Summer Camps 2012 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Group of young girls dancing.

Summer Camps 2012

Programs bring kids to campus for learning and fun.

The Rebel Girls Dance Camp gets kids active. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

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Each summer the UNLV campus turns into a schoolyard for the Las Vegas Valley's schoolchildren. Day camps run the gamut from baseball and cheerleading to academic enrichment programs to prep kids for future college attendance. There are even camps for secondary school teachers to enhance their skills. Here's a roundup of just a few activities.

Young girl getting guidance form a dance instructor. — Rebel Girls Dance Camp stresses proper placement. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Woman giving a talk to a group of others. — Dr. Megan Litster, Life Sciences professor, teaches at Project VISIONS, a summer institute to help elementary teachers better understand principles of science. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Young man smiling as two other woman siting behind him work on their laptop computers. — Sixty-one local elementary teachers participated in the Project VISIONS summer science institute. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Young students play their instruments alongside others. — Las Vegas Youth Orchestras gave kids the chance to play alongside master musicians. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Close up view of a trumpet. — UNLV is a co-sponsor of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras Brass Boot Camp. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Young student staring intensely at his computer screen. — The UNLV Summer Advanced Gifted Education (SAGE) program offers high-achieving Clark County 6-12 graders the opportunity to earn college credit. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Three young students staring intensely at a single computer monitor. — SAGE students could earn college credit through courses in such areas as computer science, anthropology, psychology, life sciences, and Shakespeare. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Young tennis player holding a racquet preparing to hit a tennis ball. — Tennis camp for kids were held at the Fertitta Tennis Complex and taught by UNLV coaches. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Young tennis player holding a racquet preparing to hit a tennis ball. — Future tennis stars refined their skills at the Fertitta Tennis Complex under the guidance of UNLV men's head coach Owen Hambrook. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Two young kids playing a game of basketball. — The girls basketball camp, led by UNLV women's head coach Kathy Oliver, is held at the Cox Pavilion. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

Two males stare into the screen of a laptop computer. — Engineering professor Alexander Paz works with an intern at the University Transportation Research Center. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Two students using a simulator in a lab. — Engineering graduate student Romesh Khaddar works with an intern at the University Transportation Research Center. (Geri Kodey/UNLV Photo Services)

Students working with a video recording device. — UNLV SAGE Academy students enrolled in the Project: Space! program work on payload projects to be lifted into near space with a weather balloon. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)

A student working intensely with his laptop computer. — UNLV SAGE Academy students enrolled in the Project: Space! program work on payload projects to be lifted into near space with a weather balloon. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)