Applications for the 2018 Academy are now closed. Selected students will receive acceptance letters the week of May 21st. We anticipate that 40 students will become our 2018 BUILDERS!

It has been a long hiatus for us, but the BUILDERS Academy is gearing up to start again for 2018! We will be posting updates on our student BUILDERS from 2017 soon. They have been working through the year in completing their prototypes and will be ready to showcase them to world soon. A handful of them will return as mentors for the 2018 campers.

Student applications are due April 30, 2018.

Participating teacher have already been selected, and they went through the camp training workshop earlier this week. They had fun anticipating what their students will do during camp. Here they are, proudly showing their cardboard, tape, and garbage bag briefcase prototypes!

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Acceptance letters for students from Booker T. Washington and Central High School have been sent out. There has been a small delay in sending out acceptance letters to Notasulga High School students, but email acceptance notices will be sent early on the week of May 29th. Students who were NOT accepted to the program have been placed on a waiting list and will be notified if a position opens.

Please, review the acceptance agreement, and sign, and return it by e-mail or post mail no later than June 2nd, 2017 (BTW and Central) or June 10th, 2017 (Notasulga). If you will not be attending the Academy, please notify us by e-mail using the contact form or directly to [email protected]. We have a long wait list and the position will open for another qualified student currently awaiting on an acceptance decision.

Applications to the 2017 BUILDERS Academy are now closed. Review of applications has begun, and students accepted to the Academy will be notified of acceptance no later than May 25th. The second year of the Academy will take place in summer of 2018; applications will be open in March-April 2018.

The Tuskegee BUILDERS Academy is now accepting applications for the 2017 Summer program. Application deadlines are April 28, 2017 (teachers) and May 5, 2017 (students). Teachers and students in the Macon County and Phenix City School Districts are invited to apply. Eligibility criteria and application forms for interested students can be found in the "Information for Students" section. Eligibility criteria and contact information for interested teachers can be found in the "Information for Teachers" section. Please, subscribe to our Newsletter if you wish to receive information of upcoming Academy events, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding the Academy activities or the application process.