Opportunities for Elementary School Students (K-4)

Opportunities for Middle School Students (5-8)

Opportunities for High School Students (9-12)

Our thanks to Martha Barlow, Waunakee Pathways/Gifted Coordinator for collecting this information.

Opportunities for Elementary School Students

Academic

• Young Students Summer Program (grades 4-6), Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, held at Beloit College
• Wisconsin Writes: Authors and Artists Conference (grade 5 and up), Milwaukee Art Museum
• Earth Explorer Camp (ages 7-9), Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Amherst Junction
• Wisconsin Space Academy Day Camps (entering grades 4-8), Barlow Planetarium, UW-Fox Valley, Menasha
• Wisconsin Earth Adventure: Summer Fun Day Camp, (entering grades 4-6), Weis Earth Science Museum, UW-Fox Valley, Menasha
• Camp Invention, (entering grades 1-6), held at 42 Wisconsin sites, including Waunakee
• Nature Day Camps, (ages 2-11), wide variety of offerings, Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Monona and Black Earth
• Introduction to Archaeology (entering grades 1-4), UW-LaCrosse
• Experimental Archaeology, (entering grades 4-6), UW-LaCrosse
• Environmental Explorers, (entering grades 4-6), UW-LaCrosse
• Summer Day Camp, (entering grades 1-5), Conserve School, Land O' Lakes
• Madison Children's Museum Summer Day Camp (completing grades 1-3), variety of topics, Madison

Art

• New Masters Home Study Art Program (ages 9 and up), through Gordon School of Art, Kewaunee
• Youth Arts Workshops, variety of ages and courses, not residential, Peninsula Art School, Door County
• Fired Up Pottery Art Expressions, (ages 8-14), Cottage Grove
• Otto's Art Academy Summer Day Camps, (ages 5-12), Waukesha

Music

• Madison Youth Choirs (ages 8 and up), Madison
• American Suzuki Institute, UW-Stevens Points
• Leotha Stanley's Rockin' Music Camp (ages 8-12), Bethel Horizons, Dodgeville

Drama

• MadCAP Theatre Camps (entering grade 1 and up), Madison
• Summer Drama School (ages 9-14), CTM Madison Family Theatre
• Summer Musicals in Shorewood (grade 1 and up), Madison
• Drama Classes, ages 6-17, Middleton School of Performing Arts

Dance

• Madison Ballet Dance Classes (age 7 and up), Madison
• Tap Dance Classes (age 8 and up), TapIt New Works Dance Company, Madison
• Summer Dance Camp, (day camp), Kanopy Dance Company, Madison
• Giselle Ballet Camp (ages 5-8), Madison Professional Dance Center

Multiple Arts

• Kaleidoscope Summer Arts Program (ages 6-9), TapIt New Works Dance Company, Madison

 

Opportunities for Middle School Students (5-8)

Academic

• Young Students Summer Program, (grades 4-6) Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY), held at Beloit College
• Summer Transitional Enrichment Program, (grades 7-8), Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, held at Edgewood College, Madison
• College for Kids, (entering grade 6, registration through gifted programs in school districts), UW-Madison
• Leadership Camps, Wisconsin Association of School Councils, held at Ripon and Madison
• Camp Badger - Exploring Engineering (entering grade 8), UW-Madison
• Youth Entrepreneur Camp, (entering grades 8 and 9), UW-Madison
• Fun with Forensic Science Camp, Institute for Chemical Education, UW-Madison
• Fun with Chemistry Inventions Camp, Institute for Chemical Education, UW-Madison
• TYME OUT Camp Brainbusters, (entering grades 6-9), for gifted students, held at Stone Bank west of Milwaukee
• CyberGirlz, (girls entering grades 6-7), UW-Whitewater
• Girls in Science, (entering grades 6-8), UW-LaCrosse with WCATY
• Introduction to Archaeology, (entering grades 5-9), UW-LaCrosse
• Archaeology Field Experience for Middle School, (entering grades 5-9), UW-LaCrosse
• Environmental Explorers, (entering grades 4-6), UW-LaCrosse
• Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camp for Girls (entering grade 7), UW-Stout
• Wisconsin Writes Authors & Artists Conference, Milwaukee Art Museum
• Junior Science & Technology Institute, grades 6-9, UW-Eau Claire
• Wisconsin Space Academy Day Camps, (entering grades 4-8), Barlow Planetarium, UW-Fox Valley, Menasha
• Wisconsin Earth Adventure: Summer Fun Day Camp, (entering grades 4-6), Weis Earth Science Museum, UW-Fox Valley, Menasha
• Tech Camp, (entering grades 5-8), wide variety of career-oriented topics, Northwest Wisconsin Technical College, held at multiple locations
• People to People Student Ambassador Travel Programs, invitation only, delegations from many geographic regions
• Red Oak Young Writers Creative Writing Camp, Redbird Studios, Milwaukee and Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot
• Nature Day Camps, wide variety of offerings, Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Monona and Black Earth
• Youth Power Academy of Finance, Asset Builders of America, Edgewood College, Madison
• A Space Experience, (entering grades 7-12), aerospace, UW-Green Bay
• Summer at Lowenwood, (entering grades 6-10), academic classes with outdoor adventure, Conserve School, Land O' Lakes
• Yunasa Summer Camp for the Gifted, (highly gifted ages 10-14), Fenton, Michigan
• EAA Air Academy Camps, (ages 12-18), Oshkosh

Art

• TYME OUT Art Camp, (entering grades 6-9), visual arts, held at Stone Bank west of Milwaukee
• Summer Art Studio-Middle School, UW-Green Bay
• New Masters Home Study Art Program, through Gordon School of Art, Kewaunee
• Youth Arts Workshops, variety of ages and courses, not residential, Peninsula Art School, Door County
• Wisconsin Writes: Authors and Artists Conference (grade 5 and up), Milwaukee Art Museum
• Fired Up Pottery Art Expressions, (ages 8-14), Cottage Grove
• Otto's Art Academy Summer Day Camps, (ages 5-12), Waukesha

Music

• Junior Music Clinic, UW-Madison
• Middle School Band, Orchestra, and Choral Camp, UW-Green Bay
• Jazz on the Bay, (entering grades 8-12), vocal and instrumental, UW-Green Bay
• The Total Guitarist Camp, (entering grades 8-12), UW-Green Bay
• Madison Youth Choirs, Madison
• Middle School Band Camp, UW-Whitewater
• Percussion Camp, (entering grades 7-12), UW-Whitewater
• Choir Camp, UW-Whitewater
• String Orchestra Camp, UW-Whitewater
• Piano Institute, UW-Whitewater
• Pre-College Guitar Program, UW-Milwaukee
• Summer Music Camp, Lakeland College, Sheboygan
• Lawrence Academy of Music Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• Jazz Odyssey Day Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• Piano Odyssey Day Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• Music Camp, (entering grades 8-12), UW-Stevens Point
• American Suzuki Institute, UW-Stevens Points
• Leotha Stanley's Rockin' Music Camp (ages 8-12), Bethel Horizons, Dodgeville
• Garage Band Camp, ages 11-17, Middleton School of Performing Arts

Drama

• MadCAP Theatre Camps, Madison
• TYME OUT Theatre Camp, (entering grades 6-9), held at Stone Bank west of Milwaukee
• Summer Drama School (ages 9-14, and 10-17), CTM Madison Family Theatre
• Summer Musicals in Shorewood, Madison
• Summer Musical Theatre Workshops and Youth Production, Four Seasons Youth Theatre, Madison
• Drama Classes, ages 6-17, Middleton School of Performing Arts
• Creative Dramatics at Lowenwood, (entering grades 6-10), academic classes with outdoor adventure, Conserve School, Land O' Lakes

Dance

• TYME OUT Dance Camp for Girls, (girls entering grades 6-9), held at Stone Bank west of Milwaukee
• Summer Intensive Dance, (ages 12 and up), Madison Ballet, Madison
• Madison Ballet Dance Classes, Madison
• Tap Dance Classes, TapIt New Works Dance Company, Madison
• Summer Contemporary Dance Camp, Kanopy Dance Company, Madison
• Dance Intensive Workshop, Kanopy Dance Company, Madison
• Summer Intensive Dance Workshop (ages 9 and up), Madison Professional Dance Center
• Hip Hop Dance Classes, ages 11-17, Middleton School of Performing Arts

Multiple Arts

• Technology and the Arts, (entering grades 6-9), UW-Madison
• Interlochen Summer Arts Camps, Interlochen, Michigan

National

• Peterson's Summer Camps and Programs
• Search Engine for Programs, through the Institute for Educational Advancement

 

Opportunities for High School Students (9-12)

Academic

• Accelerated Learning Program, (entering grades 9-12), Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (Programs for Students), held at UW-Madison

• College Acceleration Program (CAP), (completing grades 10-12), Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, college courses in Software Design, Fundamental Physics, and Earth Environments

• InSite, (ages 16-18), Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, competitive 8-week internships with local businesses.

• Leadership Camps, Wisconsin Association of School Councils, held at Ripon and Madison

• A Space Experience, (aerospace), UW-Green Bay

• Tyme Out Leaders in Training, (entering grades 10-12), held near Stone Bank west of Milwaukee

• Young Women In Science & Technology, (girls entering grades 9-10), UW-Whitewater

• Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, held in the fall at UW-LaCrosse

• Spectrum and Equinox Programs, Center for Talent Development, Evanston, Illinois

• Civic Leadership Institute, Center for Talent Development, held at North Park University, Chicago, Illinois

• Kempa Summer Journalism Workshop, UW-Whitewater

• Discover the Possibilities Camp, exploring the many fields of engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Focus on the Possibilities: Engineering, select an area of engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Focus on the Possibilities: Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Focus on Business Camp, run your own business for a week, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Focus on Nursing Camp, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Focus on Technical Communication, Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Engineering Summer Program, (girls and students of color entering grades 11-12), UW-Madison

• Engineering Tomorrow's Careers, (girls entering grade 12), UW-Madison

• Wisconsin Writes Authors & Artists Conference, Milwaukee Art Museum

• Summer Nursing Camps, (entering grade 12), Bellin College of Nursing, Green Bay

• Concordia Language Villages, Moorhead, Minnesota

• Senior Science & Technology Institute, (grades 9-12), UW-Eau Claire

• Natural Resource Careers Camp, Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Amherst Junction

• Pre-Veterinary Camp, Pioneer Farm, UW-Platteville

• Lake Superior Pathfinders Environmental Camp, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland

• People to People Student Ambassador Travel Programs, invitation only, delegations from many geographic areas

• Red Oak Young Writers Camp, Redbird Studios, Milwaukee, and Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot

• Workshop on Atmospheric, Earth, and Space Sciences, UW-Madison

• Youth Power Academy of Finance, Asset Builders of America, Edgewood College, Madison

• Youth Entrepreneur Camp, (entering grades 8-9), UW-Madison

• Carleton Summer Writing Program, (entering grade 11), Carleton College, Northfield, MN

• Architecture Summer Camp, (grades 9-12), UW-Milwaukee

• Summer Architecture Program, (entering grades 11-12), University of Southern California

• Summer at Lowenwood, (entering grades 6-10), academic classes with outdoor adventure, Conserve School, Land O' Lakes

• College for Teens, wide variety of subject areas, UW-Milwaukee

• Women Soar: EAA Career Exploration, (girls entering 9-12), aeronautics, EAA, Oshkosh

• EAA Air Academy Camps, (ages 12-18), Oshkosh

• Forensics Workshop, (completing grades 9-11), UW-Whitewater

Art

• Summer Art Studio, UW-Green Bay
• New Masters Home Study Art Program, through Gordon School of Art, Kewaunee
• PAS Art Workshops, (age 16-adult), wide variety, not residential, Peninsula Art School, Door County
• Studio Art High School Camp, UW-Stevens Point
• Wisconsin Writes Authors & Artists Conference, Milwaukee Art Museum
• Summer Studio Arts Camp, (entering grades 9-12), UW-Stevens Point

Music

• Senior Music Clinic, UW-Madison
• Harmony Explosion Camp, barbershop and glee clubs, UW-LaCrosse
• Vocal Jazz, UW-LaCrosse
• Jazz on the Bay, (entering grades 8-12), vocal and instrumental, UW-Green Bay
• Senior High Band, Orchestra, and Choral Camp, UW-Green Bay
• The Total Guitarist Camp, UW-Green Bay
• High School Band Camp, UW-Whitewater
• Percussion Camp, (entering grades 7-12), UW-Whitewater
• Choir Camp, UW-Whitewater
• String Orchestra Camp, UW-Whitewater
• High School Flute Camp, UW-Whitewater
• Piano Institute, UW-Whitewater
• Summer Music Camp, Lakeland College, Sheboygan
• Lawrence Academy of Music Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• Jazz Odyssey Day Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• Piano Odyssey Day Camp, Lawrence University, Appleton
• High School Music Camp, UW-Stevens Point
• Clearwater Music Camp, choir, musical theatre, and percussion, UW-Eau Claire
• American Suzuki Institute, UW-Stevens Points
• Garage Band Camp, (ages 11-17), Middleton School of Performing Arts

Drama

• APT Academy, (ages 13-17), American Players Theatre, Spring Green
• MadCAP Theatre Camps, Madison
• Summer Drama School (ages 10-19 with experience), CTM Madison Family Theatre
• Summer Musicals in Shorewood, Madison
• Summer Musical Theatre Workshops and Youth Production, Four Seasons Youth Theatre, Madison
• Drama Classes, (ages 6-17), Middleton School of Performing Arts
• Practical Theater Production, (entering grades 10-12), UW-LaCrosse
• Theatre Camp, UW-Whitewater

Dance

• Dance Millenium, (ages 14-20), summer dance intensive, UW-Madison
• Tap Dance Classes, TapIt New Works Dance Company, Madison
• Dance Classes and Intensive Ballet, Madison Ballet Company
• Summer Contemporary Dance Camp, Kanopy Dance Company, Madison
• Dance Intensive Workshop, Kanopy Dance Company, Madison
• Hip Hop Dance Classes, ages 11-17, Middleton School of Performing Arts

Multiple Arts

• Interlochen Summer Arts Camps, Interlochen, Michigan

National

• Links to Academic Summer Programs, through Imagine Magazine, Johns Hopkins University
• Peterson's Summer Camps and Programs