Summer break is just around the corner, but learning doesn’t have to stop just because school is out. UT offers many fun and interesting summer camps that keep kids active and learning. Here’s a look at some of those camps:
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4-H Camps
For more information about 4-H camps, contact your County Extension Office or visit Tennessee 4-H.
Electric Camp
Dates: July 7–10
Grades: 6–7
Location: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Cost: $245
This fee includes the cost of meals, lodging, fields trips, T-shirt, insurance, and program. Transportation fees are covered by members of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association.
Target Smart Camp
Dates: June 29–July 2
Grades: 5–9
Location: WP Ridley 4-H Center Columbia, Tennessee
Cost: $250
Other Camps
4-H also offers Junior 4-H Camps for grades 4–6. The five-day residential camps, held at various sites around the state, include swimming, golfing, music, group sports, and hiking.
4-H Adventure Camps, for grades 6–8, are for held at various sites around the state and offer activities like mock archaeological digs, fishing, tubing, nature hikes, canoeing, swimming, and survivor challenges.
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Architecture and Design
Design Matters Camp
Dates: July 12–17
Grades: High school students through age 17
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Cost: $985
A summer camp for high school students, Design Matters, offers motivated high school students an introduction to the design of the built environment and the considerations that shape it. This week-long immersion allows participants to experience life as a design student on a university campus through its setting, curriculum, and instruction. Previous architecture or design experience is not necessary. Visit the College of Architecture and Design for more information.
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McClung Museum Camps
Archaeokids: Exploring Ancient Art and Archaelogy
Dates: June 22–26
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 4–6
Location: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Cost: $110 per child; $99 per child for museum members
Campers will discover the art and culture of ancient peoples through archaeology and other activities, including making pottery and mummy masks, handling artifacts, using ancient tools, and exploring foodways. All materials and snack are included.
Contact: Debbie Woodiel, 865-974-2144, woodield@utk.edu
Dig It! Fun with Fossils
Dates: July 13–17
Times: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 4–6
Location: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Cost: $110 per child; $99 per child for museum members
Dinosaurs, mosasaurs, mastodons, and other extinct animals are presented through real fossils, hands-on activities, excavation, and food. All materials and snack are included.
Contact: Debbie Woodiel, 865-974-2144, woodield@utk.edu
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Clarence Brown Theatre Summer Acting Workshop
Session 1: July 6–17
Session 2: July 20–31
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 9–college freshmen
Location: Clarence Brown Theatre
Cost: $525
Participants will have classes in acting technique, voice and movement, improvisation and musical theater. No prior experience is necessary, and each session will culminate in a public showcase of the students’ work. Twenty participants will be accepted in each session on a first come, first served basis. Visit the Clarence Brown Theatre website for more information.
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Adventures in STEM Girls Camp
Dates: July 6–10
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Friday
Grades: 7–8
Location: Min H. Kao Building
Cost: $125
Students will be immersed in a week full of hands-on activities, lab visits, and team projects in UT labs and classrooms that expose the exciting challenges of being a scientist or researcher. Overall, the week will be geared toward students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of engineering, math, and biology. For more information or to register, visit the camp’s website.
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Kids U Camps
For more information on these and other Kids U Camps, visit the Kids U website or call 865-974-0150.
Junior Leadership Institute
Dates: June 1–5
Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Grades: 7–9
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $325
This new program encourages kids to get an early start in becoming an active leader through history, community, education, innovation, and the arts.
Animals
Vertebrate Zoology
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 4–7
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 603
Cost: $139
Snakes Alive! Hands-on Herpetology
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 4–7
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 603
Cost: $139
Veterinary Medicine: Behind the Scenes
Dates: June 22–26
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 9–12
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 603
Cost: $139
Animal Behavior
Dates: July 27–31
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 7–9
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 603
Cost: $129
Careers
So You Want to Be an Engineer?
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 8–12
Location: Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Room 302
Cost: $129
Innocent or Guilty … How Do You Plead?
Dates: June 22–26
Time: 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Grades: 6–9
Location: College of Law, Room 237
Cost: $119
Food Truck Mania
Dates: July 6–10
Time: 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Grades: 8–12
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $329
Learning to Be a Real Chef: Introduction to Culinary Arts
Dates: July 20–24
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 8–12
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $299
Computers
APP Attack! Make Your First Game APP
Session 1: June 1–5
Session 2: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon (Grades 3–5), 1:00–4:00 p.m. (Grades 6–9)
Grades: 3–9
Location: Conference Center Computer Lab
Cost: $159
Make Your First Video Game!
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon (Grades 6–9), 1:00–4:00 p.m. (Grades 3–5)
Grades: 3–9
Location: Conference Center Computer Lab
Cost: $159
LEGO YOUniverse: Make Your Own Adventure
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 3–5
Location: Conference Center Computer Lab
Cost: $159
Minecraft Modders
Session 1: June 15–19
Session 2: July 27–31
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon (Grades 6–9), 1:00–4:00 p.m. (Grades 3–5)
Grades: 3–9
Location: Conference Center Computer Lab
Cost: $159
Code Breakers
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 6–9
Location: Conference Center Computer Lab
Cost: $159
For more computer camps, visit the Kids U website.
Creativity
UpCycled Art
Dates: June 1–5
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 7–9
Location: Art and Architecture Building, Room 127
Cost: $139
PANIC ATTACK! Public Speaking and Acting for the Faint of Heart
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 7–8
Location: Jessie Harris Building, Room 413
Cost: $129
Bend It, Twist It, Sculpt It!
Date: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.-noon
Grades: 6–8
Location: Art and Architecture Building, Room 127
Cost: $129
Lights, Camera, Action!
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Grades: 8–12
Location: Art and Architecture Building, Room 105
Cost: $139
For more creativity camps, visit the Kids U website.
Discovery
Modern Etiquette and Manners
Dates: June 1–5
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 3–6
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $129
A Look Back: Colonial History
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 5–10
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $129
Collapse: The Fall of Complex Civilizations
Dates: June 22–26
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 9–12
Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 69
Cost: $139
College Prep
Dates: July 6–10
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 10–college freshmen
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $119
7 Habits of Successful Students
Dates: July 20–24
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 8–12
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $119
Exploration in Psychology
Dates: July 27–31
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 9–12
Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 220
Cost: $119
Language
Connecting through American Sign Language
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 7–10
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $119
Deaf Language and Culture
Dates: June 15–19
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 7–10
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $119
Nature
Bugs!
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 4–7
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 603
Cost: $119
Junior Naturalist Camp
Dates: July 13–17
Time: 800 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Grades: 6–8
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $325
Photography
UT Photography Camp
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon (Grades 4–7), 2:00–5:00 p.m. (Grades 8–12)
Grades: 4–12
Location: Art and Architecture Building, Room 105
Cost: $139
Science
Bones, Crimes, Careers: Forensic Anthropology
Session 1: June 1–5
Session 2: June 8–12
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 9–12
Location: East Stadium Hall, Room 130
Cost: $119
The Unseen World: Microbes and the Environment
Dates: June 1–5
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 9–12
Location: Hesler Biology Building, Room 507
Cost: $119
Fun with Forensics: Adventures in Chemistry
Dates: June 8–12
Time: 1:30–5:00 p.m.
Grades: 6–8
Location: Dabney/Buehler Hall, Room 300
Cost: $119
Rockets!
Dates: June 10–12
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 4–7
Location: Physics Building, Room 108
Cost: $119
Universe Exploration
Dates: June 17–19
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Grades: 4–6
Location: Physics Building, Room 108
Cost: $119
Exploring Microbiology through Food
Dates: July 20–24
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 6–8
Location: Food Science Building, Room 115
Cost: $119
Test
ACT Prep Course- Pre-Test Date
Session 1: June 22
Session 2: June 23
Session 3: June 24
Session 4: June 25
Time: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Grades: 9–12
Location: Conference Center
Cost: Free
ACT Prep Course
Dates: July 13–17
Time: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Grades: 9–12
Location: Conference Center
Cost: $259
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Early Learning Center Camps
The Early Learning Center is a laboratory school affiliated with the Department of Child and Family Studies within UT’s College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
June 1–5: Kids around Knoxville
June 8–12: Nature Explorer
June 15–19: Animal Kingdom
June 22–27: Pirates
June 29–July 2: Our Independence
July 6–10: Amazing Race
July 13–17: Lego Camp
July 20–24: Superhero Camp
July 27–31: H2O
August 3–7: Sports/Games Camp
Time: 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Grades: 1–4
Location: UT Early Learning Center, 1206 White Avenue
Cost: $215
For more information or to register, visit the Early Learning Center.
Contact: 865-974-0843 or elc@utk.edu
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Boys’ Athletics
UT offers a variety of sports summer camps for boys. More details about the camps can be found at the Tennessee Sport Camps website.
Baseball
Youth Baseball Camp
Session 1: June 15–18
Session 2: June 22–25
Session 3: July 13–16
Time: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ages: 6–13
Cost: $275
Father/Son Baseball Camp
Date: June 20
Time: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ages: 6–13
Cost: $150
High School Camp
Dates: July 10–11
Grades: 9–12
Cost: $150 for 1, $225 for 2, $275 for all 3 camps
Pitching and Catching
Date: July 10
Time: 5:00–8:00 p.m.
Infield and Outfield Defense
Date: July 11
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon
Hitting Camp
Date: July 11
Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Basketball
Fundamental Skills Camp
Session 1: June 1–4
Session 2: June 22–25
Session 3: August 3–6
Time: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (Grades K–1), 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Grades 2–8)
Cost: $135 (Grades K–1), $295 (Grades 2–8)
Father/Son Camp
Date: June 14
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Cost: $150 per father/son team, $50 per additional son
Football
Youth Day Camp
Dates: June 15–16
Time: 8:00 a.m.–noon
Grades: 2–8
Cost: $100, $125 after May 1
Specialist Camp (Kickers, Snappers, Punters)
Date: June 5
Grades: 9–12
Cost: $80, $90 after May 1
1-Day Arsenal/Skills Camp
Date: June 6
Grades: 9–12
Cost: $80, $90 after May 1
High School Day Camps
Session 1: June 11
Session 2: June 12
Session 3: June 13
Session 4: June 18
Session 5: July 17
Grades: 9–12
Cost: $30, $40 after May 1
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Girls’ Athletics
UT offers a variety of sports summer camps for girls. More details about the camps can be found at the Tennessee Sport Camps website.
Basketball
Overnight Camp
Dates: June 7–9
Check-in: 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Ages: 10–rising seniors
Cost: $450
Day Camp
Dates: June 10–12
Times: Morning session: 8:00 a.m.–noon
Afternoon session: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Ages: 6–12
Cost: $175
Golf
Players Camp
Dates: June 16–19
Ages: 12–18
Requirements: Must play middle school or high school golf or compete regularly
Check-in: 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $625
RedZone Scoring Camp
Dates: July 11–12
Ages: 12–18
Requirements: Must play middle school or high school golf or compete regularly
Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Cost: $300.
Rowing
Small Boat Summer Camp
Dates: June 25–28
Grades: 9–12
Requirements: Must have at least one year of rowing experience
Check-in: 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $500 for commuter, $600 for resident
Softball
Pitcher/Catcher Camp
Session 1: June 9–10
Session 2: July 13–14
Time: 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Ages: 8–18
Cost: $220
Junior Vols Camp
Dates: June 11–12
Time: 8:00 a.m.–noon
Ages: 8 years old–rising 6th graders
Cost: $130
Advanced Skills Camp
Dates: June 15–17
Time: Noon–6:00 p.m. June 15, 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. June 16 and 17
Grades: 7–12
Cost: $270
Slap and Speed Camp
Dates: June 17–18
Time: 3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. June 17, 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. June 18
Ages: 10–18
Cost: $220
Soccer
Day Camp
Session 1: June 8–12
Session 2: July 13–17
Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon half day, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. full day
Ages: 5–12
Cost: $170 half day, $290 full day
Volleyball
Defensive Camp: July 10
Serving Camp: July 10
Setter Camp: July 11
Hitter Camp: July 11
Overnight Individual Camp: July 6–8
Team Competition Camp: July 18–20
Team Training Camp: July 22–25
Grades: 5–12
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Coed Athletics
For more information, visit the Tennessee Sport Camps website.
Diving Clinics
Session 1: June 7–12
Session 2: June 14–19
Session 3: June 21–26
Cost: $600 resident, $475 commuter
Soccer
Residential Camp: June 17–20
Goalkeeper Academy: June 17–20
Ages: 9–16
Check in: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Cost: $525 resident, $425 commuter
Swimming
For beginning swimmers, the Student Aquatic Center offers basic swim lessons. To register, visit the RecSports website.
Session1: May 12–22
Session 2: June 2–12
Session 3: June 16–26
Session 4: July 7–17
Session 5: July 21–31
Cost: $70 for a 50-minute lesson, $50 for a 30-minute lesson
For swimmers wishing to advance their skills, Tennessee Swimming offers several camps. Visit their camp website for more information on pricing and how to register.
Gold Camp: ages 8–12
Elite Camp: ages 10+
Premiere Camp: ages 10+
Session 1: June 2–6
Session 2: June 6–10
Session 3: June 21–25
Masters Camp: June 11–14
Cost: $415
Racing Skills Camp: July 20–23
Cost: $85/day, $280 for all
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CONTACT:
Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@utk.edu)