Splash! Chicago organizes free educational programs on the UChicago campus for Chicago area high school students. UChicago students volunteer with us to teach classes on their passions—often topics that don't ordinarily fit into a high school curriculum. Our hope is that the experience will help students discover a passion for a subject, and more broadly a passion for learning.

Programs offered

All of Splash! Chicago's programs are free and take place on the UChicago campus:

• Droplet is a 1-day afternoon program on a Saturday in the fall.
• Splash, our namesake event, is a one-day, all-day program on a Saturday in the winter.
• Cascade is a 5-week program which meets on weekday evenings in the spring (April and May).
• Cascade Spring 2025 has been cancelled because of insufficient student registration.

Safety

To ensure student safety, the University requires that all our class instructors and volunteers involved in Splash! must pass a background check and complete comprehensive child-safety and mandated reporter training. For more information about safety, please visit the University of Chicago's Minors on Campus website.

Help out!

Do you work with students at a high school in Chicago? We could use your help in reaching out to your students!

• Tell your students! Many students still find us through word of mouth.
• Distribute fliers! Contact us at splashchicago@gmail.com to obtain these.
• Invite us to visit your school! Whenever a program is open for registration, we run student registration drives at local schools; if you can help us arrange one of these, our student recruitment team would love to work with you!

For more information, please email us. We'll be in touch!