The Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing and the Maryland Center for Women in Computing host a wide variety of summer outreach opportunities.
Please use this form to express your interest in any of our summer programs that we offer.
. The information on this form can be viewed at:
I4C Summer Academy Applications will open January 2024.
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CompSciConnectTarget Participants: Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders
- Session 1: (CSC Yellow & Red only)
- Session 2: (CSC Red & Terp only)
- Session 3: (CSC Yellow & Terp only)
- Cost: $400
CompSciConnect is a three-year non-residential summer program (Yellow, Red, and Terp groups) that typically begins with rising 6th graders joining the Yellow group. Each summer, students learn more advanced skills and also meet once a month throughout the school year to maintain those skills. Through the three years, students explore block programming with scratch (Yellow); web programming with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Red); and Python and 3D programming (Terp), along with cybersecurity/safety, cryptology, number bases, logic, and computer use skills. Through the three years, we emphasize how these skills connect to other areas of study and to making the world a better place.
NOTE: We typically only accept students into Yellow and Red. We will have 45-50 spots for Yellow campers, and about 10-20 spots for Red.
All rising 6th graders will be considered for Yellow ONLY.
All rising 7th graders will be considered for Yellow or Red ONLY.
All rising 8th graders will be considered for Red.
For more information, visit
https://inclusion.cs.umd.edu/outreach/csc Attend our CompSciConnect Winter Showcase on December 10, 2-4 PM at the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering RSVP here:
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Secure IT AcademyTarget Participants: Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders
- Session 1: Beginner/Intermediate 6th - 8th graders
- Session 2: Intermediate/Advanced 6th - 8th graders
- Cost: $450
Is computing taking over the world too quickly? Do you wonder if the technology you use is safe? Who created the code behind your app? Come explore the Secure IT Academy in a one-week non-residential summer program at the University of Maryland, College Park and North Carolina State University. This program is for middle school (rising 6th - 8th grade) students who are interested in the growing field of cybersecurity. Learn to think like a cyber detective and employ design thinking to protect the things that you interact with daily (smart technologies, wearables, internet sites). In this summer program you will use creative problem solving to design, code, and protect various systems designed to help people across many fields.
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Create Tech
Target Participant: Rising 8th-12th Graders
- Session 1: Rising 8th & 9th only
- Session 2: Rising 10th - 12th only
- Cost: $500
Come join us for a two-week
non-residential summer program to learn the basics of Python and Wearable Technology. Here, students will create wearable technology, program it using Python, and explore the revolution behind such technology. Students will learn about software and hardware while program Circuit Playgrounds to create wearable items such as light-up keychains, bracelets, and brooches, odometers, etc. Labs will consist of creating a prototype design using materials and state of the art design equipment in our Singh Sandbox.
For more information,
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AI Summer ProgramTarget Participant: Rising 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders
AI4ALL is a three-week long, computer programming and artificial intelligence (AI)
non-residential summer program.
Students will be given the opportunity to use artificial intelligence to address problems of a probabilistic and numeric nature. Participants will explore the field of AI through team projects, industry field trips, and presentations from guest speakers. There will also be opportunities to engage with faculty, staff and researchers who have been leaders in AI. Students will be exposed to a breadth of knowledge in the field with the goal of leveraging AI for social good.
For more information, visit
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Cyber Defense Training Camp (Returning Summer 2025)Target Participant: Rising 11th and 12th Graders
Cyber Defense Training Camp is an intermediate level (some technical experience is required) 1-week
residential summer program for both male and female students. Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of cybersecurity and gain practical skills through instruction by an experienced security professional while living on the UMD campus. Students learn about career options in the field, take at least one field trip and hear from a variety of speakers to learn more about how to prepare to enter this exciting profession.
For more information, visit
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If you are interested in applying to the University of Maryland, please use our prospective student form.
If you have any questions or concerns please send an email to
i4c_k12@umd.edu. Check our website for upcoming events:
https://inclusion.cs.umd.edu/outreach 