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The University of Nebraska at Kearney offers a variety of academic, sports, creative and extracurricular summer camps for elementary, middle school and high school students. UNK camps vary from a day to overnight week-long events and are designed to expand education, explore, or build athletic skills in a fun environment while you make new friends and experience the UNK campus. Use the filters below to search for camps at UNK.

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Digital Expressions Media Camp

Express your creativity while developing your technical and analytical skills through the use of high-end video and audio equipment. Under the instruction of highly experienced professors, learn how to tell a story using digital field reporting equipment.

Cost: $400

Date(s): 06-01-2025 - 06-06-2025

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Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

UNK Health Science offers 9th-12th grade students multiple camps in the summer focused on health sciences and careers in healthcare. Our camps are designed to increase your awareness in healthcare professions through hands-on activities along with engaging simulations and case studies.

The June 10^th camp is located at UNK

Cost: $25

Date(s): 06-10-2025 - 06-10-2025

Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

UNK Health Science offers 9th-12th grade students multiple camps in the summer focused on health sciences and careers in healthcare. Our camps are designed to increase your awareness in healthcare professions through hands-on activities along with engaging simulations and case studies.

The June 25^th camp is located at UNK

Cost: $25

Date(s): 06-25-2025 - 06-25-2025

Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

UNK Health Science offers 9th-12th grade students multiple camps in the summer focused on health sciences and careers in healthcare. Our camps are designed to increase your awareness in healthcare professions through hands-on activities along with engaging simulations and case studies.

The July 16^th camp will be held at Lexington Regional Hospital

Cost: Free

Date(s): 07-16-2025 - 07-16-2025

Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

UNK Health Science offers 9th-12th grade students multiple camps in the summer focused on health sciences and careers in healthcare. Our camps are designed to increase your awareness in healthcare professions through hands-on activities along with engaging simulations and case studies.

The July 30^th camp will be held at College Park in Grand Island

Cost: $25

Date(s): 07-30-2025 - 07-30-2025

Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

UNK Health Science offers 9th-12th grade students multiple camps in the summer focused on health sciences and careers in healthcare. Our camps are designed to increase your awareness in healthcare professions through hands-on activities along with engaging simulations and case studies.

The June 11^th camp is open to 7th-8th Grade Students and will be held at McCook Community Hospital.

Cost: Free

Date(s): 06-11-2025 - 06-11-2025

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Loper Launch is Kearney’s premier curriculum-based summer camp for students entering grades 1-8. We offer a variety of enrichment camps that are not only fun and engaging, but also educational.

Date(s): 06-02-2025 - 06-27-2025

Loper Sports Camps

Loper Sports Camps offer great opportunities for students to work with UNK sports programs to develop as both athletes and team members. Camps are available for the following sports:

Mens: Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track & Field

Womens: Basketball, Cheer & Dance, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Date(s): 06-01-2025 - 07-31-2025

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Quantum Camp (via Young Nebraska Scientists)

Quantum Camp a VIRTUAL camp that will introduce high school students to quantum topics. You’ll learn fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics including quantum superposition and quantum entanglement, then move on to quantum information science. The camp will cover algorithms for quantum computing and quantum teleportation, then the group will enter IBM’s Qiskit platform for hands-on activities to write codes and run quantum programs.

Cost: $20

Date(s): 07-29-2025 - 07-31-2025

QUASAR - Quest for Understanding Astronomy, Science, and Research

An overnight summer camp hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, this fun and interactive camp will have students tackling real-world, hands-on engineering challenges while exploring the principles of physics that underpin our universe. This year’s theme focuses on space travel, offering a close-up look at the science and technology that make it possible.

Cost: $100

Date(s): 06-23-2025 - 06-25-2025

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UNK All State Vocal Camp

This camp is designed to prepare high school students to audition for the Nebraska All-State Choir. We will focus on scales/arpeggios, vocal technique, and spend 3 days learning the repertoire to give students a head start for success.

Cost: Commuter: $175 I Resident: $225

Date(s): 06-29-2025 - 07-01-2025

UNK Sounds in the Summer Marching Band Clinic

High school Drum Majors and Color Guard members are invited to participate in this intensive marching band clinic.

Cost: Resident camper: $200, Commuter (no lodging or meals): $140

Date(s): 06-18-2025 - 06-20-2025

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Looking for Athletic Camps?

Loper Sports Camps offer great opportunities for students to work with UNK sports programs to develop as both athletes and team members. Camps are available for the following sports:

Mens: Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track & Field

Womens: Basketball, Cheer & Dance, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

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