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CHESS VARIATIONS: PLAYING OUTSIDE THE BOX (GRADES 4TH-12TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR001
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/5/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Daily
Sessions: 5
Building: Orem Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TBA
Instructor: Emily Hedrick

Seats Available: 17

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Ready to shake up your chess game? Explore wild and exciting versions of chess--from lightning-fast Blitz and Bullet to mind-bending Fischer Random and even wacky games like Arm’s Off or Peasants’ Revolt! Pick up new strategies, sharpen your thinking, and see chess in a whole new way. Chess sets are provided but you are encouraged to bring and share your own sets.
- Think Ahead: Sharpen your problem-solving and critical-thinking skills by planning moves, predicting outcomes, and learning from mistakes.
- Stay Cool Under Pressure: Whether in a tournament or a tough position, build emotional control and focus.
- Play with Imagination: Chess encourages creative thinking, turning logic and artistry into a winning combination.
Day 1: Opening Move
Day 2: Middle Game Techniques
Day 3: Closing Moves
Day 4: Optional Chess Tournament and Chess Variation Free Play
Day 5: Optional Chess Tournament Continued and Chess Variation Free Play

Learning Outcomes::
1. Strategic Problem Solving: Analyze complex positions, anticipate your opponent’s moves, and make confident, calculated decisions.
2. Calm Thinking Under Pressure: Develop focus and composure during competitive play and high-stakes situations.
3. Creative Play: Use imagination and strategic flexibility to find original solutions and unique paths to victory.
Grades: 4th-12th

CHESS VARIATIONS: PLAYING OUTSIDE THE BOX (GRADES 4TH-12TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR002
Dates: 6/8/2026 - 6/12/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Daily
Sessions: 5
Building: Orem Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TBA
Instructor: Emily Hedrick

Seats Available: 19

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Ready to shake up your chess game? Explore wild and exciting versions of chess--from lightning-fast Blitz and Bullet to mind-bending Fischer Random and even wacky games like Arm’s Off or Peasants’ Revolt! Pick up new strategies, sharpen your thinking, and see chess in a whole new way. Chess sets are provided but you are encouraged to bring and share your own sets.
- Think Ahead: Sharpen your problem-solving and critical-thinking skills by planning moves, predicting outcomes, and learning from mistakes.
- Stay Cool Under Pressure: Whether in a tournament or a tough position, build emotional control and focus.
- Play with Imagination: Chess encourages creative thinking, turning logic and artistry into a winning combination.
Day 1: Opening Move
Day 2: Middle Game Techniques
Day 3: Closing Moves
Day 4: Optional Chess Tournament and Chess Variation Free Play
Day 5: Optional Chess Tournament Continued and Chess Variation Free Play

Learning Outcomes::
1. Strategic Problem Solving: Analyze complex positions, anticipate your opponent’s moves, and make confident, calculated decisions.
2. Calm Thinking Under Pressure: Develop focus and composure during competitive play and high-stakes situations.
3. Creative Play: Use imagination and strategic flexibility to find original solutions and unique paths to victory.
Grades: 4th-12th

CHESS: ADVANCED (GRADES 4TH-12TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR003
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/5/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Daily
Sessions: 5
Building: Orem Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TBA
Instructor: Emily Hedrick

Seats Available: 20

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Ready to take your chess game to the next level? Strengthen their strategic understanding and competitive skills through a balance of guided instruction and in-class play. Deepen mastery of chess fundamentals--from refined openings to tactical middlegame decisions and precise endgame play. Free play, every day, will develop your own problem solving skills and creativity against another opponent. You are encouraged to bring your own chess sets, but not required.

Day 1: Opening Moves
Day 2: Middle Game Techniques
Day 3: Closing Moves
Day 4: Optional Chess Tournament and Chess Variation Free Play
Day 5: Optional Chess Tournament Continued and Chess Variation Free Play

Learning Outcomes:
1. Strategic Problem Solving: Analyze complex positions, anticipate your opponent’s moves, and make confident, calculated decisions.
2. Calm Thinking Under Pressure: Develop focus and composure during competitive play and high-stakes situations.
3. Creative Play: Use imagination and strategic flexibility to find original solutions and unique paths to victory.
Grades: 4th-12th

CHESS: ADVANCED (GRADES 4TH-12TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR004
Dates: 6/8/2026 - 6/12/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: Daily
Sessions: 5
Building: Orem Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TBA
Instructor: Emily Hedrick

Seats Available: 19

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Ready to take your chess game to the next level? Strengthen their strategic understanding and competitive skills through a balance of guided instruction and in-class play. Deepen mastery of chess fundamentals--from refined openings to tactical middlegame decisions and precise endgame play. Free play, every day, will develop your own problem solving skills and creativity against another opponent. You are encouraged to bring your own chess sets, but not required.

Day 1: Opening Moves
Day 2: Middle Game Techniques
Day 3: Closing Moves
Day 4: Optional Chess Tournament and Chess Variation Free Play
Day 5: Optional Chess Tournament Continued and Chess Variation Free Play

Learning Outcomes:
1. Strategic Problem Solving: Analyze complex positions, anticipate your opponent’s moves, and make confident, calculated decisions.
2. Calm Thinking Under Pressure: Develop focus and composure during competitive play and high-stakes situations.
3. Creative Play: Use imagination and strategic flexibility to find original solutions and unique paths to victory.
Grades: 4th-12th

K-POP PERFORMANCE CAMP (GRADES 6TH-8TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $109.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR005
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/4/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: Orem Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TBA
Instructor: Hwasun Lee

Seats Available: 19

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Designed for students who love music, movement, and performing. Learn K-pop--inspired choreography, practice group vocals, and develop stage presence through structured rehearsals and creative activities.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn and perform beginner-friendly K-pop dance choreography inspired by popular styles.
2. Practice basic pop vocal techniques through guided singing activities.
3. Demonstrate teamwork and confidence while participating in group rehearsal activities.
Grades: 6th-8th

K-POP SHADOW HUNTERS: JUNIOR DANCE AND SING CAMP (GRADES 3RD-5TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $109.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR006
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/4/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: UCAS (Utah County Academy of Science) (opens in new tab)
Room: Gym
Instructor: Hwasun Lee

Seats Available: 19

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Sing and dance like your favorite K-pop heroes from K-Pop Demon Hunters. Learn beginner-friendly K-pop choreography, pop vocals, and teamwork through fun, age-appropriate activities, ending with a fantasy-themed mini performance.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn and perform beginner-friendly K-pop dance choreography inspired by popular styles.
2. Practice basic pop vocal techniques through guided singing activities.
3. Demonstrate teamwork and confidence while participating in group rehearsal activities.
Grades: 3rd-5th

MINI MOVIE MAKERS: STOP MOTION CAMP (GRADES 4TH-6TH)Orem Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR007
Dates: 7/13/2026 - 7/16/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: McKay Education Building (opens in new tab)
Room: ME152
Instructor: Mallory Eastman

Seats Available: 10

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Turn ideas into motion! Explore what makes a great story, write your own script, and transform it into a stop-motion masterpiece using sets and backgrounds you build yourself. From planning and filming to editing the final cut, campers experience the full movie making process. On the final day, we roll out the red carpet for a class film premiere!

Learning Outcomes:
1. Arrange the physical playing space to communicate mood, time, and locale.
2. Write or record simple dramas that include the five Ws of who, what, where, when and why.
3. Utilize trouble shooting strategies to resolve hardware and software issues in a logical order
Grades: 4th-6th

SUMMER OF SIGN: ASL (GRADES 6TH-12TH)Lehi Campus
Fee: $129.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBLE001
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/29/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M W
Sessions: 8
Building: Lehi Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TG115
Instructor: Shantel Price

Seats Available: 12

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Learn American Sign Language basics in this fun 4-week camp! Master fingerspelling, numbers, and everyday vocabulary while exploring Deaf culture. Build conversational skills for communicating with Deaf individuals. Perfect your signing whether you're a complete beginner or brushing up on forgotten skills.

Week 1: Intro to Deaf culture, Fingerspelling, Numbers, How are you?, Personal Pronouns/Possessives, Family Members, When/Day/Month
Week 2: Seasons, Clothes, Animals, Foods, School subjects, sports
Week 3: Housing, weather, movies, places, Verbs, adjectives, money, time, holidays.

Learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate foundational ASL communication skills by accurately finger spelling the manual alphabet, using numbers 1-100, and signing common vocabulary related to daily life topics including family, food, clothing, places, and time expressions.
2. Engage in basic conversational exchanges with Deaf individuals using appropriate personal pronouns, possessives, and simple questions (such as greetings and inquiries about well-being), while demonstrating awareness of proper ASL grammar and sentence structure.
3.Describe key aspects of Deaf culture and explain why cultural awareness is essential for respectful communication with the Deaf community, including understanding Deaf identity, values, and communication preferences.

Grade: 6^th-12^th

TEEN AUTHOR CAMP STORYCON PART 1 (GRADES 7TH-12TH)Orem West Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR008
Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/4/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: National Guard Building (opens in new tab)
Room: NG167
Instructor: Heather Clark

Seats Available: 43

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Calling Teen Authors! Learn to up your story game this summer when UVU partners with StoryCon and award-winning author Heather Clark and bestselling virtual author guest instructors to teach you techniques and tricks it took published authors years to master. We've planned two weeks of incredible learning. Sign up for either or both, with no prerequisite! Week one will focus on whole-story concepts including idea generation, hooking the reader, character growth arcs, page-turning plots, and building tension using story goals and conflict. Come learn, write, share, critique, and build community with fellow authors as we improve our craft and celebrate story together. Please bring a laptop to class each day.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn to use AI effectively and ethically in your creative process.
2. Learn to confidently plot a whole novel/story.
3. Give and receive powerful feedback to help strengthen your writing. Students will use age-appropriate AI tools.
Grades: 7th-12th

TEEN AUTHOR CAMP STORYCON PART 2 (GRADES 7TH-12TH)Orem West Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR009
Dates: 6/8/2026 - 6/11/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: National Guard Building (opens in new tab)
Room: NG167
Instructor: Heather Clark

Seats Available: 42

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Calling Teen Authors! Learn to up your story game this summer when UVU partners with Teen Author Boot Camp and award-winning author Heather Clark and bestselling virtual author guest instructors to teach you techniques and tricks it took published authors years to master. We've planned two weeks of incredible learning. Sign up for either or both, with no prerequisite! Week 2 will focus on polishing that prose with authentic character dialogue and reactions, building scene tension, and dynamic, descriptive word choice so you're ready to wow agents, editors and readers with your powerful writing techniques. Come learn, write, share, critique, and build community with fellow authors as we improve our craft and celebrate story together. Please bring a laptop to class each day.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn to use AI effectively and ethically in your creative process.
2. Learn to confidently craft sentences, paragraphs, scenes, and chapters as you polish and strengthen your prose.
3. Give and receive powerful feedback to help strengthen your writing. Students will use age-appropriate AI tools
Grades: 7th-12th

TEEN DUNGEON BOOT CAMP (GRADES 7TH-12TH)Lehi Campus
Fee: $179.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBLE002
Dates: 6/16/2026 - 6/18/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Days: Tu W Th
Sessions: 3
Building: Lehi Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: 4th Floor
Instructor: Dax Levine

Seats Available: 87

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Enter the portal to an epic 3-day summer camp filled with tabletop role-playing games!
From the minds behind Teen Author Boot Camp comes a new immersive conference experience connecting teens with industry professionals. Join professional dungeon master Dax Levine of Dungeon Master Direct as he assembles a party of published authors, theater educators, and game designers to deliver the best training to level up your writing, acting, and gaming skills to make your D&D campaigns more epic than ever! Each morning, prepare for battle with instructional workshops on worldbuilding, improvisation, voices, puzzles, combat tactics, and more. Each afternoon, enter the dungeon with your friends or become the Dungeon Master yourself. Become the hero (or villain) of the world’s greatest roleplaying game!

Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop storytelling and worldbuilding skills through guided workshops on creating immersive narratives, crafting engaging settings, and designing challenging puzzles for tabletop role-playing games.
2. Build confidence in improvisation and character performance by learning voice techniques, theatrical skills, and collaborative play with peers and professional instructors.
3. Connect with other teens who share a passion for tabletop gaming while gaining practical experience in both playing and leading RPG sessions, including learning combat tactics, party dynamics, and dungeon master techniques
Grade: 7^th-12^th

TWEEN AUTHOR CAMP STORYCON (GRADES 4TH-7TH)Orem West Campus
Fee: $99.00
Item Number: 26SCYHBOR010
Dates: 6/16/2026 - 6/19/2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Tu W Th F
Sessions: 4
Building: National Guard Building (opens in new tab)
Room: NG167
Instructor: Heather Clark

Seats Available: 24

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Have you dreamed of learning how to write a book from published authors? Tween Author Boot Camp is partnering with UVU to bring you award-winning middle grade author instructor Heather Clark, and some amazing virtual guests--Newbery winning and New York Times bestselling authors--to make all your summer camp writing dreams come true! Engaging lessons, fun activities, and hands-on practice to light up your writer brain and grow your skills. Learn about idea generation, hooking the reader, character growth arcs, page-turning plots, and building tension using story goals and conflict. Join us and come away confident, inspired, and ready to write your own book.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Learn to use AI to spark creativity, while still keeping your writing your own.
2. Learn to confidently plot a whole novel / story.
3. Gain momentum and learn techniques to increase productivity. Students will use age-appropriate AI tools.
Grades: 4th-7th

VIDEO EDITING (GRADES 5TH-8TH)Lehi Campus
Fee: $159.00
Item Number: 26SCYACLE099
Dates: 7/27/2026 - 7/30/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Building: Lehi Campus (opens in new tab)
Room: TG111
Instructor: Jay Jayaseelan

Seats Available: 10

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Discover the tools and tricks of video editing as you turn ordinary footage into extraordinary stories. Bring a USB storage device to download and take your project home.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Master Canva's video editing tools – trim clips, arrange footage, and navigate the interface to build cohesive video projects.
2. Enhance videos with creative elements – add transitions, text overlays, music, and effects that elevate your storytelling.
3. Transform raw footage into polished stories – structure your video with pacing, flow, and intention to captivate your audience.

Grade: 5^th-8^th

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