John Ball Zoo Summer Day Camp

A wide variety of classes for adults, children, and parent/child pairs are offered year-round, and engaging summer camps for children ages 4 to 14 are also offered each summer. Camps vary from week-long to 1-day camps and run from mid-June through mid-August.

This one- week day camp is FREE, and it provides the opportunities for girls and boys to learn about health and jobs in the medical field, including nursing, speech therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, and social work. The camps will be from June 17–21, 2024 (girls, ages 9 to 11 years) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; June 24–28, 2024 (girls, ages 12 to 15 years) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and June 24–28, 2024 (boys, 12 to 17 years) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Stay tuned for updated 2024 information.

Ball State's Interior Design program is offering a summer workshop to give high schoolers a hands-on interior design experience. The workshop explores fundamentals of 2D and 3D concepts, basic drawing and illustration skills, use of color and light effects, and how interior environments affect human behavior. Both in-person and online sessions available. At the end of the workshop students have new friends, new perspectives, and a personal portfolio full of ideas!

Courses created for high schoolers. No prior coding experience required. All courses are online and self paced. Students use Python to learn how coding powers Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, and Siri…and even learn how to code their own Snapchat lenses!