School’s in for summer with UAA camps and academies for young learners

UAA colleges and programs welcome younger students to campus every summer for day camps. From engineering and culinary arts to real estate and media, there's a camp for every kid's interest. Take a look at this summer's offerings, organized by college and department.

College of Arts and Sciences

UAA's College of Arts and Sciences will offer camps throughout June for middle and high school students. Topics include creative writing, beginning Japanese, psychology, political science, dance, painting, forensic anthropology, chemistry and more.

Thanks to a partnership with ConocoPhillips Alaska, participating Title I schools will select eligible students to attend CAS's summer camps at no cost - with tuition, lunch and transportation fully covered.

Camps are now open for general registration. Learn more about CAS summer camps.

College of Business and Public Policy

UAA's Weidner Center for Real Estate will host a free, three-day workshop for high school students in July. The annual event lets students explore career and educational opportunities in real estate management and learn how and why people invest in income-producing real estate. Learn more about the Real Estate Management and Investment Workshop.

College of Engineering

The UAA Summer Engineering Academies are a series of weeklong, hands-on educational day camps in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley throughout the summer for students entering grades 3 through 12. With topics ranging from 3-D printing and robotics to artificial intelligence and coding, each academy is designed to encourage interest in and provide exposure to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Application deadline is May 31. Learn more about CoEng's summer academies.

College of Health

The WWAMI School of Medical Education administers the Della Keats program, a four-week, residential program for high school students on the UAA Anchorage campus. Students experience university residential life, complete health science-related pre-college coursework, conduct health-related research projects, and complete at least four different medical or health care professional job shadows. This program is fully funded, including travel, food and accommodations. Learn more about the Della Keats program.

Community and Technical College

UAA's Department of Culinary Arts hosts weeklong boot camps for youth aged 12 to 17. Topics range from beginning bakery and beginning culinary to international desserts and decorative skills. Most of the boot camps are full, but there is an option to be added to the waitlist. Learn more about culinary and baking boot camps.

Athletics

Volleyball

UAA volleyball will host camps for students entering grades 2 through 12 with instruction from head coach Morgan Hooe, assistant coach AveRee Reynolds and select UAA players. Sessions include all-skills, elite and team camps. Learn more about volleyball camps.

Women's Basketball

UAA women's basketball summer camps for students entering grades 1 through 12 will feature instruction from head coach Matt Thune and select UAA players. Sessions include day, elite and team camps. Learn more about basketball camps.

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