Applications are now open for Camp 2024. The review of applications begins on January 15, 2023. You will need to provide one reference. Apply early to secure your spot!
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A limited number of need-based partial or full tuition scholarships are available.
The SUMMA Theological Debate Summer Camp brings together high school students from across the country to one of the largest and most beautiful college campuses anywhere – the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. By exploring life’s biggest questions through theological debate, we broaden students’ understanding of Christianity and its enduring power to speak the truth in love. Contact us at summa.sewanee.edu with any questions.
SUMMA brings together high school students from across the country to one of the largest and most beautiful college campuses anywhere—the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Learn more about how to apply to SUMMA, the camp experience, scholarships, and more!
Through theological debate, you’ll learn to speak the truth in love. In between lectures and discussions, you’ll enjoy fun activities like hiking, sports, music, and arts and crafts.
A day in the life of a SUMMA camper: lectures, discussions, worship, and exploring the domain!
Consult this list to see what you'll need at camp this year.
Learn more about camp awards and past winners from Camp 2022.
Get to know SUMMA's founder, directors, staff, and seminar leaders.
Learn more about travel information for making it to the mountain.
Your gifts support tuition scholarships for campers who seek to learn and worship together in love on the mountain.
Learn more about the rhetoric program, the Center for Speaking & Listening, the Sewanee Debate Union, and more at the University of the South.