Digital Culture Summer Institute
Spark your creativity integrating arts, science and engineering!
The GAME School annually hosts a summer program for students ages 11 to 18, featuring five-day, project-focused workshops.
Students work directly with faculty and graduate students who are experts in their field. Open to students of all levels of experience, we offer a variety of interdisciplinary classes infused with ideas and practices from the arts, music, digital media, computer science, technology and engineering. Future makers, artists, designers, engineers and entrepreneurs will learn skills valuable for the technology-infused, fast-paced 21st century. We are excited to work with you this summer — come spark your creativity integrating arts, science and engineering!
Summer 2026
June 1–12
ASU employees save 10%!
Email [email protected] for the discount code.
Schedule
Summer 2026
If students wish to stay all day and take a morning and afternoon class, we will provide a supervised lunch area from noon–1 p.m.
Location: ASU’s Tempe Campus
Morning class
9 a.m.–noon
Drop off window: 8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.
Pick up window: Noon–12:15 p.m.
Afternoon class
1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Drop off window: 12:45 p.m.–1 p.m.
Pick up window: 4 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Classes
Each class is $300 for the full week.
Discounts for ASU employees are available. Email [email protected] for more information.
Video highlights
Student projects
Hear students demo their projects from "Musical Trash: Prototyping Experimental Musical Instruments" at the Digital Culture Summer Institute.
Faculty
Frequently asked questions
Faculty and staff from the GAME School - part of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts - develop the curriculum and teach the class or supervise a PhD student to teach. Undergraduate students serve as classroom assistants and camp counselors supervising lunch and arrival and dismissal procedures.
Classes are split by grade level, typically middle school (rising 6th-9th) and high school (rising 9th to 12th). 9th graders can choose either track. Students who are set to graduate 12th grade this Spring may attend the high school classes.
Refund policy is 100% before May 1; 50% before June 5
No. This is a day program only. Doors are open for in-person classes from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., drop off window starting at 8:45 a.m. and pick up between 4:00 and 4:15 p.m. with an hour break for lunch. If students choose to attend both morning and afternoon classes, we provide a supervised lunch area with games and activities.
No. If students are staying all day they must bring a sack lunch and water bottle with them.
No. Any provided materials costs are included in the tuition fee.
We provide all necessary technology including laptops and flash drives. We strongly discourage students from bringing computers with them. We cannot be responsible for personal property, and many of our programs will not be available on personal devices. Mobile phones are allowed but must be put away during instructional time.
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Sponsors
National Science Foundation
Select classes are partially supported by grants from the National Science Foundation.