South Dakota middle school students will have an opportunity to participate in FREE, five-day career exploration camps this summer. Hosted on three South Dakota college campuses, the 2022 Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps will allow incoming seventh and eighth grade students to experience at least 10 different career paths.

Basic information about the camps is below. You can use these sample communications and this graphic to share with parents.

Learn more at www.ourdakotadreams.com/summercamp. Inquiries from families should be directed to the website and the specific university hosting the camp.

BASIC INFORMATION
South Dakota middle school students will have an opportunity to participate in FREE, five-day career exploration camps this summer. Hosted on three South Dakota college campuses, the 2022 Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps will allow incoming seventh and eighth grade students to experience at least 10 different career paths.

• June 26-30, 2022
  Black Hills State University in Spearfish, partnering with South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Western Dakota Technical College
• June 26-30, 2022
  University of South Dakota in Vermillion, partnering with Southeast Technical College
• July 24-28, 2022
  South Dakota State University in Brookings, partnering with Lake Area Technical College

Students and families should visit www.ourdakotadreams.com/summercamp to learn more and to access the application.

The Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Summer Camps are a partnership of the South Dakota Board of Regents, South Dakota technical colleges, South Dakota businesses and industry, and the South Dakota Department of Education.

The camps are funded with federal dollars available to the Department of Education through the American Rescue Plan Act.