The University will be closed December 19, 2024 to January 5, 2025. If you need assistance during that time, please call 1-855-OWU-1842 and leave a detailed voicemail along with your contact information. One of our colleagues will respond to your call as soon as possible.
If you would like to make a 2024 gift, please make your gift before midnight on December 31.
Residential Camp for students in grades 6, 7, & 8:
Week 1 - June 8 to 12, 2025 - grades 6 and 7
Week 2 - June 15 to 19, 2025 - grades 7 and 8
Week 3 - June 22 to 26, 2025 - grades 6 and 7
Day Camp for students in grades 5, & 6:
Week 4 - June 30 to July 3, 2025 - grades 5 and 6
Week 5 - July 7 to July 10, 2025 - grades 5 and 6
Who We AreOWL is a residential and day camp program of challenge and enrichment for Ohio's gifted and talented school students currently (at time of application) in grades 5-8.
Campers attending OWL select four courses from an academic program that includes mathematics, logic, computing, science, humanities and creative development. Cultural, recreational and social activities round out the experience.
Residential campers reside in an air-conditioned dorm on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus, where they live in a family group atmosphere with an adult OWL counselor. Only OWL campers and counselors will occupy the dorm during our residential camp. No other individuals will share the dorm with OWL during the summer.
Day campers join us daily until 4:30pm. Campers will participate in a family group atmosphere when not in their four enrichment classes and enjoy the same cafeteria lunch that college students do.
Approximately 700 campers are selected to attend the OWL program, this includes residential and day camps, representing more than 120 schools throughout Ohio.
The OWL program is committed to nurturing the development of exceptional abilities of gifted students through opportunities to expand their minds, create a lifelong passion for learning, and develop meaningful friendships.