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CampersIt’s hot and muggy, and the afternoon storms have started popping up. We know summer has arrived. Schools are starting to let out for summer vacation, and that means a lot of students are wondering what they’ll spend their summer doing. We’ve put together a quick list of computer and IT-related summer camps that we’ve heard about recently. Forgive us – this is not an exhaustive list by any means! If you know of more, please let us know!

Middle School Camps

High School Camps

We are excited to have the Make IT Happen Upstate Computer Camp kick off again this Saturday, May 5th at the University of South Carolina – Upstate. This program has been done in partnership with USC – Upstate and Professor Sebastian Van Delden. Twenty 10-11th grade students will be joining IT-oLogy on campus this Saturday to participate in hands-on activities to learn more about careers in IT. The camp will continue through May 19th, with the group “graduating” that Saturday. Students will also have the opportunity to learn more about CoLinx, a transportation logistics company in the Upstate.

What will these students learn? A lot! Check out the video from last year’s camp! This video was created by Sebastian and his students to highlight the camp.

A really great thing happened today at IT-oLogy. We were happy to host a group with New Carolina, and Lonnie had the opportunity to speak to this group of men and women about IT-oLogy. What we’re doing as a collaboration of partners is extraordinary, and every time we share our successes and vision, we bring more folks on board. Lonnie spoke about our inititatives and ways to get involved on all levels – the K-12 level, the higher ed level and the professional level.

One person in particular jumped on board quickly when Lonnie mentioned the Summer IT Camp that kicks off in June. This camp is for middle school students across the Midlands to experience IT in a hands-on learning environment, while also participating in leadership development, team building and other opportunities. This camp is open to students, regardless of their ability to pay for it. What struck me was how quickly one such gentleman raised his hand and volunteered scholarship money.

Scholarships are giving students the opportunity to participate in the Summer IT Camp for anywhere from one to five sessions. Each session costs $300; it is people like this gentleman that are making the camp accessible to so many students! Are you interested in sponsoring a child to attend the Summer IT Camp? Give me a call at 803.354.5735!


These high school students, with the help of IT-oLogy, Lenovo and USC Upstate, made IT happen! Check out the video from this year’s Make IT Happen Camp!