- We adhere strictly to all campus policies regarding the safety and supervision of minors.
- We maintain a database of emergency medical information and emergency contacts.
- Parents can sign up for text alerts about campus news and events.
- We have enhanced our drop-off and pick-up procedures to ensure the safety of our campers.
- Dashboard Passes streamline pick-up and drop-off while enhancing security.
- We regularly update our camper policies to address food allergies and promote good citizenship and character.
- All staff and volunteers must undergo criminal background checks before they can work with our campers.
- We provide CPR and ALICE training to all camp counselors.
- Only certified drivers are allowed to operate our vans.
- GPS Monitoring of all staff via 2-way radio.
Camps on Campus
Every summer, UNC Charlotte Camps on Campus offers academic enrichment camps for rising grades 1-12 with topics for everyone: Engineering, science, art, math, robotics, reading, and more.
With so many summer camp choices in the Charlotte area, why should you choose UNC Charlotte Camps on Campus?
UNC Charlotte has been an important part of summer outreach programming for over 25 years. Camps on Campus strives to offer a safe, fun, hands-on, and educational summer enrichment experience for campers in rising grades 1-12. Our campers and their parents can expect the following from our camps and camp staff.
Safety
Edutainment: Learning That is Fun!
Our instructors are K-12 licensed teachers and administrators, graduate and doctoral students, or professors who are experts at designing age-appropriate, creative, engaging learning activities for campers. We prioritize interdisciplinary learning through themed camps that fuse together art, science, math, social studies, and language arts activities. Our instructors utilize experiential learning through guest speakers, field trip/site visits, and hands-on activities.
UNC Charlotte College Connection
Our campers experience the facilities and amenities of a college campus and introductions to some of the university’s academic disciplines such as robotics, computer science, theatre, and more. All camp counselors are college students who are leaders on campus, providing campers with role models and mentors. The Niner Academy camps (rising grades 9-12) focus on leadership development and preparation for college and career through hands-on experience.
Fostering Friendships & Inclusion
While character development remains a key focus, our camp counselors and instructors actively engage in fostering friendships and inclusion among the campers through continuous implementation of new methods and modeling appropriate behavior. They provide engaging large group activities and age-appropriate break-out sessions specifically designed for each camp.
Timely Communication with Families
We maintain easily accessible online documents and schedules via our camp app for enrolled campers and parents. Parents and families receive information introducing each camp’s instructor and camp counselors. We send timely reminders on upcoming payment deadlines to ensure secured enrollment. Parents and families can sign up for emergency campus alerts via text message. We store all emergency contact information for easy access from multiple points on campus.
What Parents Say
Those are just some reasons why you should choose Camps on Campus, but don’t take our word for it. Here’s what our parents and families have to say.
”The variety of camps was great. The content and the exposure to so many different learning opportunities was amazing. Spy Academy was an absolute hit for our daughter this year.”
”The camp counselors and instructor were wonderful! Everyone morning the counselors greeted both my kids with a smile and warm welcome. The counselors took the time to get to know the kids and spend time them. Both my children had a wonderful experience in their camps and enjoyed the topics. The instructors did a great job making the week filled with fun activities and learning!”
”Having everything streamlined via an app this year was amazing!!!”
“You offer the most well-run, robust, and fun summer camp experience in Charlotte!”
“I really appreciated the organization from drop-off to pick-up. I know the boys appreciated the experience because it was new learning and a new setting and they had some independence while still feeling safe.”
“My son enjoyed being busy throughout the day. He normally attends camps at the Y and there is a lot of “down time” and breaks. And while that may be necessary for an outdoor/active camp, he liked that the robotics camp kept him busy all day. He also loved visiting the vending machines and student center for lunch.”