Camp Shakespeare
Camp Shakespeare is a two-week University of Texas residential summer camp for young people ages 11-17,* dedicated to exploring Shakespeare through performance. “Exploring” and “performance” are keywords here. They suggest that we are finding our way not through rehearsals but performances. Every moment is a performance. Campers are challenged to play out their interpretative discoveries on stage.
All the elements of the program are intended to promote an understanding and appreciation of the works of Shakespeare, and of their extraordinarily complex and penetrating vision of human life. Campers develop, test, and transcend their sense of self through their exploration of Shakespearean characters. What we pursue here is the conviction that anyone can live life more fully through a personal encounter with Shakespeare’s art.
Camp Shakespeare seeks kids who work well with others, who are inventive, elastic, eager to play, explore and take risks, and are ready to rumble when they arrive.
Radio-Television-Film (RTF) Camps
The Department of Radio-Television-Film (RTF) at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin offers summer media production programs for youth of various ages. Taught by some of the best media makers in Austin, our summer camps take place on the UT campus.
Barrio Writers
The Barrio Writers program is focused on teen-age participants and consists of free workshops and additional one-on-one tutoring throughout the academic summer break, with monthly cultural arts events during the school year. Through these workshops and events, students build their skills in reading, grammar, creative writing, and freedom of expression through the cultural arts.
The writing workshops are designed to empower the teenage community while establishing a self-sufficient educational program that will represent community pride, perseverance, and endless possibilities for following generations.
One goal of the program is to publish an anthology collection of written works demonstrating the diverse backgrounds of teenagers. All profits from the book will be returned to the Barrio Writers program for future years. The long-term goal is to publish a new edition each year with the hope that more neighborhoods will adopt the program.
UTeach Outreach
Subiendo
The Academy for Rising Leaders is a summer program hosted by the McCombs School of Business. Current high school juniors apply for this unique opportunity to address real world challenges with today’s top business, political, and educational leaders. Subiendo aims to prepare these young leaders to address the needs of the next generation by problem solving issues in healthcare, energy/environment, and education.