Summer programs are a great opportunity to explore a scientific topic in depth.
STUDENT PROGRAMS
Inside Out: An Engineering and Anatomy Experience
Get ready to think like a real-life problem solver!
You’ll be given a health challenge through a case study, and your mission is to design an innovative solution—just like engineers and doctors do in the real world. Along the way, you’ll uncover the secrets of the cardiovascular system and discover why solving health problems isn’t always simple. By the end, you’ll see how creativity and science team up to make healthcare better for everyone. Open to students grades 6-8 in the 2025-2026 school year. Full attendance is required. This program is a one-day event and will be offered at several different dates throughout the summer. A minimum of 10 registrants is needed for the camp to proceed.
June 3rd - Sioux Falls, SD
June 9th - Fargo, ND
June 22nd - Sioux Falls, SD
July 9th - Sioux Falls, SD
All sessions are scheduled from 8:30am-3:00pm
Finding Your Roots: A Genetics and Genealogy Experience
What is more interesting than you? In this program, students will use science to answer the question “Who am I?” Students will extract and analyze their own DNA, learn about human evolution, and dig into the stories of their ancestors.
Open to students in grades 6-8 in the 2025-2026 school year. Participants will need parental/guardian permission to submit a DNA sample in April in order to be enrolled in the program. A deposit by check of $100 will be required at the time you pick up the DNA test kit. This $100 will be refunded if the student attends all four days of the program. The program is limited to 24 students on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be able to attend all 4 days of this program, partial attendance will not be accepted. Check out this blog to learn more about what this program entails. There is no housing or care provided outside of program hours. If coming from outside Sioux Falls, you will be responsible for lodging and care of the student. If the deposit is a financial barrier to attending the program, please reach out to sanfordoutreach@sanfordhealth.org.
Open to students in grades 6-8 in the 2025-2026 school year.
July 21st - July 24th - each day is scheduled from 8:30am-3:00pm
Body Works: Health Careers and Anatomy
Your body is an incredible high-tech machine made of cells, tissues, organs, and systems all working together. During this two-day experience, you’ll dive into real health care careers and get hands-on with the organs and systems those professionals work with every day. Participants will need parental/guardian permission to participate in dissection. The program is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will need to attend both days of this program, partial attendance will not be accepted. Open to students in 9th and 10th grade in the 2025-2026 school year. The first day of this program will be held at the Sanford USD Medical Center Campus, in Sioux Falls, SD. The second day will be held at Sanford Research, in Sioux Falls, SD. June 11th and June 12th - each day is scheduled from 8:30am-3:00pm The first day of this program will be held on the main Sanford USD Medical Center Campus in Sioux Falls, SD. The second day will be held at Sanford Research, in Sioux Falls, SD. Registration link: https://bit.ly/Summer2026_PROMISE
Upcoming Dates
Jun 12
Jul 24