Summer@ASMSA accepting applications for free camp

HOT SPRINGS — The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is accepting applications for 2025 Summer@ASMSA camps.
Summer@ASMSA is free, one-week summer camps for current eighth- and ninth-grade students in all Arkansas schools as well as seventh-graders participating in ASMSA-TIP. All camp activities — including tuition, housing, meals and class supplies — are free. The camps will be held on ASMSA’s campus in Hot Springs on Sunday, June 8, through Friday, June 13.
Students may apply to participate in one of six different camps that will provide a fun and challenging atmosphere. The camps include:
• Arkansas Goes Global: World Languages & Cultures (Sponsored by AEGIS): Campers will explore the rich connections between global languages and Arkansas’ own cultural and economic landscape. Through a focus on Spanish, French, Japanese, and Marshallese, campers will discover how each language leaves its mark on the state’s history, community and industries.
• Chamber Music (Sponsored by AEGIS): Campers will expand their instrumental musical experience through ensemble performances, receive personalized instruction from experienced educators, and attend workshops on topics such as music theory and history.

• Computer Science: Campers will learn the basics of physical computing, participate in a variety of coding activities, and try their hand at both solo and cooperative game design.
• Environmental Science and Biotechnology (Sponsored by AEGIS): Campers will conduct fieldwork, find a crystal at a quartz mine in the Ouachita Mountains and learn how to evaluate the health of our ecosystems in Hot Springs National Park with immersive experiences. Preference will be given to ninth-graders.
• Engineering Camp (Sponsored by xCelle Americas): Campers will learn about all types of engineering, from nuclear to electrical, in this hands-on camp. In the lab, campers will have the chance to learn how to work with soldering and circuits, graphing calculators and other tools of the trade.
• Ignite Camp: Campers will explore the physical and life sciences, digital and studio arts, literature and more through engaging activities led by ASMSA faculty and community partners. Preference will be given to seventh-graders.
Housing and meals will be provided in ASMSA’s Student Center, where nightly fun activities will be planned by members of the school’s Residential Life staff.