Program Categories

Reading & Writing Skills
STEM
Wellness & Recreation

Reading & Writing Skills Programs

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Institute of Reading Development

Since 1990, UNLV Continuing Education has proudly partnered with the Institute of Reading Development, a nationwide leader in reading instruction, to help students of all ages build strong reading skills and a lifelong love of books.

These programs teach key reading skills for every grade, from phonics and sight words for younger children, to comprehension, textbook strategies and writing skills for older kids, and everything in between.

For more information, visit Institute of Reading Development or email ce-assistant@unlv.edu.

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Southern Nevada Writing Project (SNWP)

As one of nearly 185 writing project sites affiliated with the National Writing Project (NWP), the SNWP offers a writing institute for K-12 educators each year, along with a writing camp for K-12 students. Teachers conduct project-sponsored programs in their own schools and in neighboring schools and districts aimed at two purposes: developing teacher knowledge and leadership in their home communities and putting this knowledge and leadership to work to improve student achievement.

For more information, visit the Southern Nevada Writing Project website or email sophie.ladd@unlv.edu.

STEM Programs

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Beal Bank USA Southern Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair

The Beal Bank USA Southern Nevada Regional Science & Engineering Fair promotes an interest in STEM for elementary, middle, and high school students in primarily southern Nevada counties including Clark County and the Clark County School District.

Held at UNLV and hosted by the UNLV College of Sciences, the fair is sponsored by Beal Bank USA. The high school division of the fair is in early March annually, and the middle/elementary division is in late March. Registration for the fair typically comes through your child’s school, but registration of individual students may be allowed based on fair director approval.

For more information, visit Beal Bank USA Science & Engineering Fair or email erica.corliss@unlv.edu.

Note: This is not a summer camp.

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Camp Cosmos Jr.

Camp Cosmos is an astronomy day camp for upper elementary school students in grades 3-5. This day camp will feature lessons and activities about stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe. Students will engage in hands-on learning experiences and form new friendships.

For more information, visit Camp Cosmos or email campcosmos@unlv.edu.

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Rebel Science Camp

Rebel Science Camp is a standards-based outreach program organized by the Office of the Dean of the College of Sciences at UNLV. The program is designed to reach fifth grade students from Title I schools in Clark County School District early on in their academic careers. Rebel Science Camp presents students with real-world applications as to how science impacts their daily lives, enhances their literacy in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), and encourages them to attain a postsecondary education.

For more information, visit Rebel Science Camp or email alison.sloat@unlv.edu.

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Rebel STEM Explorers

Are you ready to explore the science and nature around you? This week-long camp engages elementary students entering grades 3 to 5 in hands-on science and engineering activities that investigate the world around them. Students will learn about (and taste) the power of the sun, explore the desert ecosystem, measure climate change effects, observe human impacts, identify emerging scientific problems, and use the engineering design process to develop solutions to environmental issues and everyday problems. Requirements: have curious mind, fun spirit, and sense of adventure!

For more information, email alison.sloat@unlv.edu.

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Saturday STEM Program

Saturday STEM Program is a series of model-based, inquiry experiences designed to provide interesting and exciting opportunities in STEM for elementary and middle school students. The program provides K-8 students with the opportunity to explore a major integrated STEM theme for five weeks in the fall and spring semesters.

For more information, visit the Saturday STEM Program page or email unlv.saturday.stem@gmail.com.

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Summer Bridge Math Program

Summer Bridge Math Program will help minimize students’ loss of skills by giving them an instructor-led environment in which to review and practice skills learned or receive guided instruction on key topics covered in the grade they are entering.

For more information, visit the Summer Bridge Math Program page or email ce-assistant@unlv.edu.

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Tech Trekker

Tech Trekker provides educators with access to science and engineering equipment and standards-based lessons to increase student engagement in STEM. We also send a student to manage the equipment, allowing teachers to focus solely on teaching. This free service (sponsored by Nevada National Security Sites) is available to all educators in the Las Vegas valley.

For more information, visit the Tech Tekker site or email techtrekker@unlv.edu.

Wellness & Recreation Programs

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Jr. Rebels Camp

Jr. Rebels Camp is a youth program offered by UNLV Campus Recreational Services that provides a variety of fun activities to allow children to explore new skills, foster new friendships, and promote health and wellness.

For more information, visit Jr. Rebels Camp or email srwc.youthcamps@unlv.edu.