Summer Programs

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"WMU ATYP Summer Camps offer excellent enrichment opportunities at a very reasonable cost. A wonderful chance for students to explore what interests them."

- Karen

 ATYP holds summer programs for bright students each summer. No qualification necessary—all students can participate. Summer camps for 2024 will be held in person on WMU's campus. Camps are primarily for students going into 6th to 9th grade. Each camp costs $150 with half-off scholarships available if you qualify for free or reduced lunch. Contact the ATYP office for details by email. Some camps have a $10 materials fee.  There is a $10 late fee if you register after June 2.

Camps offered this summer:

  • Code Breaking
  • SurvivalCraft - FULL
  • Chess
  • Creative Writing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Scratch Multimedia Games
  • Intro to Virtual Reality
  • Math Games and Competitions
  • Game Development with Unity and Motion Capture - FULL
  • History of Film
  • Intro to Vet Medicine
  • Laptop Orchestra
  • Shakespeare's Heroes & Villains
  • The Art of Stage Makeup
  • The Art of Hand-Lettering

Each summer we offer a Writing Your College Admissions Essay Workshop for students entering their senior year (2024-25). There are several sessions of this class - some online and some in-person. The camps cost $160. The exact schedule is listed at the registration site. 

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For more information on all the summer camps available at Western Michigan University, see the online directory.