Interested in a healthcare career and not sure which one is for you? Now is the time to apply for Discovery MedCamp! Campers will examine and explore the multi-faceted world of healthcare careers alongside current health professions students and faculty in a four-day residential experience on the campus of Auburn University (AU).

Nursing Camp, facilitated by Auburn University School of Nursing (AUSON) and Auburn Youth Programs (AYP), is an engaging one-week summer program available for high school students interested in careers in nursing. Camp participants “learn by doing” and practice technical skills as they rotate through interactive learning stations led by undergraduate nursing students in the school’s labs and simulation center. Faculty use case studies and simulation scenarios to bring healthcare specializations like emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and home health to life as the teens provide care for simulated patients throughout the week. The week includes team competitions, learning opportunities with community healthcare professionals, and discussion of educational pathways to nursing.

Chess instruction is provided to all students, as well as opportunities for chess tournament play. Higher level strategies and tactics are taught to experienced players. No prior experience is required to participate in this chess class.

If you like Lego, you will LOVE this class! Join other brickheads in building and designing Lego creations that revolve around themes and teach strategy, flexibility, and creative thinking-skills that parents and children never knew plastic pieces could provide. TONS of bricks will be provided, as well as instruction booklets (sometimes) as students build their own fun. Daily books, projects, and building will lead to a remarkable week.

Students dive into the world of 3D design and printing! Kids will learn the foundations of 3D modeling, explore slicing software, gain an understanding of troubleshooting skills and bring their digital creations to life using a 3D printer. No modeling or printing experience needed!

Digital/data agility – the ability to source, clean, categorize, analyze, visualize, and publish data – is among the most in-demand skillsets in the university environment and of course for professionals entering the modern workforce. Accomplishing all those needs requires tools, and R/R Studio is at the center of the analytics and information explosion. This hands-on course is designed for high school student who wants to power up their critical thinking and data skills. It is not a programming camp in the classic sense.

Brain Camp is a fun, interactive camp for young leaders who are rising juniors and seniors in high school, or about to enter their freshman year of college to get hands-on experience using advanced technology and to learn from distinguished professors in the field of neuroscience. Students will be led by two faculty members in the Department of Psychological Sciences – Jeff Katz, Ph.D. (Mike and Leann Rowe Endowed Professor), and Jen Robinson, Ph.D., (Alumni Professor), and high school psychology teacher, Ms. Kathy Dodgen.

Come explore the possibilities within Auburn University’s engineering program, including the Paper and Bioresource Engineering Specialization. The specialization, and Pulp & Paper Scholarship, is open to students who are majoring in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biosystems engineering, and industrial systems engineering. The pulp and paper industry is rapidly growing, creating a increasing demand for highly skilled professionals. Auburn’s Paper and Bioresource Engineering Specialization is uniquely set up to pave one’s way into this sought-after industry. Summer camp participants will receive first-hand experience on what the program has to offer by participating in a variety of activities.

Learn the basics of object oriented programming while you create fun, interactive projects! Python is the first step into real world coding with applications in data science, game development, AI learning, and more. No Python experience needed!

Chess instruction is provided to all students, as well as opportunities for chess tournament play. Higher level strategies and tactics are taught to experienced players. No prior experience is required to participate in this chess class.

Each Lutheran High School camp will meet the following objectives: The Gospel of Jesus Christ will be shared with each participant. Positive sportsmanship/citizenship and healthy attitudes will be taught to each participant. Individual and/or group (team) skills will be demonstrated to and practiced by each participant. Drills and exercises to promote future skill development and proper conditioning will be shared with each participant.

Auburn University's Industrial Design Camp offers an engaging program for rising 9th - 12th grade students interested in a professional career in Industrial Design. Hosted by the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction's School of Industrial and Graphic Design, this week-long resident camp offers an intensive design experience beginning with the identification of a design problem and rapidly progressing through idea generation, concept development, and exploratory prototyping.

Are you thinking about a career in aviation as a pilot? Engineer? Unmanned aircraft operator? Airport manager? Air traffic controller? Corporate aviation? If you are a rising 9th-12th grade student and you would like to learn more about these and other aviation career opportunities, we invite you to attend our Aviation Camp at Auburn University. The air transportation industry connects the world's economies and the demand for aviation professionals has never been stronger. Auburn University has been a leader in aviation education since the early 1940s and is proud to offer this youth program to begin developing the next generation of global aviation leaders.

The Aviation Flight program at SIU Carbondale offers this week-long aviation camp designed to give interested high school students an opportunity to experience first-hand the thrill of flight. Summer Wings offers those attending the chance to explore a career as a pilot by providing ground and flight training similar to the training that SIU flight students undergo.

The School of Science and Engineering STEM Immersion Camp is designed to provide underrepresented students an understanding of STEM fields and education opportunities, practical college readiness information (including application and financial aid information), and opportunities to engage with industry leaders and role models to learn about various STEM career paths.