercamps.htm.
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Architecture and Design
Design Matters Camp
July 18-24
Grades: 9-12
Cost: $900
*Cost includes materials, equipment and computers; on-campus housing and meal tickets to campus dining; field trip admission tickets; transportation to and from off-campus sites; and walking tours of downtown Knoxville and the campus. Full and partial camp scholarships, which many participants rely on in order to participate, are available. Must sign up by May 1.
For information on Design Matters contact Emily Pace at 865-974-3730 or epace1@utk.edu, or Judy Harber at 865-974-5265 or jharber3@utk.edu. Visit the College of Architecture and Design Web site, http://www.arch.utk.edu/Special_Programs/designcamp.html.
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Early Learning Center
All Camps:
Grades: 1-4
Camp hours: 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Drop-off begins daily at 7:30 a.m., and pickup ends at 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Early Learning Center, 1206 White Ave., on UT Knoxville campus
Cost: $185 per week
*Prices vary for “Lights, Camera, Action!”
Registration: $50, nonrefundable
*This registration fee does not count toward camp tuition, but it does include a camp T-shirt.
Early-bird discount: Sign up for the full nine-week package no later than June 1 and receive a 15 percent discount off camp costs ($243).
Kids on the Town
June 7-11
The Amazing Race
June 14-18
Living in a Book
June 21-25
July 26-30
The Incredible World of Animals
June 28-July 2
Lights, Camera, Action!
July 6-9 (Week 1)
*Independence Day holiday observed on July 5.
Cost: $140
July 12-16 (Week 2)
Cost: $185
July 19-23 (Week 3)
Cost: $185
School Daze
August 2-6
For more information visit http://elc.utk.edu/Programs/programs.htm or call 865-974-0843.
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McClung Museum
All Camps:
Grades: 4-6
Location: McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, on UT Knoxville campus
Cost: $105 per child per session; $95 per child for museum members
*Minimum number of students per session—6; maximum number per session—10
Dig It! Fun with Fossils
Session 1: June 14-18, 1 to 4 p.m. each day (five classes)
Deadline for registration is June 4.
Session 2: July 26-30, 1 to 4 p.m. each day (five classes)
Deadline for registration is July 16.
Archaeokids: Exploring Ancient Art & Archaeology
Session 1: July 12-16, 9 a.m. to noon each day (five classes)
Deadline for registration is July 2.
Session 2: July 19-23, 9 a.m. to noon each day (five classes)
Deadline for registration is July 9.
*Possibly involves a visit to a local archaeological site to see an ongoing excavation or to an archaeological laboratory.
To get the registration form, visit http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/education/SummerCamp.pdf. Questions? Call Debbie Woodiel at 865-974-2144 or e-mail woodield@utk.edu.
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Outreach and Continuing Education
Kids U Summer Camps
Rockets
June 2-4
July 28-30
1-4 p.m., three classes
Grades: 4-6
Location: UT Physics Building, Room 507
Cost: $99
Design a Web Page
June 7-11, 1-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 8-12
Location: UT Hodges Library, Commons Southwest Studio, Room 245
Cost: $109
Pathway to Success: Bridging the Gap Toward College
June 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 8-12
Location: UT Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building, Room 243
Cost: $99
Fun With DNA
June 14-18, 12:30-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 9-12
Location: UT Plant Biotechnology Building, Room 101
Cost: $199
Draw, Paint, Sculpt!
June 7-11
Grades: 4-7, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 8-12, 2-5 p.m., five classes
Location: UT Art + Architecture Building, Room 327
Cost: $129
Fun with Forensics: Adventures in Chemistry
June 14-18, 1:30-5 p.m., five classes
Grades: 6-8
Location: UT Dabney/Buehler Hall, Room 300
Cost: $99
Exploring Microbiology Through Food: “That Grew From My Hands?”
June 14-18, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 6-8
Location: UT Food Safety and Processing Building, Ag Campus, Student Laboratory, Room 20
Cost: $99
Introduction to Photoshop
July 12-16, 8:30-11:30 a.m., five classes
Grades: 8-12
Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 401
Cost: $99
Play in a Day: Acting and Theatre Games
June 7-11, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 4-6
Location: UT Ellington Plant Sciences Building, Room 125
Cost: $125
Bones, Crimes, Careers: Forensic Anthropology
June 21-25, 1-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 9-12
Location: UT South Stadium Hall, Room 219
Cost: $99
UT Photography Camp
June 21-25
Grades: 4-7, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 8-12, 2-5 p.m., five classes
Location: UT Art + Architecture Building, Room 105
Cost: $129
Conflict Management for Youth
June 21-25
Grades: 7-12
Location: UT Communications Building, Room 298
Cost: $99
Vertebrate Zoology
June 21-25, 1-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 7-12
Location: UT Communications Building, Room 298
Cost: $99
Veterinary Medicine: Behind-the-Scenes
June 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 9-12
Location: UT Veterinary Hospital, UT Ag Campus
Cost: $129
Bugs!
June 21-25, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 4-7
Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, 1406 Circle Drive, Room 603
Cost: $99
Innocent or Guilty…How Do You Plead?
June 28-July 2, 8:30-11:30 a.m., five classes
Grades: 6-9
Location: UT Law School, Room 237
Cost: $99
Eco Explorers Camp
July 6-9, 9 a.m.-noon, four classes
Grades: 4-6
Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, 1406 Circle Drive, Room 603
Cost: $109
Connecting Through American Sign Language
July 12-16, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 9-12
Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 202
Fun with Magic Workshop
July 14-16
Grades: 4-6, 9 a.m.-noon, three classes
Grades: 7-9, 1-4 p.m., three classes
Location: UT Humanities Building, Room 60
Cost: $99
Learning to Lead: Leadership 101
July 12-16, 1-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 7-12
Location: UT Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building, Room 239
Cost: $99
Birds! Birds! Birds!
July 12-16, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 5-7
Location: UT Ellington Plant Sciences, Room 124
Cost: $124
Fun Summer Reading and Creative Crafts
July 19-23, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., five classes
Grades: 4-6
Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 428
Cost: $109
Junior Interior Designers
June 14-18, 1-4 p.m., five classes
Grades: 9-12
Location: UT Conference Center, downtown Knoxville
Cost: $119
Learning to Be a Chef: Introduction to Culinary Arts
July 12-23
Grades: 7-9, 9 a.m.-noon, 10 classes
Grades: 10-12, 1-4 p.m., 10 classes
Location: UT Culinary Institute, 2712 Neyland Drive
Cost: $259
Make Your Own Movie: Filming and Editing Digital Video
July 12-16, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades: 8-12
Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 117
Cost: $109
Snakes Alive! Hands-on Herpetology
July 19-23, 9 a.m.-noon, five classes
Grades 4-7
Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, 1406 Circle Drive, Room 603
Cost: $99
For more information on Kids U camps, contact Jennifer Bennett at 865-974-0150 or jbenne15@utk.edu. Also, visit the Web site, http://www.outreach.utk.edu/ppd/kidsu/#.
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Theater
Grades: 9-12
Location: Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, on UT Knoxville campus next to Clarence Brown Theatre
Cost: $525; parking (optional): $30; Total: $555
*20 participants will be accepted in each session on a first-come, first-served basis.
Session 1: June 21-July 2; Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (no classes on the weekend)
Session 2: July 19-30; Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (no classes on the weekend)
*Participants must provide their own bag lunch with drinks and snacks for breaks during the day.
For more information visit http://www.clarencebrowntheatre.com/actingcamp.shtml.
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UT Gardens
Lil’ Gardeners
Ages: 4-5
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Cost: $15/member child; $20 non-member child, per session
Session 1: My First Plant
June 4
Session 2: Buggy Boogie
July 2
Session 3: Explore Your Senses
July 16
Session 4: Crazy About Color
August 6
Explorers
Ages: 6-12
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $25/member child; $30/non-member child, per session
Session 1: Winged Wonders
June 8 (ages 6-8)
June 9 (ages 9-12)
Session 2: Budding Artists
July 6 (ages 6-8)
July 7 (ages 9-12)
Session 3: Nature Scene Investigations
July 20 (ages 6-8)
July 21 (ages 9-12)
Session 4: Veggie Ventures
August 10 (ages 6-8)
August 11 (ages 9-12)
Grands and Me!
July 26
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Ages: 6-10 (with a grandparent)
Cost: $35/member team; $40/non-member team
For more information contact Emily Smith at 865-974-7151 or esmith27@utk.edu.
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Men’s Athletics
For more information about these camps visit http://www.utsports.com/fans/camps.html.
Baseball
Day Camp
Session 1: June 7-10
Session 2: June 14-17
Ages: 7-12
Cost: $190 (half day); $270 (full day)
*Half day for ages 7-9, full day for ages 10-12
Select Camp
July 18-22
Grades: 10-2010 HS graduates
Cost: $420 commuters, $510 overnight
Team Camps
Session 1: June 24-27
Ages: HS age teams
Session 2: July 8-11
Ages: 14U and 13U AAU teams
Cost $600 per team plus accommodations
Skills Showcase Camp
July 17
Grades: 12-2010 HS graduates
Cost: $200
For more information, call 865-974-2057 or visit http://www.tennesseebaseballcamps.com.
Basketball
Day Camp
June 1-4
June 28-July 1
Grades: K-8
*Lunch is served daily and each camper will receive a camp T-shirt and basketball. Camp registration will be 7-9 a.m. on June 1 and June 28. Camp will run from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., expect for K-1. Campers can be picked up at Thompson-Boling Arena (1 p.m. for K-1 participants).
Individual Skills Camp
June 6-9
Grades: 6-12
*Resident campers will stay in an on-campus dorm and will be provided three buffet-style meals courtesy of campus dining. Commuting campers will be served lunch and dinner only. Registration begins at 1 p.m. on June 8, with camp starting promptly at 4 p.m. Camp will start each day thereafter at 8:30 a.m. Commuting campers can be picked up at Thompson-Boling Arena at 9 p.m.
Shooting Camp
June 25-26
Grades: 4-12
*Resident campers will stay one night in an on-campus dorm supervised by Tennessee camp staff. Camp registration will begin at 10 a.m. on June 25 with camp activities starting at noon. Camp will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon on June 28.
For more information about basketball camps and schedules, visit
http://www.utsports.com/fans/camps-mbb.html.
Football
Kicking Camp – kickers, snappers and holders
June 10-11
Youth Camp
June 7-9
High School Camp 1
June 13-16
High School Camp 2
July 20-22
For more information, call (865) 974-9500 or e-mail fb-recruiting@utk.edu.
Track & Field & Speed Camp
For more information, please call (865) 974-1433, 974-9441 or 974-2240.
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Women’s Athletics
For information about these camps, visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/camps.html.
Basketball
Team Camp
June 9-11
Grades: high school, middle school or AAU teams
Overnight Camp
June 13-16
Ages: minimum 10 years old
Elite Camp
June 18-20
Ages: minimum 14 years old
Day Camp
June 21-23
Ages: 6-12
*Includes a.m. session 8-12 and p.m. session 1-5.
For more information, visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/w-10-baskbl-camp.html.
Golf
Golf Academy
June 21-25
8 a.m.-noon Beginner / Intermediate Academy
1-5 p.m. Advanced Academy
Boys and girls
Location: UT Golf Practice Facility at Lakeshore Park
Cost: $325
For more information, contact Andrew Pratt at apratt1@utk.edu or visit http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/jga-index.html.
Rowing
Session 1: June 12-13
Session 2: June 19-20
Ages: 13-14
Cost: $65
For more information visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/w-rowing-camp.html.
Soccer
Day Camp – Co-Ed
June 7-11
Ages: 5-11
Cost: $100
Residential Academy
July 24-27
Grades: 6-8
Cost: $395 (residential); $320 (commuter)
Elite High School Academy
July 24-27
Grades: 9-12
Cost: $420 (residential); $395 (commuter)
Team Camp
July 24-27
Grades: 7-12
Cost: $375 (residential); $340 (commuter)
For more information visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/w-soccer-camp.html.
Softball
Camp 1:
Ralph and Karen Weekly General Skills Camp 1
June 15-17, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $255
Camp 2:
Karen Weekly Speed Camp
June 17-18, 3-9 p.m. on June 17; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on June 18
Cost: $180
Camp 3:
Ralph and Karen Weekly General Skills Camp 2
June 21-23, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $255
Camp 4:
Marty McDaniel Pitching and Catching Camp 1
June 23-24, 3–9 p.m. on June 23; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on June 24
Cost: $175
Camp 5:
Marty McDaniel Pitching and Catching Camp 2
July 12-13, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $175
For more information visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/w-softbl-camp.html.
Volleyball
Camp 1:
All-day Position Camp
July 10, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Grades: 5-12
Camp 2:
Serving Camp
July 11, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Grades: 5-12
*Lunch will be provided ONLY to those campers who participate in Camp 3.
Camp 3:
Overnight Individual Camp
July 11-13
Grades: 5-12
*All campers need to bring their own bed linens.
Camp 4:
Setter Camp
July 14, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Grades: 5-12
Camp 5:
Hitter Camp
July 14, 1-4 p.m.
Grades 5-12
Camp 6:
Team Camp
July 15-17
High school teams
*One coach may come free of charge. Additional coaches may come for a fee of $125 per coach to cover meals and housing expenses. All campers and coaches need to bring their own bed linens. Each team must have eight players to participate. Payment for teams must be made together at one time.
Camp 7:
Team Competition Camp
July 18, 1-8 p.m.
Teams of all levels
Camp 8:
Satellite Camp
Five-hour days, 12-player minimum
High school teams
Two Day: Four Session Camp: $110/camper
Three Day: Six Session Camp: $150/camper
Four Day: Eight Session Camp: $180/camper
*All times are flexible as we will be more than willing to work around your schedule. There will be a $200 nonrefundable deposit to hold dates. Please call to reserve date.
For more information visit http://www.utladyvols.com/fans/w-volley-camp.html.
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Spirit Squads
TN I: Overnight Team Cheer and Mascot Camp
June 21-24
TN I EL: Overnight ELITE Team Cheer and Mascot camp
June 21-24
TN I TN: Two-Night Team Cheer and Mascot Camp
June 25-27
TN I DANCE: Overnight Team Dance Camp
July 6-9
TN I JR: Junior High Team Cheer and Mascot Camp
July 21-24
*Designed for middle school and junior high teams only.
TN II: Overnight Team Cheer and Mascot Camp
July 21-24
TN II DANCE: Overnight Team Dance Camp
July 18-21
TN ST: Two-Night Team Stunt and Mascot Camp
July 19-21
TN I CP
July 24-25
*College Prep Camp is for high school individuals only.
TN College Cheer/Dance/Mascot Overnight Camp
July 30-August 1
*For college teams only.
*Are staffed by current UCA staff and UT cheerleaders with Tennessee head coach Joy Postell-Gee as camp director. All camps designed for teams and minimum age for team attendance is junior high. No youth or individual camps are available except for college prep, and participants in it must be 16 years of age or older to attend.
To register, contact Kerry Arrington, UCA regional manager, at karrington@uca.com. Also, visit the Web site, http://www.utsports.com/fans/camps-cheer.html.
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Swimming and Diving
Swimming Clinics
Jump Start Day Camp
June 1-4
Ages: 6-14
Cost: $195
Overnight/Commuter Camps
Session 1: June 6-10
Session 2: June 13-17
Session 3: June 20-24
Ages: 8-18
Cost: $575 (overnight camp); $440 (commuters)
*Please include $150 deposit to secure your space. Make checks payable to The University of Tennessee. Enrollment is first-come, first-served. Balance is due at final registration. No refunds are given for cancellation after May 15.
For more information, visit http://www.tnswimcamp.com/.
Diving Clinics
Session 1: June 13-18
Session 2: June 20-25
Session 3: June 27-July 2
For boys and girls
Ages: 8 and older, high school and college divers
Cost: Residential: 1 week = $570, 2 weeks = $1,140, 3 weeks = $1,710
Commuter: $440 each session
*Campers are required to meet at least one of the following requirements: 1) attended at least one week at a diving camp 2) participated in a club diving team for at least six months, or 3) been a member of a high school dive team for at least one year. A $250 deposit is required for all sessions that you sign up for.
For more information, visit http://www.utsports.com/fans/camps-diving.html.
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C O N T A C T :
Bridget Hardy (865-974-2225, bhardy4@utk.edu)