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Current Middle School Students Graders Parents start applications for students currently in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. Open to Students around Alachua County The program only accepts students who are in the Alachua County area.

GatorLabs Presents

 

The University of Florida Center for Precollegiate Education and Training is proud to offer our middle school program GatorLabs Presents: for 6th, 7th & 8th grade students who reside in Alachua County! 

These are day camps offered on Alachua country public school student holidays/teacher professional workdays. (Students must be picked up and dropped off daily).

Sessions will be held on the University of Florida campus, where students will work alongside undergraduate and graduate science students and faculty researchers to explore different science concepts from microorganisms to galaxies. 

Need Based Scholarships Available, please email cpet@cpet.ufl.edu for more information after you apply. 

 

Learn more about the offerings for fall 2026 below:

Apply Here

Apply on our application portal by the deadline.

Application Portal Link

10/16

GatorLabs Presents: A Galaxy Far, Far Away!

GatorLabs presents: A Galaxy Far, Far Away! Blast off on a one-day adventure exploring the many realms of our universe. Students will expand their knowledge through coding, hands-on demonstrations, and lab tours. All to spark their curiosity about the universe around them!

Open to all Middle School Students in Alachua County

Drop off: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Pick Up: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: TBA

Apply By 10/09/25: bit.ly/glpresents

Program Cost is $40

11/23 - 11/24

GatorLabs Presents: A Gators Giving - November 23rd & November 24th

Join us for a two-day adventure into the science of food. Students will dive into nutrition, precision and measurement, and the engineering principles that bring delicious creations to life.

Open to all Middle School Students in Alachua County

Drop off: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Pick Up: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: McCarty Hall (UF)

Apply By: TBD: bit.ly/glpresents

Program Cost is $70

12/18

GatorLabs Presents: Gator Maker - December 18,2026

DESCRIPTION TBA

Open to all Middle School Students in Alachua County

Drop off: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Pick Up: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: TBA

Apply By: TBA

Program Cost is $40