Summer Opportunities for Gifted Students

The list is not intended to be all inclusive. We suggest that you considers your child’s interests and look accordingly (e.g., universities, community colleges, museums, libraries, theater groups, art galleries, parent magazines, news media).

 Ballet Summer Intensive
Bluegrass Youth Ballet
Lexington, KY
Ages: 7-18
Date(s): June 7-11,
July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-August 1
www.bluegrassyouthballet.org
 enrollment@bluegrassyouthballet.org

Code Ninjas
Franklin, TN
Various topics offered throughout the summer
AM/PM Day Camp
 codeninjas.com

Camp Explore
Western Kentucky University
Grades: Completing 1-3 grades
Date(s): July 7-11
Day Camp
The Center for Gifted Studies

ExploreMore!
Covington,KY
Grades: K-8
Date(s): Coming Soon! Day Camp
director@exploremoregifted.org

https://exploremoregifted.org/

Camp Innovate
Western Kentucky University
Completing grades 3-5 
Date(s): July 14-18
Day Camp
The Center for Gifted Studies

McCallie Entrepreneur Camp
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Rising 8th & 9th grade
Date(s): June 22 – June 28
Residential Camp
Selective Admission
All campers receive full merit scholarships
Contact: David Hughes dhughes@mccallie.org www.mccallie.org/entrepreneur-camp

 

McCallie Leadership Camp
Chattanooga, TN
Rising 8th & 9th Grades
Date(s): June 5 – June 15
Residential Camp – Selective Admission
All enrolled campers receive full merit scholarships
dhughes@mccallie.org www.mccalliesummercamps.com/
boarding-camps/leadershipcamp

McConnell Center’s Young Leaders Academy
University of Louisville
Completing 9th – 11th grade
Date(s): July 15-19
Applications due March 28
Residential camp
McConnell Center 
 meghan.waters@louisville.edu
502-852-3158

Newton’s Attic STEM Day Camps
Lexington KY
1st – 10th grades
Date(s): Weekly June  – August Day camp www.NewtonsAttic.org
Dawn@NewtonsAttic.org

PAEMS
Pre-College Academic Experience in
Math and Science
Georgetown College
Rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
June 16-28 – Residential Camp
Dr. Tracy Livingston
www.georgetowncollege.edu/paems

SCATS
Western Kentucky University
Completing 6-8 grades
Date(s): June 8-20
Residential Camp
The Center for Gifted Studies

Summer Discovery Camp for Talented Youth
Eastern Kentucky University
Completing grades 5-7
June 24-28 Day Camp
www.model.eku.edu/page/summer

Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp (SEEK)
University of Kentucky
 Rising Senior
June 15-21, July 13-19, July 27-August 2 
Registration Deadline April 25
Residential Camp
Contact: engr.uky.edu/ce/seek

Summer Camp at the Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, KY
Completing Kindergarten – 5th June 16-20, June 23-27, July 14-19, July 21-25
Day Camp
Kentucky Historical Society
 rebecca.wishnevski@ky.gov 

VAMPY
Western Kentucky University
Completing 7-10 grades
June 22 – July 12
Residental Camp
The Center for Gifted Studies