Architecture Exploration Program
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Summer 2026
The Architecture Exploration Program (AEP) at College of Architecture & Environmental Design at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University is developed to introduce college level design education for high school students. The intensive two-week program will take place on the Kent campus in July 2025 and offers rigorous individual instruction by CAED faculty. The explorations developed during the summer provide individual students with high quality design projects.
The focus of the program is the Design Studio experience that challenges high school education and responds to creativity investigation into studio culture for passion in design discipline. The program constructs confidence and imaginative aspirations that transform each student’s understanding of the built environment. During the two-week course the student will learn to draw and model their ideas through the intellectual process of making.
The studio will take field trips to some of the best museums and historic sites in the city and explore the dynamic art and design scenes of Cleveland and Akron including award-winning architecture firms, Cleveland Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum of Cleveland, and the Akron Art Museum.
Registration is now closed for Summer 2025. If you are interested in attending our camp in summer 2026, please check back here for future updates.
Architecture Exploration Program | College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Contact Us
330-672-2917CAED_info@kent.edu
Construction Management High School Discovery Program
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Summer 2026
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Construction Management High School Discovery Program provides a great opportunity for high school students to tackle construction document reading, estimating, and scheduling in a college setting. Students will work in teams alongside ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì faculty while completing hands-on projects that allow them to explore the field of construction management and to evoke critical thinking and develop deeper problem-solving skills.
The Discovery Program will:
- Provide hands-on and experiential learning activities incorporating construction drawings, estimating, scheduling, computer software, and materials/methods.
- Educate the participants on safety principles, project management, and other key topics in the industry.
- Encourage and educate the participants on professional career options available in construction.
- Offer the participants the opportunity to interact and collaborate with ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University faculty, industry professionals and current students.
- Provide students with the experience of visiting an active construction site.
- Provide positive experiences on a university campus.
The day camp is a one-week program. Dates TBD.
Monday – Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM with lunch provided.
If you are interested in attending our camp in summer 2026, future information will be provided here.
Construction Management High School Discovery Program | College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Contact Us
330-672-2917CAED_info@kent.edu