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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – JUNE 9, 2023 – With summer looming, UTRGV has some great ideas to keep children of all ages entertained.

UTRGV summer camps will be available throughout June and July, with programs ranging from STEM to athletics to fine arts, and will be open to elementary through high school students in the Rio Grande Valley.

For more information on the summer camps, visit https://www.utrgv.edu/camps/index.htm.

UTRGV 2023 Summer Camps include:

ACADEMIC CAMPS

Railway Safety Summer Camp – The University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) is hosting its annual Railway Safety Summer Camp, founded on the center’s mission to aid workforce development in STEM fields and create community outreach and engagement. The camp is geared toward elementary, middle and high school students, and each level will engage in age-appropriate activities. All activities are geared toward teaching students about sensors and transportation-related engineering applications.

For more information, visit https://www.utrgv.edu/railwaysafety/education/summer-camps/utcrs/index.htm.

Camp Dates

• WEEK 1 (June 5 - 8)
• WEEK 2 (June 12 - 16)
• WEEK 3 (June 19 - 23)
• WEEK 4 (June 26 - 29)

LOCATION: UTRGV Edinburg Campus 

STEM Science Summer Camp (Edinburg) For 6^th – 8^th grades
Dates: June 26 - 30
Time: 9 a.m. – noon

STEM Science Summer Camp (Edinburg) For 9th - 12th grade
Dates: July 10 - 14
Time: 9 a.m. – noon

The Science Camp is designed to engage middle and high school students in interactive modules and experiments. Participants will apply the scientific method to form and test hypotheses, conduct experiments and obtain results, as well as conduct daily hands-on activities, use equipment in experiments, and develop communication skills in presenting results.

The cost is $250. To register: https://www.utrgv.edu/cstem/activities/summer-camps-2023/index.htm.

STEM Coding Camp (Edinburg) For 9^th – 12^th grade
Dates: July 24 - 28
Time: 9 a.m. – noon

The coding camp is designed to engage middle and high school students in interactive, coding activities. Participants will learn concepts of computer programming, refine critical thinking skills and learn in a friendly environment.

The cost is $250. To register: https://www.utrgv.edu/cstem/activities/summer-camps-2023/index.htm.

IGNITE [inspIre-imaGine-inNovate-envIsion-nurTure-crEate] Youth Summer Camp: Transforming Mindsets into a STEM Career Path in the RGV (Edinburg) For 5th - 6th grade
Dates: July 10 – 14
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

STEM Summer Camp for youths of the RGV. Our intention is to ignite and transform the mindset of young scholars as a way to sow the seed of a STEM career path, while engaged in a series of activities and tasks where they integrate, design, and develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ideas and concepts. Cost is $50.For more information https://sites.google.com/view/ignite-steam-summer-camp/home

(UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

FINE ARTS CAMPS

UTRGV Summer Youth Choir (Edinburg) For 8th – 12th grade
Dates: June 7 – Aug. 9

Summer Youth Choir is for students currently in grades 8-12. Students will rehearse once a week over the summer and present a concert in August.

For more information, contact Matthew Coffey  matthew.coffey@utrgv.edu 

S.T.R.I.V.E Summer Drama Camp (Edinburg) For 3rd – 9th grade
Dates: July 5 - 28

SOUTH TEXAS REMARKABLY INVENTIVE VAQUERO ENSEMBLE (S.T.R.I.V.E) is a three-week summer camp for children ages 8 through 14. Camp sessions run three hours per day, 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. STRIVE's mission is to build and perpetuate children's theatre by providing theatre training for children in at least 12 different teaching areas: improvisation and imagination, language and communication, creative problem solving, concentration and memorization, vocal articulation and projection, movement skills, emotional expression, acting in an ensemble, and technical theatre.

The cost is $25. For more information, contact Brian J Warren brian.warren@utrgv.edu

Summer Saxophone Camp (Edinburg) Starting at Grade 9
Dates: June 12-15 and June 19-22
Large Ensemble Rehearsal at the Band Hall, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Chamber Music Rehearsal, 4-5 p.m.

Concert, June 22, 7 p.m.

Location: Performing Arts Complex
EPAC Auditorium, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg Campus

Designed for enthusiastic saxophone students, the UTRGV Summer Saxophone Camp is eight days of intensive study over two weeks, combined with numerous musical opportunities offered at the School of Music on the Edinburg Campus. It is open to students starting in the ninth grade, as well as adults. Participants will take place in daily sectionals, chamber and large ensemble sessions taught by the UTRGV saxophone faculty and members of the camp staff, allowing each student to receive personalized attention.

Tuition for the Saxophone Camp is $35, which can be paid by check or money order made out to UTRGV School of Music.

Participants are asked to indicate their preferred instrument (soprano, alto, tenor or baritone saxophone) and if they have access to such an instrument (some harmony saxophones may be available for use during the camp).

For more information, visit https://www.utrgv.edu/music/community-outreach/camps/saxophone-camp/index.htm

ATHLETICS CAMPS

UREC For 1^st – 5^th grades

Designed for children ages 6-11, Camp UREC aims to inspire a lifetime of fitness, friends and fun. Young Vaqueros can explore the fun side of fitness in recreational games, team sports, dance, swimming and climbing. Activities are designed to influence a lifetime of recreational sports and leave campers with a sense of physical, social and emotional accomplishments throughout the camp.

To register: https://www.utrgv.edu/urec/programs/camps/index.htm 

Session 1 (Edinburg) - Dates: June 5 - June 16

Session 2 (Edinburg) - Dates: June 20 – June 30

Session 3 (Edinburg) - Dates: July 3 – July 14

Session 1 (Brownsville) - Dates: July 3 – July 14

Session 4 (Edinburg) - Dates: July 17 – July 28

Session 2 (Brownsville) - Dates: July 17 – July 28

Session 5 (Edinburg) - Dates: July 31 – August 11

(UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

BASEBALL

Prospect Camps – The camps are designed to give campers age 14 and up the opportunity to showcase their talents and abilities while being evaluated by college coaches. Campers will have the opportunity to speak with the UTRGV coaching staff, see the facilities and learn the culture of UTRGV baseball.

Position players will be evaluated in hitting, defense, speed, and arm strength, while pitchers will get instruction through a guided bullpen setting.

Cost: Pitchers – $125, position players – $150, two-way players – $165

• June 10
• July 15
• 5

Time for camps: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/BaseballCamps

VOLLEYBALL

Little Vaqueros Camp – Designed for new and beginner volleyball players grades 1-5. This camp will focus on learning basic skills while having fun.

Date: July 12, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Cost: $63.60

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/VBCamps

Middle School Elite Camp – This camp welcomes athletes entering grades 6-8 to improve their overall volleyball skills. Sessions will cover fundamentals and more, such as passing, setting, hitting and serving.

Instruction will be led by head coach Todd Lowery, assistant coaches Mayda Garcia and Daniel Garcia, and current UTRGV players. Campers will get the opportunity to learn different techniques, while competing in a fun and engaging environment.

Date: July 13 and 14, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1p.m. – 3 p.m.

Cost: $185.50

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/VBCamps

High School Elite Camp – The UTRGV Volleyball High School Elite Camp welcomes athletes entering grades 9-12 to improve their overall volleyball skills. Sessions will cover fundamentals and more, such as passing, setting, hitting and serving.

Instruction will be led by head coach Todd Lowery, assistant coaches Mayda Garcia and Daniel Garcia, and current UTRGV players. Campers will get the opportunity to learn different techniques, while competing in a fun and engaging environment.

Date: July 15 and 16, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Cost: $185.50

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/VBCamps

Positional Camp, Hitting Clinic, Setting Clinic, Libero/Defensive Specialist Clinic – These camps are designed to allow participants entering grades 6-12 to enhance individual skills and techniques, including those tailored to specific positions, with the UTRGV volleyball coaches and student-athletes.

Date: July 26, 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Cost: $63.60

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/VBCamps

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ID Camp – This camp is for girls in high school entering grades 9-12, and junior college entering their freshman and sophomore years. Consists of two sessions focused on technical and tactical aspects of the game, in addition to a college presentation and a tour of the campus.

This camp is designed to show prospective student-athletes what it is like to train at the Division I level. Lunch is included.

Date: July 22, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $120

Registration: GoUTRGV.com/WSocCamps