Summer Enrichment Programs
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2016 Summer Programs:
Arthritis Foundation
This eight-week long program places outstanding high school students in the world renowned Rheumatology and Immunology Laboratories at Stanford and UCSF. Since its inception in 1982, this program has provided over 200 aspiring scientists the opportunity to work alongside cutting edge arthritis researchers. Through this internship, students receive hands on experience in the fields of rheumatology and immunology with a focus on arthritis and related autoimmune diseases.
Cornell University Summer College
Join Cornell University this summer for their award winning 3 and 6 week programs. *Experience the excitement of college life at a great ivy League university *Earn 3 to 6 credits in courses with Cornell faculty *Attend admissions workshops *Make friends from more than 40 countries all over the world. Choose from programs in: Architecture, Art, Business, Debate, Literature, Design, Fashion, Law, Hotel Management, Medicine, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine and more.
Oxbridge Academic Programs
The Oxford Summer Seminar is a week-long academic program for students in grades 10-12, held in Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from August 1 - August 8, 2016. The seminar provides students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in subjects that fascinate them and to brush up on their skills required for university applications, all under the guidance of experts from Oxford University. Students choose one Major course which meets every morning for three hours. Students rotate through their choice of five classes as a Minor course, which meets every afternoon for two hours.
Penn Engineering
Penn's rigorous courses give high school students an advance look at the learning experience they can expect in college. Combining sophisticated theory with hands-on work in our world-class laboratories and culminating in independent projects, the Engineering Summer Academy challenges students to work harder, smarter, and more creatively than they ever have before. Program offered
July 3 - July 23, 2016.
Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
Join Stanford for their five-week science and medicine based enrichment program that takes place annually from mid-June to late July and is held on the Stanford University campus. This program is open to low-income and/or underrepresented minority high school sophomores and juniors who live in northern and central California.
Stanford Sports Medicine Camp
For the second time, Stanford University Sports Medicine will be opening its doors to expose its unique methods of medical care for the nation's most elite athletes. The program's expert level clinicians will provide hands-on instruction of topics from the very basics of sports medicine care to the integration of cutting edge approaches to injury prevention, rehabilitation, and athletic performance. Program is offered to both beginners and advanced. Basic Camp: June 11-14, 2016. Advanced Camp: June 15-18, 2016
Disclaimer: The resources listed here are for informational purposes only. Although we do initially research the resources we mention, Scotts Valley High School does not endorse all their services or their opinions. We encourage you to make sure that any resource you choose to use provides services and counsel that are compatible with your own convictions and needs.
Marist
Earn up to 6 transferable college credits. Three summer sessions offered:
Sessions 1: New York- June 28 - July 11 2015
Criminal Justice, Fashion Merchandising, Environmental Science, Psychology, Theatre Performance, Fashion Design and Sports Communication.
Session 2: New York- July 12 - July 25 2015
Business, Fashion Intensives, Creative Writing, Game Design, Pre-Law, Digital Movie Making, and History
Session 3: Florence, Italy July 12 - July 25 2015
Fashion, Interior Design, Italian and Studio Art
Tufts University
Explore. Experience. Prepare. Ready to get a jumpstart on college this summer? Come experience Tufts summer writing program, foundations of law & ethics, health science honors, bioinformatics inquiry through sequencing and college courses for seniors.
West Point
Try a week full of informative and fun activities that better acquaint attendees with cadet life. Session is during the month of June. It is highly competitive to get in for this program. Each year they receive 6000 applicants but only take 1000.
Grammy Camp
With its expert faculty, state-of-the-art facilities and unique curriculum that emphasizes artistry, technology and entrepreneurship, McNally Smith has helped students make and sustain lives in the music and audio industries for nearly 30 years. Create, record, perform and promote new music projects while learning from industry experts. Financial assistance is available. Deadline to apply is March 31, 2015
Johns Hopkins- Center for Talented Youth
Johns Hopkins is offering several summer opportunities ranging from poetry, talent search and writing to science, politics and math.
FIDM
For 3 non-stop days learn from FIDM instructors, Collaborate on creative projects, meet industry professionals, express your style, get inspired by successful FIDM grads, practice fashion draping, learn fashion sketching, draw new shoe designs, discover the art of trend spotting and so much more! Sessions offered at Orange County 6/22-24, San Francisco 6/23-25, Los Angeles 6/25-27, San Diego 6/29-7/1. Each session is $300.
WorldStrides
Programs designed for 8th-12th graders Whatever your interests are, you will find a unique set of life changing experiences at WorldStrides. Programs include attending Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia, or UCLA. If community service is more your passion, there is service work in El Salvador, Hawaii or Costa Rica. There are also immersion language programs in France and Spain.
University of Washington
The Game Experience! Come to Seattle to learn about the fundamentals of video game design, get behind the scenes access to some of the most exciting game studios in the world. Camp is 21 days and is for students entering 10th through 12 grade fall of 2015. Deadline to register is 6/1. Last year was a truly international experience with campers arriving from the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan and China.
Boston University: Investigative Journalism Workshop
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting based at Boston University's College of Communication is offering a unique summer workshop. Three two-week workshops are offered beginning June 29th. Students participate in seminars and work alongside BU faculty and award-winning local and national journalists on investigative stories that could be published on the centers website or in regional and national publications. Students will live on campus and gain hands on experience. Applicants who apply by January 31, 2015 will receive a $100 discount on tuition.
ID Tech
Camps for students ages 6-18. Both day and overnight camps at over 100+ campuses. Offer camps specializing in programming, game design and robotics.
UC Berkeley embARC
embARC is an intensive four week summer design academy for rising junior and senior high school students. Students will study architecture, urban design and sustainable city planning through lectures, field trips and a design build. Program runs from 7/6 - 7/31/15.
Washington University in St. Louis
Prepare for college success, summer programs for Middle and High School Students. Programs include, Pre-Medical, Engineering, Environmental, Writing, Ancient Discovery, Global Leadership and a Young Leaders Institute.
SCAD
Savanna College of Art and Design is offering 2 summer programs this year:
Summer Seminars: Offers workshops for high school students who have completed at least their freshman year. Students gain valuable educational experience while develping their creative vision through exciting art and design assignments and projects. Seminars are one week and held at both their Atlanta and Savannah campus.
Rising Star: This workshop is a challenging program that awards university credit to rising high school seniors who are ready for a pre-college summer experience. Students enroll in two college-level classes and have the opportunity to build or enhance their visual arts portfolios. All courses are taught by SCAD professors; maximum class size is 20 students. Program runs for 5 weeks and is held at their Atlanta, Hong Kong, and Savannah campuses.
Northfield Mount Hermon
Summer sessions for both middle and high school aged students. Credit or enrichment courses offered. Select one major course for morning session plus one minor course and a sport for afternoon.
Smith College
Summer programs for academically talented girls entering grades 9, 10, 11 & 12 in fall of 2015. Program runs from July 5th to August 1st.
TeenLife
Nearly 15,000 summer, gap and community service opportunities listed. Programs offered both in the US and abroad
CSSSA
"California State Summer School for the Arts" is a four week summer program for talented and motivated high school students in California and beyond. It is four weeks of total creative immersion. Program runs 7/11-8/7/2015. Application must be postmarked by February 28, 2015
Foundation for Teaching Economics Summer Program
This program runs all summer on various US campuses. For the weeks of 6/28/15 and 7/10/15 the programs are run in California at Berkely and UCLA respectively. This program is meant for students entering their junior and senior year.
Adelphi University
July 19 - August 1, 2015. Earn 3 college credits in Nursing, Business, Game Programming, Psychology, or Musical Theatre and Acting. For students entering their junior and senior years
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Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP)
TASP is a free opportunity for bright, motivated high school juniors (rising seniors) to participate in a challenging sex-week college-level seminar while living in a diverse, reflective, self-governing intellectual community with similarly motivated peers. TASP's are offered each summer in partnership with such institutions as Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
Eight week summer research opportunities at a participating ONR laboratory. Stipends $3,800 for new students and $3,800 for returning students. Must be 16 years of age or older. Application open in October - close in January.
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A Great Books Summer Institute for High School Students at Saint Mary's College of California
For a week or two, as residents or as commuters, students engage great books in seminar discussion, laboratory and field work, and tutorial analysis, under the direction of the Integral Curriculum’s regular faculty. Each week-long session also includes a day trip to cultural offerings in the San Francisco Bay Area—for example, in Summer 2012 students saw the Cal Shakespeare Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s Tempest and visited the Legion of Honor Museum.
Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Comprehensive, collaborative and creative high school film program that puts students at the center of the filmmaking process. For two weeks students learn the basic tools of the trade from distinguished Dodge College faculty and current students, understanding what it takes to tell a great story and applying that knowledge to the creation of a short film project.
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SOCAPA Summer Intensives in the Arts for HS Students
School of Creative and Performing Arts
Los Angeles, New York and Vermont
http://www.socapa.org/
Summer at Rensselaer - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Residential Enrichment Programs for High School Students
Aerospace, Architecture, Chemistry and Medicine, Computer Game Development, Engineering, and Management & Technology.
http://summer.rpi.edu/update.do
School Year Abroad - Summer
SYA Summer, an extension of School Year Abroad (SYA), offers five-week summer programs in China, France, Italy and Spain that run from June through July.
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Stanford Medical Youth Science Program - SMYSP
The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program is looking for economically disadvantaged and under-represented sophomore and junior high school students who are academically oriented, mature and inquisitive, interested in science, health and medicine careers, and are going to be the first in their family to attend a college or university. The program is a five week Summer Residential Program held at Stanford University.
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Arthritis Foundation - Summer Science Internship Program
UCSF and Stanford University. Basic Laboratory Research, Clinical Translational Research, and Clinical Epidemiology Research.
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Saint Mary's College - Summer Math Camp
A residential summer math camp for mathematically gifted high-school students. For high school sophomores and juniors.
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Global Leadership Adventures
Global Leadership Adventures offers teen volunteer summer programs. Programs are open to students from all over the world between the ages of 15 and 18.
http://www.experiencegla.com/
Cornell University Summer College Programs for High School Students
Cornell offers both 3 and 6 week summer courses. Online options are also available. Program options range from fashion design, architecture, business, engineering, and hotel management to medicine, veterinary medicine and psychology.
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Pacific Northwest College of Art Pre-College Summer Studios
Spend your summer creating, making and learning art in Portland. The Pre-College Studios culminates with a public show of student artwork and every student leaves with a digital portfolio created during the program. Scholarships available.
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Summer in the City - Music Camp at San Jose State
An exciting summer music camp for middle school and high school students. Scholarships available.
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University of Chicago Summer Program for High School Students
Accomplished high school students can experience college life firsthand and earn college credit in a variety of on- and off-campus programs.
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Teenagers Abroad
specializes in sending young people between the ages of 10 - 18+ to safe, exciting places and programs around the world with varying nationalities.
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The Experiment in International Living
A summer with The Experiment is not a trip or a tour. Each program, challenges you to develop a close connection with the people and culture of another country. Experience daily life firsthand within a caring host family and as part of a diverse group sharing a fun and thought-provoking adventure.
http://www.experimentinternational.org/
Yosemite Institute Summer Field Research Course
Enrichment opportunity for students entering 11th and 12th grade. Two week backbacking adventure in the wilderness of Yosemite National Park. Participants earn college credit by completing an ecological research project.
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Boston University PROMYS
Program in Mathematic for Young Scientists
Intensive six week residential experience in creative mathematical exploration to approximatley 65 ambitious high school students with an exceptionally strong interest in mathematics.
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Oxford Advanced Studies Program - Summer Course
A summer study program which takes place in the setting of Oxford. Challenging academic courses taught by experienced British graduate teachers. Academic curriculum in a range of subjects, with stimulating small-group seminars complemented by weekly one-to-one tutorials.
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Barnard's Pre-College Programs - New York City
Co-ed programs for rising high school juniors and seniors. Liberal Arts Program, Liberal Arts Intensive, and Young Women's Leadership Institute.
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Abbey Road
summer pre-college and high school study abroad programs for high school students that facilitate cross-cultural understanding and enrichment by providing a unique opportunity for: cultural immersion, intensive language study, college prep, exposure to new academic subjects, travel excursions, recreational adventure, personal growth, and building life-long friendships.
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Boston University High School Programs
Choose one of five programs: High School Honors, Research Internships, Summer Challenge, Summer Preview or Academic Immersion.
High School Honors is a 6 week residential program in which students take 2 Boston University undergraduate courses and earn up to eight transferable college credits. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in fall 2015.
Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) is a six week non-credit residential or commuter program in which students conduct scientific research in a University lab under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students must be entering their senior year of high school in fall 2015.
Academic Immersion (AIM) is a six week non-credit residential program that allows students to focus intensively on one subject. Topic for 2015: Introduction to Medicine. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of high school in fall 2015.
Summer Challenge is a two week residential program in which students take two non-credit seminars of their choice and experience life on a college campus. Students must be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school in fall 2015.
Summer Preview is a one week non-credit commuter or residential program in which students explore one subject of interest while previewing the college experience. Students must be entering their freshman or sophomore year of high school in fall 2015.
Academy of Art University Summer Pre-College Programs
Located in San Francisco. An experiential college-preparatory program. Designed to offer high school students college credit while exploring art & design. Students pursue art & design in a collaborative,professional community. Financial aid available. Classes designed to build confidence and portfolios
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Summer of Art - Otis College of Art & Design
College Preparation Program in Art & Design
Otis College of Art & Design - Los Angeles
Animation, Architecture/Landsacpe/Interiors, Photography, Digital Media, Dreawing and Painting, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Life Drawing, Product Design, Sculpture, and Toy Design
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Summer Discovery
Pre-College Enrichment Programs for High School Students
Domestic and International. California Programs at UCLA, UCSB, and UCSD. Website
NYU Summer - New York University Special Sessions
Programs for high school students in Art, Music, Theater, Science Technology, Engineering and Math. Earn college credits while enjoying a six course in New York City.
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Summer Science and Engineering Program for High School Girls - Smith College - Northampton, MA
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CSSSA - California State Summer School for the Arts
Competitive summer programs in Creative Writing, Film & Video, Visual Arts, animation, Theater, Dance, and Music
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COSMOS
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
COSMOS is a four-week residential program for talented and motivated students completing grades eight through twelve. Students work side-by-side with outstanding university researchers and faculty exploring advanced topics that extend beyond the typical high school curriculum. COSMOS courses are hands-on and lab intensive emphasizing current research underway at the University of California.
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UC Davis School of Education Young Scholars Program
Summer Opportunities for High Achieving Students
The UC Davis Young Scholars Program is a summer residential research program designed to expose 40, high achieving high school sophomores and juniors to the world of original research in the natural sciences with emphases on the biological, environmental and agricultural sciences. Website
MITES PROGRAM
(Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) at MIT
MITES is a challenging 6 week summer program that prepares promising rising seniors for careers in engineering and science. If you are selected, all educational, housing, meals and activity costs are covered. You must, however, pay for your own transportation to and from MIT. To apply, go to Website
SUMMER JOURNALISM PROGRAM at Princeton University
The Summer Journalism Program is designed for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travel costs to and from Princeton! For more information, go to Website
THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE PROGRAM
Pages have been serving the House of Representatives for nearly two hundred years. Working as a team, Pages assist Members with their legislative duties, deliver correspondence and small packages within the congressional complex, answer phones in the Member cloakrooms, and prepare the House Floor for sessions. High school juniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in core academic subjects may apply to work as Pages in the U.S. House of Representatives for a fall or spring appointment. There is no GPA requirement for Pages who work during the summer semester. Website
UCLA ENGINEERING SCIENCE CORPS OUTREACH PROGRAM
The UCLA Summer Research Program for high school students offers hands-on research experience working in an engineering laboratory of a distinguished UCLA faculty member. Each participant is matched with a faculty mentor and works as a member of that faculty mentor’s research group for eight summer weeks. Participants will attend weekly workshops/presentations conducted by faculty and staff during a catered lunch, which will expose participants to the various engineering departments at UCLA. High school participants also learn to translate their research data into the constructs of a scientific poster, which is presented on the final day of the program. Website
Oxbridge Academic Program
Our programs are designed to give young people the opportunity to live and study in the historic and scholarly centers of Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Montpellier, Barcelona, Salamanca, and New York. We are delighted this year to add St. Andrews and UCLA to our program.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY MATHEMATICS CAMP
Goals: To bring mathematically talented and motivated high-school students from across the United States, and from around the world, to Stanford university for four weeks of serious mathematical pursuits. Website.
STANFORD HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER COLLEGE
At High School Summer College, students ages 16-19 choose from more than 145 college courses in 30 academic departments, earning Stanford undergraduate course credit and an official Stanford University transcript. Students in the residential and the commuting Summer College programs create their own course schedules and experience what life is like as undergraduate students at Stanford.
At Summer Humanities Institute at Stanford, students currently in 10th and 11th grade explore the big questions at the heart of the humanities in seminars led by distinguished Stanford professors. Students spend the first two weeks intensively studying and researching a topic in history or philosophy, attending daily lectures by the faculty members, and participating in group discussions and activities in the afternoon. During their third week, students work closely with their professors, graduate students and writing mentors to produce original research projects.
At the Stanford Youth Orchestra, students in 8th-12th grade participate in a three week intensive orchestral and academic program. Bringing together world renowned faculty and instructors, the Stanford Youth Orchestra provides participants with exceptional training in the new state-of-the-art Bing Concert Hall, and includes academic workshops in composition, music theory, musicology and technology.
To learn more about all three of the above Stanford Summer College's visit:
Creative Writing Institute - UC Berkeley
Emerging Writers Institute creative writing camp is a two-week summer writing program for teens. Rising 10th-12th graders experience a unique curriculum designed to develop and support students’ imaginative writing across literary genres. This creative writing summer program encourages students to challenge themselves technically and artistically through guided daily writing workshops, one-on-one instructor evaluations, group editing sessions, and creative presentations of their work.
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MIT Women's Technology Program
Our goal: to spark high school girls' interest in the future study of engineering and computer science.
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California Actors Workshop - UC Berkeley
Held at UC Berkeley, this studio acting program is designed for entering 7th-12th graders. Students here immerse themselves in scene work and exercises under the instruction of a top-notch faculty while seeing productions throughout the Bay Area!
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University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music
Pacific Music Camp
Jazz
Junior & Senior Band, Orchestra & Choir
Senior Piano Camp
Opera Institute
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Pre-College Program at American University
Community of Scholars - School of International Service
Rigorous college credit summer program designed for students entering their junior and senior years of high school. Introduces students to the advancing field of global affairs through college level coursework. Whether online or in class at AU, instructors will provide dynamic lectures and engage students in discussions as well as simulations, such as a mock UN debate.
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Vanderbilt University - Juniors
Summer Engineering, Pre-Medicine, Science, and Technology for High School Students
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Washington University in St. Louis
High School Summer Scholars Program (5 weeks)
High School Summer Institutes (3 weeks): Writing, Pre-Medical, Photojournalism
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MIT Launch - Summer Program
