SOU Youth Programs
Summer enrichment, provided through ACADEMY and Summer Better Than Others, creates an engaging and inclusive environment. Students can choose between day classes or an overnight week-long experience. In both settings, students are encouraged to expand their horizons, learn new skills, and make more friends!
Academia Latina & Academia Leadership
Developed in 2000 as annual summer camp, Academia Latino brings students in grade 7 through 9 to the SOU campus for a week to participate in classes, explore the Ashland community, and learn and grow in their culture. With a desire to continue serving our youth, the focus expanded in 2013 to offer Academia Leadership, a 9-day overnight camp, to students completing grades 10 and 11.
ACADEMY
Since 1981, ACADEMY has been a destination summer camp for talented and highly able students completing grades 5 through 8. The week-long overnight camp creates an opportunity to explore a broad range of classes, lectures, cultural events, and recreational activities.
Black Youth Summer Institute
Geared towards youth within the African diaspora, the overnight week-long summer camp, Black Youth Summit Institute, provides students with an opportunity to celebrate Black culture and community alongside their peers from across the region.
Konaway Nika Tillicum
With roots dating back to 1996, Konaway Nika Tillicum is a recognized as a destination summer camp experience for students in the Native American and/or Indigenous communities. With a focus on students in grade 7-12, Konaway campers experience cultural classes, activities in and around the Rogue Valley, and are engaged with other students their age from across the nation.
Summer Better Than Others
Summer Better Than Others day classes are enrichment classes run in the summer on the university campus. Designed for students aged 8-15, the week-long classes range in subject area and can be stacked for multiple weeks of fun!
