UCF Summer Camps: A World of Opportunities for Learning and Fun

The University of Central Florida (UCF) and its affiliated programs offer a diverse range of summer camps designed to engage students of all ages and interests. From athletics and the arts to science, technology, and entrepreneurship, these camps provide enriching experiences that foster learning, skill development, and personal growth. With deadlines fast approaching, now is the time to explore the exciting opportunities available this summer.

Sports Camps

Rich Wallace Baseball Camps

For aspiring baseball players, the Rich Wallace Baseball Camps offer a unique opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the UCF baseball coaching staff. These camps focus on developing individual skill sets through expert instruction, drill series, and a competitive atmosphere.

Youth Camps (Ages 6-13): Six different five-day youth camps will be held on the following dates: June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, and July 22-26. These camps, running Monday to Friday, are designed to provide the best possible instruction from UCF coaches and players, focusing on the fundamentals of hitting, pitching, catching, fielding, and baserunning, and applying them in game settings.
Prospect Camp: A prospect camp is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2 for high school graduation classes 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, as well as Junior College players.

Basketball Camps

Individual Day Camp: This camp emphasizes developing the basic fundamentals of basketball: shooting, dribbling, passing, and defense. Players are grouped according to age, height, and ability level.
Little Knights Camp: Younger players will have the chance to work on their game with current UCF players and staff at the Addition Financial Arena.
Residential Elite Camp: This camp is designed to offer players the opportunity to engage in a week of development that includes technical and tactical coaching during intense training sessions, competitive small-sided games, and 11-vs.-11 matches.

Volleyball Camps

All-skills Camp: This camp is geared toward the technical teaching of each of the six skills of volleyball.
Elite All-skills Camp: An individual camp focused on each of the fundamentals of volleyball, but taking it from a basic to a more advanced level.
Developmental Team Camp: Designed for teams who are trying to create, establish, or enhance both individual and team training systems. Contact camp director T.J. for registration details.

Arts and Music Camps

Flute Boot Camp

This three-day intensive program is designed to educate and inspire young flutists. Registration deadlines are May 1 (priority tuition) and June 1 (late tuition).

Sax Boot Camp

This three-day intensive program will educate and inspire young saxophonists. Daily masterclasses will provide continual and concentrated input from Associate Professor George Weremchuk. Registration deadlines are May 1 (priority tuition) and June 1 (late tuition).

Summer Opera Institute

In partnership with Opera Orlando, this intensive 10-day program is for singers who are pursuing a music education or performance career. Registration deadline: May 1.

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Summer String Camp

This one-week intensive program is designed to educate and inspire young string players in seventh through 12th grade through a rigorous and stimulating curriculum. Skills covered will include string technique (improving intonation, vibrato, set-up) and musicianship (foundations of rhythm, sight-singing, and theory).

Academic and STEM Camps

UCF Summer Entrepreneurship Camp (Powered by The Startup Studio)

This week-long program uses The Startup Studio’s Learn to Start process to empower students with the entrepreneurial mindsets and skillsets they need to create value for others and opportunities for themselves.

UCF K-6 Reading Clinic

Develop your reading and writing skills with help from undergraduate education students.

Digital Storytelling Camp

Combine literacy, visual arts, and technology while embarking on reading adventures. Location: UCF South Lake Campus in Clermont.

EEK! Computer Science Summer Institute

The program offers a mix of activities designed to maximize learning through hands-on, individualized instruction with outstanding instructors.

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Competitive Programming Summer Institute

This camp is specifically designed to help students improve their performance in contests such as USACO, TopCoder, CodeForces, and eventually the ACM ICPC.

Summer Institutes

Summer Institutes are intensive programs for gifted and high-achieving students who have an interest in learning the foundations of Computer Science or advancing skills in Competitive Programming, Mathematics, and Geo Explorer (GIS). The programs offer a mix of activities designed to maximize learning through hands-on, individualized instruction with outstanding instructors.

Camp Connect

Camp Connect offers broad exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines, including: electrical, industrial, mechanical, civil, environmental, aerospace, and computer science. Camp Connect immerses students in engineering integrated activities and provides tips on how to prepare for a college degree!

GLAMPing

GLAMPing offers rising 6th and 7th grade students the opportunity to engage in the hands-on experiences of an engineering makerspace while leadership lessons provide them with the skills necessary to be STEM leaders of tomorrow.

Laser & Photonics Camp

Laser & Photonics Camp offers rising 10th - 12th graders interested in physics and/or engineering an opportunity to learn more about creating the future using light. CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, will provide hands-on experience as students explore this exciting field of science.

Knights Design

Knights Design is a summer camp aimed at rising junior and senior students in high school with a keen interest in pursuing an academic and professional career in Architecture. This day camp will expose students to the basic academic practices of Architecture, including design conceptualization and modelmaking while allowing them to experience the unique culture of a college campus. The camp will run Monday through Thursday for two weeks in the summer, beginning June 3rd and ending June 13th, and will be housed in the CREATE Lab, Room 122, 500 W. Livingston St. Orlando, Florida. Students must have their own transportation to and from campus and must provide their own lunch.

Specialized Programs

Camp TWO-CAN

Camp TWO-CAN is a summer program for children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in the Central Florida area, between the ages of 6-25. This program was developed in response to the limited options and high demand for appropriate summer programs where children with autism spectrum disorders can interact with other children. Funding for the camp is subsidized through PALS (Providing Autism Links and Supports), a non-profit group supporting UCF CARD Constituents. Camp TWO-CAN provides campers with natural environments to help build friendships, learn and use social skills, explore nature, make arts and crafts, participate in swimming/sports/games, and use various functional skills, all while having fun! Small groups of children will be supervised by adults who are experienced in working with children with autism. Ratios are 1:4. This is not an appropriate program for individuals that require 1:1 support, however 1:1 may be sent with a camper upon approval.

The Health Leaders Summer Academy (HLSA)

The Health Leaders Summer Academy (HLSA) is sponsored by the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Office of Access, Belonging & Community Engagement. It is an immersive, educational summer experience for high school students (10-12th) who have a strong passion for pursuing a career in one of the allied health sciences or medicine. The goal of the HLSA is to support students, particularly those from low-income and first-generation in college families, to plan their future educational goals in their areas of interest and connect with healthcare professionals from diverse backgrounds and specialties.

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