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Learn life skills, meet amazing people, and come run with the pack! 

Our Youth Programs and Summer Camps offer a unique experience for youth looking to explore their interests, make new friends, and learn a lot along the way.

Register for UWG Summer Camps (Grades 6-12)

Register for Geology West Camps (Grades 3-5)

Register for Wolves Exploration Camps (Rising K-2)

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Let Your 6th-12th Grader Spend Their Summer With Us!

The University of West Georgia Summer Camps offer a unique experience for sixth through twelfth graders looking to explore their passions, make new friends, and learn a lot along the way.

Give the gift of a summer camp experience to your child, grandchild, or friend. UWG Summer Camp Gift Certificates make great gift ideas and provide a summer of learning, friendships, and memories.

Camp registration includes expert instruction from UWG faculty and staff, rich materials, hands-on activities, and delicious lunches on campus (Carrollton). Sign up today for as many camps as you like.

Camp attendees will learn alongside faculty and staff experts to develop life skills and explore hands-on activities related to 🧪Science, 🎨Arts & Culture, 🖥️Computing & Entrepreneurship.

Register for UWG Summer Camps (Grades 6-12)

Summer 2023 Schedule

  • Can You Dig It? Archaeology West - In Archaeology West, campers will work side by side with a modern-day archaeologist and historian to discover artifacts buried right here in our own backyard. Campers will visit our mock pit where they will scan for artifacts with a trowel, sift through screens, and try their hand at a datum.
  • Creative Allure of Art: Art West - Whether 2 dimensional or 3…campers will spend the week engaging in the world of art using a variety of mediums. Printmaking, drawing, and linen thread are just a few items that campers will be exposed to throughout the week. This is a popular camp and will fill up fast.

  • Nursing SAVE (Students Applying Valuable Education ) Grades 9-12 - Join the Nursing Team for a hands-on, interactive camp where students learn critical life saving skills such as CPR, First Aid with Stop the Bleed training, and learn how to administer life saving medications such as Narcan and Epinephrine. Camp includes American Heart Association and Stop the Bleed certifications. 
  • Was It The Professor? Forensic Science West - Who did it?! Play both the villain and the good guy! Campers will play both roles creating the “crime” scene as well as finding out who did it! Was it the professor? Campers will observe blood splatters, learn how science is used to solve today’s crimes, and much more! This one fills up fast so sign up early.
  • Lights, Camera, Action! Film West - Are you ready to be the next Steven Spielberg? Grab your gear and start shooting short movies for instant fame. Campers will present their short films at an exclusive private screening on the last day of camp. Invite your family and friends to watch your films and enjoy some popcorn.     
  • Esports: Game West - Campers will be immersed in one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It is so much more than a game, campers will learn teamwork, accountability, critical thinking, and more. Compete against other campers and maybe even students at others colleges. This camp fills up fast so please register early.
  • Mad Scientist: Science West - Engage with professional scientists by working side-by-side in our beautiful state-of-the-art Biology building. Experience solar cells, working in astronomy, and even feeding the shrimp. This camp fills up fast so register early. 

  • (Newnan) Scratch Game Design: Game Design West - Campers will design several fun interactive games using the latest game design software from start to finish. Campers will create games with unique titles like Cheese Maze, Circle Wars, Jumpy Money, and Star Hunter. This camp fills up fast so don’t be late.
  • Can You Dig It? Archaeology West - In Archaeology West, campers will work side by side with a modern-day archaeologist and historian to discover artifacts buried right here in our own backyard. Campers will visit our mock pit where they will scan for artifacts with a trowel, sift through screens, and try their hand at a datum.
  • Low Brass Camp: Music West - Ready to toot your own horn? Come learn from our professional music faculty how to maximize your sound with your low brass instrument. Chairs are limited so sign up early. 
  • Lights, Camera, Action! Film West - Are you ready to be the next Steven Spielberg? Grab your gear and start shooting short movies for instant fame. Campers will present their short films at an exclusive private screening on the last day of camp. Invite your family and friends to watch your films and enjoy some popcorn.

  • Say Cheese! Photography West -Through hands-on activities, campers will develop an appreciation of photography by learning basic camera operations, image editing, and other skills used to create award winning images. This is a great opportunity to share your art with your family and friends.
  • Creative Allure of Art: Art West - Whether 2 dimensional or 3…campers will spend the week engaging in the world of art using a variety of mediums. Printmaking, drawing, and linen thread are just a few items that campers will be exposed to throughout the week. This is a popular camp and will fill up fast.
  • (Newnan) Esports: Game West - Campers will be immersed in one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It is so much more than a game, campers will learn teamwork, accountability, critical thinking, and more. Compete against other campers and maybe even students at others colleges. This camp fills up fast so please register early.
  • Sign It Don't Say It! American Sign Language: ASL West - ASL Campers will learn the 3rd most used language in America during this unique camp opportunity. Campers will have the opportunity to learn the history of ASL, cultural aspects of the language as well as the fundamentals of ASL through lectures, games, group activities and arts & crafts.  Campers can expect to learn their ABCs, Numbers, Family Signs, Emergency Signs, Animal Signs, Food Signs, The Pledge of Allegiance and basic communication phrases and questions during this stimulating and engaging camp.  

  • (Newnan) Say Cheese! Photography West - Through hands-on activities, campers will develop an appreciation of photography by learning basic camera operations, image editing, and other skills used to create award winning images. This is a great opportunity to share your art with your family and friends.
  • Scratch Game Design: Game Design West - Campers will design several fun interactive games using the latest game design software from start to finish. Campers will create games with unique titles like Cheese Maze, Circle Wars, Jumpy Money, and Star Hunter. This camp fills up fast so don’t be late.

Geology Camps

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Spend the morning at a West GYSTC Summer Camp and stay for an afternoon Geology West Camp.

Ages: 3rd-5th Graders

June 21-23 (3-Day): Geology Rocks! Dig into the past and see how much there is to learn from the beauty and diversity of our planet. Are you smarter than a dinosaur? Could you outrun one? You will find out in this fun interactive camp.

June 26-30 (5-Day): Natural Disasters Unlocked. Come learn about natural disasters in this hands-on, technology driven camp. Build a volcano, simulate floods and wash away homes, build and test earthquake ready structures, engineer cars powered by the wind, and examine landforms using augmented reality.

Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Campers are welcome to come early at 12:00 Noon and bring a lunch to eat in the classroom before camp starts. The program will begin at 1:00 PM and campers must be picked up between by 4:00 PM. 

Location: UWG Carrollton

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wolves exploration camp

Join Us at the UWG Early Learning Center for an Exciting Adventure!

The Wolves Exploration Camp will provide your child with lots of opportunities to run around, get messy, and have fun (while sneaking in a few academic concepts- shhhhhhh, don't tell them!) The purpose of this camp experience is to provide a project-oriented approach to enhance academic instruction.

In this test-driven time, schools aren't able to delve into multi-disciplined approaches and allow children to participate in engaging projects. Wolves Exploration Camp will motivate your child to travel into the wonders of learning led by the expert team of instructors.

The Wolves Exploration Camp curriculum is designed for youth who will be attending Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade in August 2023.

Register for Wolves Exploration Camps (Rising K-2)

For complete Policy and Procedures regarding minors on campus, see UWG PL 7004, Protection of Minors on Campus and Associated Procedures.