Summer Learning Academies
Explore our list of learning academies below and join us this summer. Registration links are below the description for each Academy and space in each session is limited. Some Academies have multiple sessions, so be sure to choose the date that fits your schedule.
Summer College Theatre Intensive
Date(s): July 12th -25th – Sunday to Saturday
Public Performance Dates: July 23-25
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Some evening Rehearsals 6-9 p.m.
Location: Pritchett Auditorium in the Violet T. Frith Fine Arts Center
Cost: $1,000 for the whole program
Two weeks. One show. Real expectations. Real growth. Averett University Summer Theatre Intensive Step into the world of collegiate and professional theatre with our Summer College Theatre Intensive — a fully immersive, two-week experience designed specifically for rising high school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates preparing to enter competitive college theatre programs.
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Take to the Skies: An Introduction to Flight
Registration Deadline(s): June 12 and July 8
Date(s): June 15 or July 8
Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost: $500 per 1-day course
A one-day aviation experience including ground instruction, simulator training, and in-the-air discovery flight training. Lunch will be provided. Ages 14 and up. Weather related make-up days TBD.
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Build Your Own Educational Computer
Date(s): July 10
Time: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. (lunch from 12-1 p.m.)
Location: Multipurpose Room in the Student Center
Cost: $300 per 1-day course
A hands-on, 6-session course where participants assemble and configure their own fully functional computer using a Raspberry Pi. No experience is necessary. Participants will build their computer from components, install and explore the Linux operating system. Participants keep the computer they build.
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Introduction to 3D Printing
Date(s): July 9
Time: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. (lunch from 12-1 p.m.)
Location: Multipurpose Room in the Student Center
Cost: $300 per 1-day course
A hands-on workshop where participants learn to operate a 3D printer from scratch. No experience is necessary. Participants will learn how 3D printers work, prepare files for printing using free slicer software, troubleshoot common issues, and design their own simple objects using Tinkercad. By the end of the course, participants will have the skills and confidence to use a 3D printer independently.
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AI Basics & Tools
Date(s): July 8
Time: 9 a.m. -4 p.m. (lunch from 12-1 p.m.)
Location: Blount Chapel in Frith Hall
Cost: $250 per 1-day course
An introduction to what artificial intelligence is, how it works, and a hands-on tour of the most popular AI tools available today. No technical background required.
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Recharge & Rebalance: A Beginner’s Guide to Energetic Wellness
Date: June 20
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Location: Carrington Conference Room in the Student Center
Cost: $90
This 3-hour class introduces key Energy Medicine basics, plus other topics that are important for self-care and healing. A quick Daily Energy Routine is also taught (see details above) plus extra techniques for grounding and centering which can aid in better sleep and reduced pain.
Learn how to work with and balance two key meridians, Triple Warmer and Spleen, which can shift you out of a fight/flight/freeze existence into feeling safe, supported and even get a boost for your immunity.
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Tai Chi Fundamentals: An Introduction to Basic Moves and Form
Date: July 18
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room in the Student Center
Cost: $180
Teaches the Tai Chi Fundamentals® (TCF) Program Basic Moves: and the TCF Short Form Part One. Features Mind/Body Skills training, applications for wellness and rehabilitation, and partner teaching practicums.
At the end of this course, a TCF Program Basic Moves Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants who have demonstrated the ability to teach Basic Moves. (Course qualifies as partial contact hours fulfillment for TCF Instructor Certification.)
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“A Taste of Tai Chi”: Unwind and Relax
Dates(s): June 19, 22, 24, 26 or July 20, 22, 27, 29
Time: TBD
Location: Multipurpose Room in the Student Center
Cost: $120 per 4-day Session
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese exercise that combines relaxed, slow movement with a calm, alert mental state. This slow, gentle non-impact exercise builds strength, balance, flexibility, and coordination and is good for your heart, breathing and immune function. Practice it to reduce both anxiety and depression, and to help sleep at night.
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