Registration Open for SU's Summer Enrichment Academies

SALISBURY, MD---Registration is open for Salisbury University’s 2022 Summer Enrichment Academies.

Each academy, open to elementary, middle and high school students, lasts at least five days. They include a series of topics to allow students to learn more about areas for which they have a passion from University faculty and industry experts. All academies held on SU’s main campus include “all-you-care-to-eat” lunch at the Commons dining hall.

Academies include:

• Philosophy (high school), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 27-July 1: This academy prepares students for college-level work in the humanities by exposing them to philosophy and instilling a love of wisdom. Learners exercise academic skills such as critical thinking and writing, textual interpretation, ethical reasoning and discussion in a community of inquiry. Participants explore truths about the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and each other. Cost is $40
• STEM (middle school), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 27-July 1: The STEM Academy is an interactive experience for students interested in any area of science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). The academy consists of 10 sessions – two sessions per day – led by SU STEM faculty. Students work closely with their peers as they put their problem-solving, creativity and collaboration skills to the test. Topics include forensics, mousetraps, climate chemistry, food webs, sticky note math and more. Cost is $40.
• Slime (first through eighth grades), 1-5 p.m. June 27-July 1 (session one), and July 11-15 (session two): Participants enrolling in either session of this one-week program explore tactile and abstract art through hands-on learning. Students become scientists in the slime lab, exploring texture, color, drawing, painting, storytelling and more. They also learn through trial and error while making slime. The students connect their creations to titles and themes, resulting in a gallery showcase for their parents and guardians. Located at SU Art Galleries Downtown. Cost is $175.
• Theatre Tech (ages 12-18), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 6-8, 11-15: This fast-paced, two-week session guides participants of all experience levels through the technical side of theatre, including scenic and costume design, construction, and lighting and sound design. Students build small project pieces that they may take home. The program culminates with students providing technical support for a final showcase performance. Cost is $500.
• Musical Theatre and Voice (middle and high school), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 11-15: This session of guided instruction explores the singer-actor’s process for success through improvisatory exercises, theatre games, individual voice lessons and/or group master classes. The class culminates in a final showcase featuring solo and ensemble repertoire from musical theatre and classical genres. Cost is $300.
• Entrepreneurship (middle and high school), 9 a.m.-noon July 11-15: SU’s entrepreneurship team leads participants through the process of idea creation, white boarding, collaborative thinking and assessment, building on ideas, idea design and prototype development, logo and marketing materials, and pitch training and practice. Students participate in a final pitch presentation of their design and marketing plan. Cost is $300.
• All About Health: Your Heart and Muscles and Mind (middle school), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 11-15: Students interact with cutting-edge technology like high-fidelity human patient simulators, a life-size digital anatomy table, laboratory microscopes and other medical equipment as they discover everything that makes the human body so fascinating. They practice skills like taking vital signs, assessing body movements and investigating cells. In addition, students learn how to fight stigma and identify signs of mental health challenges through role-playing activities. Along the way, they also interact with the health and human services professionals who use these skills, including nurses, social workers, physiologists and others. Cost is $175.
• TOLI Holocaust (educators only), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 18-22: Participants experience an interdisciplinary inquiry on teaching the Holocaust, human rights and social justice. The Maryland Holocaust Educators Network (MD-HEN) gathers middle school through university-level teachers from across the region to study the Holocaust and genocide in a context of social justice. Participants witness, study and collaborate together to invigorate your teaching. Cost is $300. (MD-HEN is funded by the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights (TOLI) in New York, a foundation established by Auschwitz survivor Olga Lengyel. TOLI is home to the national Holocaust Educators Network.)
• Comics (first through eighth grades), 1-5 p.m. July 18-22 (session one) and August 1-5 (session two): Students enrolling in either session of this one-week program explore various techniques of self-expression through sequential storytelling, character creation and universe building. Different types of comics are created using various drawing, painting, collage and writing techniques. Participants learn to tell a story visually in comic form. In addition, games and activities encourage creativity and teamwork. Located at SU Art Galleries Downtown. Cost is $175.
• Eastern Shore Writing Project Young Writers Workshop (first through sixth grades and seventh through 12th grades), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 25-29: The Eastern Shore Writing Project’s (ESWP’s) Young Writers Workshop offers a space for informal, playful, creative and expressive writing. The elementary school-level workshop is an opportunity to hone writing skills, develop a creative writing project, collaborate with and get feedback from others, and learn about the publishing process. This workshop is an opportunity to play with language and other forms of creative expression, try out multiple genres of writing, collaborate and learn with others, and share work in an encouraging space. There is no cost for this session. Pre-registration is required.
• Tie Dye, first through eighth grades, 1-5 p.m. July 25-29; eighth-12th grades, 1-5 p.m. August 8-12: Students enrolling in either session of this one-week program learn a variety of dying techniques, both wearable and abstract, including clothing, and tapestries that will be displayed on the wall. They also explore the work of early abstract painters such as Helen Frankenthaler, who invented a technique called “soak stain” in the 1950s. Located at SU Art Galleries Downtown. Cost is $175.
• Rising High School Seniors, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. August 1-5: This intensive course provides enrichment activities to prepare high school seniors with the skills they need to need to smoothly transition to college or enter the workplace. Students develop skills in choosing a career path, financial literacy, preparing for college, goal setting, time management, study skills, public speaking, test taking, critical thinking, problem solving, information literacy, college reading and writing, and other topics. There is no cost for this session. Pre-registration is required.
• Live Action Film Camp (fifth through ninth grades), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. August 1-5: SU’s May Literacy Center Film Camp allows young filmmakers to work together to produce their visions on screen. The live action filmmaking portion of the academy gives learners the chance to write, produce and act in their short films. Learners engage in storyboarding, script writing, filming and video editing with the latest software. At the end of the program, learners will showcase their short films to friends and family. Cost is $175.
• Multi-Media Storytelling Project (fifth through ninth grades), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. August 8-12: Students are challenged to tell a story (fiction or non-fiction) of their choice clearly and passionately, while using cameras, microphones, laptops, editing and recording computer programs, using voice over, music and sound "design" as well as writing copy. Through creative engagement and current technology, this program works with students to help craft stories about themselves and issues or concerns they see within their community. Cost is $300.
• Sprouting Success for Migrant Students (kindergarten through fifth grade), 9 a.m.-3 p.m. August 8-12; and Cultivating the Roots of the Migrant Student (sixth through 12th grades), 9 a.m.-3 p.m. August 8-12: Through a focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), students engage in academic learning in a university context while having fun. Participants must qualify for the Migrant Education Program or the National Farmworker Jobs Program, or obtain permission from the College Assistance Migrant Program director. There is no cost for these sessions. Pre-registration is required.

Registration is available through SU’s online ticketing office. 

Scholarship opportunities are available for those in need. Email the Summer Enrichment Academies staff for scholarship information. 

For more information call 410-546-6218 or visit the SU Summer Enrichment Academies webpage.