We would like to thank all of our students and families for being part of our first year of Virtual Summer Academy at UGA. We are proud of our instructors and staff for making this summer engaging and full of learning about a diverse variety of academic subjects. We made some great friends along the way.
Check back here in early December for our camp offerings for Summer 2021! We are excited to bring back our in-person camps in topics like:
- Tabletop Games and RPGs
- College Preview and University Prep
- Engineering
- Financial planning
- Molecular Biology
- Legal Studies
- Culinary Arts
- Jewelry Making and Metal Working
- Poetry
- Musical Theatre
- International Relations
We look forward to seeing you again next summer!
Can't wait till summer? Check out our Fall Spark: Weekend Academy virtual offerings!
See the categorized list of 2020 Summer Academy camps here
Give the gift of Camp!
As part of our Public Service and Outreach mission, we offer financial aid to students based on need. The priority deadline to receive assistance is by April each year. In 2019, we had 65 students attend on financial aid totaling more than $21,000. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support Summer Academy students, go to the Commit to Georgia web site. Your support is greatly appreciated.
To view important Summer Academy policy information and changes for 2020, review our policy document.
To learn more about our UGA summer camp programs in Athens, please contact us at questions@georgiacenter.uga.edu . You can also join our mailing list to receive camp updates.
See what summer looks like here @ Summer Academy!
For more information, just click on the camp name below. Note, camps labelled with “Session A, B, C, etc.” are multiple sessions of the same camp. Camps labeled with “1, 2” (example Mini Med 1 and Mini Med 2) are introductory and advanced camps in the same subject area.
View the full alphabetized list of 2020 Summer Academy camps
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Camps
| Summer Camp Name | Ages | 2020 Dates |
| 2D Animation - Online - Full - Waiting List | 13-17 | June 1-5 |
| 3D Animation - Online - Cancelled | 13-17 | June 15-19 |
| Architecture & Design: Session A - Online - Full - Waiting List | 13-17 | July 6-10 |
| Architecture & Design: Session B - Online | 13-17 | July 13-17 |
| Exploring Environmental Sciences - Online | 11-14 | June 15-19 |
| Fibonacci, Fractals & 4-D (math) - Online | 11-13 | July 6-10 |
| Georgia Junior Hackers - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-14 | June 15-19 |
| Mini Medical School 1: Session A - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-15 | June 1-5 |
| Mini Medical School 1: Session B - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-15 | June 15-19 |
| Mini Medical School 1: Session D - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-15 | July 6-10 |
| Mini Medical School 1: Session E - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-15 | July 13-17 |
| Mini Medical School 2: Beyond the Basics Session B - Online - Full - Waiting List | 12-16 | June 15-19 |
| Mini Medical School 2: Beyond the Basics Session C - Online | 12-16 | June 22-26 |
| Mini Medical School 2: Beyond the Basics Session D - Online | 12-16 | July 6-10 |
| Ocean Discovery - Online | 11-14 | June 1-5 |
| Introductory Robotics - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-14 | June 22-26 |
| Introductory Video Game Design: Session A - Online - Full - Waiting List | 11-17 | June 22-26 |
| Introductory Video Game Design: Session B - Online | 11-17 | July 6-10 |
| Advanced Video Game Prototyping & Development - Online | 13-17 | July 13-17 |
View the full alphabetized list of 2020 Summer Academy camps
Arts-Focused Camps
| Summer Camp Name | Ages | 2020 Dates |
| Acting- Online | 14-17 | July 6-10 |
| Comic Book - Online | 11-17 | June 1-5 |
| Creative Writing: World Building - Online - Full - Waiting List | 12-17 | June 15-19 |
| Digital Film School - Online | 11-15 | June 8-12 |
| Drawing - Online | 13-17 | June 15-19 |
| Fashion Design - Online | 13-17 | June 15-19 |
| Photography - Online | 13-17 | July 13-17 |
| Screen Writing - Online | 14-17 | June 8-12 |