Pre-college summer programs
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Recipient of the 2010 State Superintendent's "Standing up for Rural Communities, Libraries and Schools" Award
SMART is a free program open to all students entering grades 1-8. This program meets for four weeks, two days a week in the afternoons. Students are provided transportation from their homes to the local library.
Participants will:
- Be assigned a mentor (college student) who will help them with guided reading
- Be exposed to a number of enrichment opportunities within the community
- Learn more about public libraries and their services
SMART 2023 Dates: TBD
For more information, please view our S.M.A.R.T. brochure. To apply, please complete and submit an application: ENGLISH and SPANISH. An electronic application is also available online in early April.
NOTE: If you are applying for SMART and you are going to 6th grade in the fall or you are in middle school, you also need to fill out the following for SMART: DPI form (English), or DPI form (Spanish).
Deadline to apply for SMART: TBD
Questions? Please contact Laura Lauderdale (llauderdale@uwlax.edu, 608-785-8928)
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Camp Quantum is a new residential computer science camp for incoming 9th-12th grade students. We had a great first year in 2022, but due to grant cycles and our funding through the DPI, we are pushing it back to June and it will be returning in June 2024. View our flyer below or our brochure for more information.
*Priority admission will be given to Wisconsin residents who qualify for free or reduced lunch, based on our funding through the Department of Public Instruction.
Questions can be directed to: 608.785.8928 or email Laura Lauderdale (llauderdale@uwlax.edu)
The UWL Pre-College Programs is excited to host My River Adventures (MRA) again! This is an environmental focused residential summer camps for incoming 7th-12th grade students! View the flyer below or the brochure for more information.
The online application will go live in early April - Check back here for the link. Families of past participant will be notified via email when it goes live.
*Priority admission will be given to Wisconsin residents who qualify for free or reduced lunch, based on our funding through the Department of Public Instruction.
Questions can be directed to: 608.785.8928 or email Laura Lauderdale (llauderdale@uwlax.edu)