Camps & Hands-on Learning Experiences

Camps & Hands-on Learning Experiences

Dive into your passions and open the door to new opportunities with one of Norwich University's experiential camps led by our prestigious faculty and professional staff. Want an experience that challenges you as a leader, builds valuable skills, and looks great on your college resume? Consider one of the engaging camps and hands-on learning experiences at Norwich University.

Events and Competitions

Norwich University High School Architecture Design Competition
Deadline: November 24, 2024

High School Architecture Design Competition: Pocket Place

With this design competition we are seeking your solutions for making dynamic, thoughtful, and functional outdoor spaces for gathering.  We ask you to carve out public space in your town or city to accommodate public activity in fresh air.

High School Architecture Design Competition: Pocket Place
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For current high school students, grades 9 through 12

Leadership Challenge Weekends

Leadership Challenge Weekend is aimed at students interested in advancing their leadership skills through a cadet lifestyle program. Students will develop leadership skills, gain insight on teamwork, learn to identify communication barriers, and will learn about life at senior military colleges and the financial & career benefits of ROTC.

Activities will include the indoor climbing wall, leadership reaction course, water survival training, a physical fitness test, drill and ceremonies and other outdoor/indoor activities.

Summer Design Academy

For high school students

Summer Design Academy | Architecture + Art

Do you dream of creating larger-than-life designs that become functional buildings and spaces people can enjoy? Architecture + Art Summer Design Academy is an exciting, hands-on learning experience that combines design creativity, historical perspective, technical excellence, social responsibility, and environmental leadership — with plenty of time for bringing your ideas to life.

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For high school students, grades (rising) 7-9

Cyber Immersion (Grades 7-9)

Expand your horizons through our in-depth Cyber Immersion Camp, designed to help you advance toward a successful cyber career. You’ll spend a week learning about Digital Forensics, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Hacking, Information Warfare, and more. This is an excellent opportunity to start your journey to becoming a Cyber leader of tomorrow.

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For high school students and incoming rooks

Future Leader Camp (FLC)

You want something more out of your summer experience and the Future Leader Camp has it dialed in. You'll build leadership techniques, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication skills while climbing the cliffs of Deer Leap Mountain and competing in the Olympic Challenge course. From classroom leadership instruction to your three-day wilderness survival skills, this is a summer that will stand out.

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Norwich's Open Source INTelligence (OSINT) Academy

Take the first step toward your career in cyber in this innovative Information Warfare summer camp where you'll learn the tools, processes, and techniques used by real OSINT analysts. Search, analyze, critically assess, and identify sensitive information. Then learn how to protect it from real-life Information Warfare. You'll leave with actionable skills in military intelligence, loss prevention, and cybersecurity!

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Gen Cyber (Grades 10-12)

Interested in getting involved in digital forensics? Want to learn how to defend against cyber-attacks? At Norwich University’s week-long GenCyber Forensics pre-college program, you will dive deep into the cyber-realm with tools used by police forces around the world through a series of gaming, modeling, and simulation activities. 

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Investment Bootcamp

Learn the essentials of personal finance and the basics of investing using Norwich’s Bloomberg Financial Lab.  Additional benefits include becoming stock market literate, benefits of diversification, currency, and mutual funds.  Participants may complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts Certification.  Investment Bootcamp teaches you how to Manage Money and Plan for Real-Life Scenarios – Topics Rarely Covered in School!    

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Esports Summer Camp

Our Esports summer camp throws you in the ring with some of our top level players and formally introduces you into the rising world of collegiate professional gaming. Starting from streaming footage to discord communication, and to LAN-competition knowledge.