Summer Programs
"WMU ATYP Summer Camps offer excellent enrichment opportunities at a very reasonable cost. A wonderful chance for students to explore what interests them."
- Karen
ATYP holds summer programs for bright students each summer. No qualification necessary—all students can participate. Summer camps for 2025 will be held in person on WMU's campus. Camps are primarily for students going into 6th to 9th grade. Each camp costs $150 with half-off scholarships available if you qualify for free or reduced lunch. Contact the ATYP office for details by email. Some camps have a materials fee. There is a $10 late fee if you register after June 1.
We also offer a Writing Your College Admissions Essay Workshop for students entering their senior year (2025-26). There are several sessions of this class - some online and some in-person. The camps cost $160. The exact schedule is listed below.
Camps offered this summer with registration links listed below:
June 9-13
- Writing the College Admission Essay Workshop (9 a.m. to noon, virtual)
June 16-20 (Kohrman Hall)
- Writing the College Admission Essay Workshop (9 a.m. to noon, in-person)
- The Art of Hand Lettering (9 a.m. to noon)
- The Art of Stage Makeup (9 a.m. to noon)
- Chess (1 to 4 p.m.)
- How Shakespeare Changed the World (1 to 4 p.m.)
June 23-27 (Kohrman Hall)
- Writing the College Admission Essay Workshop (9 a.m. to noon, in-person)
- Math Games and Competitions (9 a.m. to noon)
- Paper Mache Personas (9 a.m. to noon)
- Chess (1 to 4 p.m.)
- Building Virtual Reality Worlds (1 to 4 p.m.) (Learn more about the camp)
July 7-11 (Schneider Hall)
- Laptop Orchestra (9 a.m. to noon)
- Survivalcraft (9 a.m. to noon)
- Intro to Vet Medicine (1 to 4 p.m.)
- Scratch Multimedia Games (1 to 4 p.m.) (Learn more about the camp)
July 14-18
- Japanese Language and Culture (9 a.m. to noon)
- Calling all Poets! (9 a.m. to noon)
- Codebreaking (1 to 4 p.m.)
- Game Development with Unity and Motion Capture (1 to 4 p.m.)
For more information on all the summer camps available at Western Michigan University, see the online directory.