Academic Summer Camps

Are you interested in helping people of all ages participate in daily living and impact their lives?

Spend a week learning about the clients, groups and populations occupational therapists (OTs) work with; the different settings OTs work in, and the variety of everyday life activities (occupations) OT provides to promote health, well-being, and the ability to participate in the important activities in client’s lives.

• Learn about occupational therapy from faculty and RWU students.
• Discover the wide range of settings an occupational therapist can work in.
• Do you like to eat? Hear about how OT’s involvement in feeding can impact children and their families.
• Engage in fun and hands-on learning activities that highlight areas of everyday life activities (occupations) your client might engage in.
• Observe client occupational therapy intervention at RWU and/or community.
• Learn the about becoming OT certified and being a valuable healthcare team member.

Do you like taking pictures and creating stories with video?

Spend a week as a photographer and filmmaker. Learn the essentials of visual storytelling using professional-level DSLR cameras, video production and audio equipment. Explore the importance of composition, lighting, depth of field, color, and more that can make even your smartphone images and videos more cinematic.

• Explore production topics each day including: filming interviews, shooting “b-roll”, video editing, photojournalism, and photo/video for marketing.
• Collaborate, produce, film, and edit a short documentary film in small production groups.
• Learn the rules and when to break them as you capture the world around you during walking field trips.

Do you enjoy working with people to solve problems and promote positive change?

Spend a week learning about the diverse settings where social work professionals are employed and how they support individuals, families, organizations, and communities in meeting their goals.

Roberts Wesleyan University Social Work faculty will provide, through engaging discussion and activities, an overview of what social workers do and how they advocate for change.

• Learn about the almost unlimited settings in which social work professionals help people and advocate for change including schools, healthcare facilities, community agencies, mental health clinics, and policy/lawmaking arenas.
• Learn about the diverse populations social workers serve and the bio/psycho/social/spiritual/cultural perspective.
• Take a guided field trip around Rochester that illuminates some of our community’s biggest challenges – and strengths!
• Learn about the Social Work Code of Ethics and how these principles guide our efforts in social and environmental justice.
• Engage with peers in hands-on intervention activities used by social workers when working with clients, and learn about how we evaluate the effectiveness of our work.

Interested in building your leadership skills, becoming a problem-solver, developing strategic thinking, and expanding your creativity? This Business Leadership Camp is for YOU!

No matter what field you are interested in joining in the future, having a strong business foundation can prove valuable. Leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and team building skills are explored during this interactive business summer camp. This camp will focus on Business Leadership. Students will learn key aspects of what it takes to be a successful business leader while having fun through roleplay, faculty instruction, strategy games, hands-on activities and more.

Are you interested in becoming a nurse?

Spend a week in the life of a registered nurse. With the help of the latest cutting-edge technology and expert clinicians at Roberts Wesleyan University, you will learn to work as a vital member of the healthcare team.

• Practice basic assessment and nursing skills in our state of the art practice and simulation labs.
• Participate in simulations with high fidelity manikins that have a heart rate, blood pressure, breathe, and talk.
• Explore the vast career opportunities in the field of nursing and what it takes to be a nurse today.

Interested in developing your creative writing skills?

Spend a week thinking and training yourself to work as a professional creative writer. Learn new writing strategies and engage in multiple genres to explore what areas of strength you may want to develop further. Resources and daily writing prompts are provided to allow students a challenging but caring environment to grow as an artist and creative writer.

Do you love working with children?

Spend a week learning about teaching children. You'll walk the path of a teacher, planning fun lessons and activities, and then implementing those activities with children.

• Learn about the different content areas you could teach.
• Observe different teachers in action.
• Learn how to plan lessons and activities that are engaging for children.
• Plan and implement lessons and activities with children.