Reported by Elissa Song
From the 21st of June to the 27th of June, 2026, AYLUS Lake Washington branch members Elissa Song and Anthony Cao (TA) hosted a week-long AP/Honors Biology Summer Camp for middle and high school students. The camp offered an enriching educational experience, helping students explore advanced concepts in biology and introductory concepts to chemistry based off of the typical Advanced Placement curriculum. During each session of the camp our team members served as instructors, provided homework support, answered student questions, dedicated time to reviewing and correcting assignments, and corresponded with parents about camp information or sending them slides and videos. Over the course of seven sessions, participants engaged with core topics that are essential for scoring well on the AP exam, and also learned how to answer AP-style biology practice problems.
Day 1: Introduction & Chemistry of Life (June 21)
Students were introduced to the course and learned the crucial underlying chemistry behind fundamental biological processes. We covered the elements of life, properties of water, biological macromolecules, chemical reactions, and acids & bases (pH). This gave them a good foundation to build off of for the actual upcoming biology content, and we also introduced them to AP-style multiple choice questions.
Volunteer hours:
Elissa Song: 3.5 hrs
Anthony Cao: 2.5 hrs
