MANHATTAN — Registration is now open for the fourth annual Summer STEAM Virtual Academy, a Kansas State University College of Education summer program that engages middle schoolers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, topics.
The virtual camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday, from June 10-27. It will provide engaging, hands-on learning for middle schoolers across Kansas and the United States, as well as at international sites. Enrollment is open to students in grades 5-8 during the 2023-2024 school year.
Individuals can register for the academy, while educators can register classrooms for a hybrid version in which content is taught by academy teachers — veteran teachers from around the state — with assistance from the onsite educators in classrooms. Registration includes all three weeks of the academy.
Registration is $500 for one classroom for all three weeks of instruction for up to three different topics. Partial scholarships are available for Kansas schools and individuals through the Rural Education Center and for international partners through the K-State Global Education Outreach office.
“Our partial scholarships are intended to provide access to students in rural areas and at international sites to enable them to participate in activities that are as fun as they are intellectually enriching,” said Lori Goodson, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction. “We’re especially excited about the outstanding topics we have for this summer’s camp.”
This summer, the Summer STEAM Virtual Academy will offer nine different topics: Block Coding Bootcamp; Music Using STEM is Cool, or MUSIC; Stop Motion Animation Fun; Math Behind Games — Probability is Everywhere!; Thinking through Games; Build and Dream: A STEAM Adventure in Architecture!; Unleash Your Inner Masterpiece: A STEAM Explosion of Creativity!; A Voice Worth Hearing — Yours!; and Express Yourself Through Arts Integration.
For more information about the camp and to register, please visit the Summer STEAM Virtual Academy website. The site also provides details about the classes offered and the teachers leading each class.
Questions can be directed to Calista Speake, academy principal, at virtualsteam@k-state.edu or Goodson at lagoodson@k-state.edu.
