The University of Toledo will host more than a dozen summer camps for kids to hone their athletic skills, explore their educational interests, build up their musical chops or simply have fun playing and learning with peers.
“We are happy to offer a wide range of summer programming for kids and continue to grow those programs,” Interim President Matt Schroder said. “As Toledo’s University, we want to make sure we take these opportunities to introduce families to our campus and be a vibrant destination for our community.”
The College of Nursing’s Rocket Nursing Camp, scheduled June 17-18, is one of more than a dozen camps UToledo offers this summer for kids to hone their athletic skills, explore their educational interests, build up their musical chops or simply have fun playing and learning with peers.
Information about UToledo’s summer camp programs, along with fee information and registration deadlines, is available on the University camp calendar.
Many of this summer’s camps are specifically designed to introduce high school students to potential areas of study after graduation.
The College of Engineering, the College of Health and Human Services, the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences all have summer camps aimed at allowing high school students to explore careers in those fields and get a glimpse of what they could expect as undergraduate students at UToledo.
The Health Professions Career Summer Camp, for example, enables future college students to learn more about UToledo programs in healthcare information and administration, occupational therapy, physical therapy, public health, recreation therapy, respiratory care, social work and speech-language pathology.
Camp participants will engage in cadaver anatomy and simulated patient experiences, network with faculty and current students in the college and receive a guided tour of campus.
The two-day camp will be held Tuesday, July 15, and Wednesday, July 16. The deadline to register is Tuesday, July 1.
The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will host a pair of camps — an in-person, two-day Pharmacy & Science Career Camp that includes an overnight stay in one of UToledo’s residence halls, and a virtual four-day Cosmetic Science and Formulation Design Summer Camp that teaches participants about the science of makeup formulation and highlights UToledo’s unique undergraduate Cosmetic Science and Formulation Design Program.
“These camps are a great introduction to the field of pharmacy, drug discovery and cosmetic science formulation, outstanding programs that we offer here at UToledo,” said Dr. Pamela Heaton, dean of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. “Students get to participate in hands-on activities, learn about career options and really envision themselves as UToledo students.”
Registration for both pharmacy camps closes Friday, May 30.
The College of Medicine and Life Sciences’ Future Doctors Camp offers current college undergraduates and high school students entering their sophomore, junior or senior year a unique immersion into a variety of health professions through hands-on activities and essential clinical skills including surgical suturing, casting, intravenous placement and laparoscopic surgery.
While the program includes a strong focus on medicine, participants also gain interprofessional exposure to fields such as emergency medical services, physician assistant studies, transplantation science and more.
The camp also provides expert guidance on building a strong academic and extracurricular roadmap for those interested in applying to medical school or pursuing other careers in the health sciences.Registration for the Future Doctors Camp closes Monday, June 2.
For younger children, the Office of Recreational Services will host its annual Kids Camp, which features arts and crafts, multiple field trips, guest speakers, sports, swimming and more. Open to kids between the ages of 5 and 12, the camp begins Monday, June 2, and runs nine weeks through Friday, Aug. 1. Campers must register for each week individually.
Rocket Athletics also is hosting multiple camps this summer for elementary school children.
The women’s soccer team will kick off the summer with a Mini Kickers camp for kids going into kindergarten through second grade Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, with later sessions available for kids going into third through eighth grade.
The men’s basketball team also will host a pair of camps with the first Kids Camp scheduled for Monday, June 9, through Thursday, June 12.
Additional camps include an orchestra workshop, a guitar camp, a drum major camp and camps for high school students interested in neurosciences or bioinformatics.
