Feeling Wicked? Welcome to Summer at Shiz! From the Emerald City to Shiz University, campers will explore scenes and musical numbers from the smash Broadway musical and hit film series, celebrating courage, friendship, and finding your true voice. The fun is unlimited, and you'll enjoy giving performances at the end of the week sure to leave everyone obsessulated!

Step into a world of crowns, capes, and catchy tunes! Students explore the unforgettable songs, scenes, and dances from musicals featuring iconic royal characters! From the fierce queens of Six to the regal figures in Hamilton and Anastasia, campers will bring history and royalty to life through music, movement, and storytelling. Sing powerful royal anthems, master majestic dance routines, and act out iconic royal scenes while building confidence and performance skills, ending the week empowered by the confidence to rule the stage!

Break out of your shell and let your freak flag fly where oddballs, outcasts, and wonderfully weird characters unite and take center stage! Inspired by shows such as The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Alice in Wonderland, Shrek, and more, this camp celebrates all things strange and spectacular. Step into the spotlight and embrace your quirks through acting, singing, and dancing. Whether you're a misunderstood villain, a lovable misfit, or somewhere in between, being different is the best role of all.

Explore the thrilling world of musicals inspired by real historical events. From the French Revolution to the founding of America, campers will dive into iconic songs, scenes, and dances from well-known musicals like Hamilton, Les Misérables, Anastasia, Six, and more! Whether they're taking on the role of a founding father, a revolutionary leader, or a spirited historical figure, campers will gain a deeper understanding of history while having fun performing and exploring how the past can inspire the stage today!

Get ready for a week bursting with color! Campers will explore the exciting world of the color wheel, experiment with mixing paints, create bold and beautiful artworks, and learn how colors work together to tell a story. From vibrant rainbows to subtle shades, we’ll play with every hue under the sun. To top it all off, each camper will tie-dye their very own camp T-shirt — a wearable, colorful work of art to remember the week by!

Step into a week where art and nature grow side by side! Campers will explore the beauty of plants, flowers, and rocks through a variety of creative projects. We’ll paint vibrant garden scenes, design plant-inspired prints, craft with natural textures, and transform stones into colorful works of art. Along the way, we’ll learn about the shapes, colors, and patterns found in the natural world — and how to bring them to life in our artwork. By week’s end, campers will have their own little “artful garden” to take home!

Travel through time with your creativity as your guide! In this week-long camp, campers will explore art from different eras and bring it to life through fun, hands-on projects—think disco balls from the funky ‘70s, lava lamps inspired by the ‘60s, bright colors of the ‘80s and more. Each day is a new adventure in art history, with exciting, era-themed creations and a tie-dye t-shirt to take home as the perfect souvenir from your artistic time travels!

Teaching children in a non-competitive environment in which to build confidence and self-esteem by teaching the life skill of swimming and water safety since 1942.

Teaching children in a non-competitive environment in which to build confidence and self-esteem by teaching the life skill of swimming and water safety since 1942.

Established in 1975, Camp Planet D is a residential camp program for children with diabetes serving 135 children and teens each year. Planet D offers children with diabetes the opportunity to learn how to enjoy a healthy, active lifestyle while managing their diabetes. At camp, children are surrounded by people who face the same challenge of living with diabetes, from fellow campers to adult staff members.

Teen Retreat is a safe, non-threatening, supportive, non-judgmental, weekend gathering of teenagers who are grieving the death of someone significant.

Under the direction of Westminster Choir College's teaching artist faculty, this one-week program draws students from across the country and around the world. Open to students entering 9th grade through those who have just graduated high school, all students will sing in the Institute Choir under the direction of Vinroy Brown. Participants will receive training in conducting, choral performance and literature, interpretation of solo repertoire, technique, and voice science.

Solo Vocal Artist is an excellent summer opportunity for dedicated young classical singers to explore the many facets of developing their art. The program provides personalized hands-on instruction for each student. Working daily with the distinguished voice faculty of Westminster Choir College, you will experience life at a music college. Having 27 years of history, It creates an intense but supportive environment, empowering you to pursue your future goals. The alumni include professional classical singers, young artist singers, and devoted school teachers.

Learn how to fence in our summer camp at Fence St. Louis!

Engage with current faculty and practicing pharmacists, view experiments in the lab and interact with current students to find out what it’s like to be a pharmacy student at UMKC. Join us for a one-day, fun-filled pharmacy camp in June! Take part in making actual medicine in the compounding lab. Hear from community pharmacists about their daily roles. Interact with clinical pharmacists in specialty practices such as oncology, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency room and more. Learn from School of Pharmacy faculty and students about what it's like to be a member of UMKC at all three campus locations.