From the fine arts to health care, explore all that Ohio University offers for kids and teenagers at the Athens and regional campuses.
Athens Campus
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Camp BoostThe Center for Intervention Research in Schools offers summer camp opportunities for children ages 6 – 12 to help them get a jump-start on the school year while providing a fun, social and recreational environment.
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Green Project CampPatton College of Education's Stevens Literacy CenterGreen Project Camp, a unique summer program offered through Patton College of Education's Stevens Literacy Center, is designed to educate and empower children and youth about environmental conservation and climate change.
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High School Journalism WorkshopScripps College of CommunicationThe E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s annual workshop for high school journalism students and advisers started in 1946 and is one of the oldest programs in the nation. The workshop offers high school students and teachers the opportunity to interact with our faculty and professional journalists while learning journalism’s established practices and latest innovations in a campus setting.
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High School Media WorkshopScripps College of CommunicationThe High School Media Workshop is a hands-on creative opportunity to explore your production passion. This overnight, on-campus experience will allow you to work with other high school students to create original work in the OHIO studio and lab spaces. The workshop includes overnight accommodations and dining on campus to immerse you in the Athens student environment.
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J'COB College Experience Summer ProgramJ'COB is designed to empower rising high school seniors from historically underrepresented communities to become global business leaders. The summer program is a competitive week-long residential experience for rising high school seniors.
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Summer Arts ProgramsChaddock + Morrow College of Fine ArtsThis summer, immerse yourself in the fine arts with Ohio University’s Summer Arts Programs — intensive, hands-on explorations in the Schools of Art + Design, Music, Dance, Film, and Theater. Develop your personal voice while creating and performing college-level artworks in our professional studio facilities.
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Summer Law & Trial InstituteThe Summer Law & Trial Institute is a two-week program that aims to increase understanding of the law and its possibilities among Ohio high school students from Southeast Ohio. The program also seeks to foster an interest in all aspects of legal education, service, and issues, and to create the next generation of legal, advocacy, and community professionals.
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2025 Summer STEM EventsVoinovich SchoolDiscover exciting Summer STEM opportunities for students! From STEM Days at local libraries across Pike, Jackson, Ross, and Scioto counties to hands-on field trips at The Ridges and nearby schools, everyone can find something to be interested in. We’re also participating in a variety of local, statewide, and international STEM events.
Kids on Campus
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Tech Savvy 2025Kids on CampusTech Savvy is a great opportunity for youth who love STEM! This event provides an opportunity for students in grades 5-9 to come on the Athens campus, participate in exciting workshops and engage with their peers. Females and minorities encouraged to apply!
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Kids on Campus Summer Program 2025College of Health Sciences and Professionals and Kids on CampusEach year, Kids on Campus hosts an annual summer camp for 1st-12th graders at the Ohio University Athens campus. Kids on Campus serves multiple school districts across Athens County and surrounding areas, giving children the chance to build skills, make friends and explore new horizons.
Regional Campuses
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Kids in CollegeChillicothe CampusFor over 40 years, Ohio University Chillicothe has offered an opportunity for highly motivated students (Kindergarten through 8th grade) to reinforce the knowledge and instruction they received in school.
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Medical AcademyDublin CampusThe Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Dublin will host its ninth annual Medical Academy health careers discovery program this June.
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Kids and Cops DayLancaster CampusThe Ohio University Law Enforcement Technology, Lancaster Citizen Police academy and the Lancaster Police Department are working together to provide children with the opportunity to interact and feel comfortable with law enforcement community, while learning about equipment and technology which law enforcement personnel use.
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Bobcat AcademySouthern CampusOHIO Southern invites you to participate in the 2025 Bobcat Academy. Join us for eclectic youth workshops and opportunities to develop leadership, academic, and imaginative skills. For students entering 1st through 6th grades.
Other Opportunities
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OHIO Museum Complex Self-Guided Activities
The OHIO Museum Complex (OMC) is home to a broad range of self-guided activities for K-12 and general public audiences. An immersive nature gallery on the second floor of Lin Hall houses an exhibition entitled Through the Appalachian Forest, featuring self-guided exploration of connections across nature, art, geography and history—with immersive nature sounds and hands on arts activities that change from week to week.
Explore OMC’s Outdoor Museum visitor area which begins just outside the front door of the museum, with a pollinator garden and an interpretive trail system that encourages outdoor experiential learning in a beautiful parklike setting spanning 700 acres on The Ridges.
OMC’s web-based app ( mAppAthens ) features dozens of tours curated by local experts on a variety of topics, from history to poetry, nature to wellbeing, that enable unique exploration of the campus and community.