K-12 Programs

High School Visits

We welcome large high school and community groups for on-campus visits. Students will tour facilities, meet with current students, and explore the Akron Engineering and Computing Experience. Group tours are available for groups of 8 or more. Students must be in 10th-12th grade. Interested groups must fill out a Group Tour Request Form.

Summer Experience in Engineering Summer Camp

Summer Experience in Engineering Summer Camp is a week-long camp in June for girls entering 9^th – 12^th grade. Girls tour local engineering firms, work with professors on hands-on projects, design an engineering project or participate in a research experiment in a lab, and compete against other student teams throughout the week.

Registration opens in March 2023.

Inquire! Innovate! Invent!

Spark your creative side! This event is for girls & boys in 6th-10th grade and girls who are Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts. The program is designed to teach participants about the impact of innovations of women and inspire them to become inventors too. Interactive and innovative workshops will showcase women and involve participants in projects that relate to STEM careers. 

Registration opens in September 2023.

B-STEM

The B-STEM program is offered through a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and Sylvia Lee. The free, five-week B-STEM program is for 7^th and 8^th grade students interested in STEM and business who attend East Community Learning Center in the Akron Public Schools District.

The program is offered the spring semester of 2023.

SWE Shadow Day

Organized by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) UA Student Chapter, SWE Shadow Day is an opportunity for young women from local high schools to shadow a student at the College of Engineering and Polymer Science. Event participants will attend engineering classes, visit design team rooms, explore The University of Akron campus, and learn from current engineering students about their co-op experience!

March 14, 2023. Register here.

Future Earth Event

Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) UA Student Chapter holds Future Earth for middle school students each April. This is a fun and educational event that aims to initiate and/or foster a passion for sustainability and STEM in young adults through design competitions, educational presentations and meeting current role models in the STEM field.

April 21, 2023. School Interest Form

Kids Career Day

This program introduces children in 1st-6th grade to careers in STEM. Students participate in fun activities, such as shooting a paper rocket in the air using Alka Seltzer and water to better understand chemical reactions. Students have also made roller coasters using insulation tubes and marbles to learn about kinetic energy.

Registration opens in January 2024.

ASM Materials Camp® - Teachers

This week-long, hands-on lab experience shows educators how to use applied engineering techniques in their classroom. ASM Materials Camp®-Teachers is an idea-generating workshop introducing teachers to methods that make math and core science principles more enticing and relevant to their middle and high school students. Materials topics are great motivators in any engineering, technology or science course as students learn concepts that are reflected in their everyday lives.

July 10-14, 2023.

This video was filmed at The University of Akron during the 2022 camp.

Akron Global Polymer Academy

The Akron Global Polymer Academy provides opportunities for teachers and students of all ages to experience the exciting world of polymers through a variety of offerings, including: in-school visits featuring engaging hands-on demonstrations, polymer family science nights, field trips to our exciting polymer research school, and many polymer-related classroom resources available through their educational website.