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Summer At SLU Receives Award for Eighth Year in a Row

10/06/2023

Saint Louis University offered its most K-12 camps at academies post-pandemic, recorded the largest number of attendees since 2016, and, for the eighth year in a row, was awarded one of the top 10 most searched summer organizations in the St. Louis region on Blueprint4.com. 

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Jacob Wierson, left, assistant director in the office of summer and extended studies, and Troy Hargrove, associate dean, School for Professional Studies, and director of the office of summer and extended studies pose with their award. Photo submitted.

Blueprint4, an initiative championed by the Clark-Fox Family Foundation, connects families to hundreds of summer camp opportunities in the St. Louis area on its main website, Blueprint4.com. Summer At SLU has been one of Blueprint4’s most sought after summer programs since 2016. 

“Blueprint4 continues to be an incredible partner for Summer At SLU camps and academies,” said Troy Hargrove, associate dean in the school for professional studies. “By showcasing our summer programs on Blueprint4.com, we have been able to promote our exceptional K-12 opportunities to thousands of families in St. Louis and beyond.” 

In 2023, Summer At SLU also saw increases in the number of camps and academies offered as well as the number of attendees. Fifty three programs were offered this past summer, with 3,272 K-12 participants. 

“To see campus filled with K-12 participants in the summer again is energizing,” Hargrove said. “Although post-COVID has been a challenge in rebuilding our programs, with the help of organizations such as Blueprint4, we are able to demonstrate that Saint Louis University continues to be a place where families want to be in the summer.” 

Summer At SLU will be reaching out to University partners in October to start planning for next year. If your SLU department is interested in running a summer camp on campus in 2023, please contact Jacob Wierson, assistant director in the office of summer and extended studies. 

Summer At SLU

Summer At SLU, located within the Office of Summer and Extended Studies at Saint Louis University, aims to provide exceptional summer camps and academies to K-12 students in the St. Louis region and beyond. Programs offered include athletic camps such as soccer, basketball and swimming as well as academic camps such as theater, creative writing, engineering, medicine and technology.