| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| Acting Abroad | Month-long acting conservatory program at a chateau in Normany, France. |
| ASA Academic Study Associates | Pre-college programs at Tufts, Columbia, U Mass Amherst, Princeton, UC-Berkeley,
Oxford, Cambridge; study abroad and language immersion programs in Spain,
France, Italy, Costa Rica; College admission prep programs at Columbia,
Tufts, and Berkeley. |
| Barnard Pre-College Summer in New York Program (for Young Men and Women) | Five weeks of college life in New York City. |
| Berkeley Pre-Collegiate Program | 100 specially selected college courses with college credit available. Includes orientation, campus tour, and seminar on writing college applications. Entering juniors. |
| Boston College Summer Experience Program | Six-week program with college courses for college credit. |
| Boston University High School Honors Program and Summer Challenge Program | For high school students entering their senior year; college courses in a variety of academic areas. |
| California College of the Arts Pre-College Summer | Courses on architecture, ceramics, community arts (NEW!), creative writing, drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, film/video, graphic design, jewelry making, metal arts, industrial design, printmaking, photography. |
| California Dept. of Transportation Summer Engineering Institute | For incoming high school juniors and seniors interested in engineering and technology. |
| Carleton Liberal Arts Experience | Academic exploration for African-American high school sophomores or students interested in African-American culture. |
| Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Experience | Six-week academic residential programs in art, design, architecture, drama,
and music, located in Pittsburg, PA. Special program in gaming (National
High School Game Academy.) |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Programs | Academic summer program in New England. Programs in wide variety of academic
areas. Middle school and high school |
| Columbia University Summer High School Programs in New York and Barcelona | Pre-college courses for grades 9-12 |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation Summer Law Institute | Week-long program for students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grade who are interested in learning more about the Amerian legal system. Live on the UCLA campus, attend law-related classes, engage in discussions held by university professors. |
| Cosmos: California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science | Academic four-week residential program for talented and motivated students completing grades 8-12. Addresses topics not traditionally taught in high schools (astronomy, computer science, wetlands ecology, ocean science, robotics, neuroscience, cognitive science, game theory, volcanology, more). |
| Earlham College Explore-a-College | Two-week program for students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grades to develop college-level skills in art, ceramics, methalsmithing, photography, college vocabulary, literature, philosophy and film, writing for college, Spanish, Japanese, oceans and ice, human behavior, peace studies, |
| Experiment in International Living: World Learning | Summer cross-cultural education programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America. |
| Georgetown University Summer Programs for High School Students | Summer college for high school juniors, college prep courses, gateway to business, and international relations program. |
| Global Works | Service, adventure, language programs in Colorado, Pacific Northwest, New Zealand/Fiji, Ireland, Yucatan Peninsula, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Spain, Ecuador, Bolivia/Peru, and France. |
| Innerspark | Located at the California Institute for Arts in in Valencia. It provides programs in animation, visual arts, dance, music, film, theater, creative writing. February deadline to enroll. |
| Julian Krinsky Academic Enrichment Camp at Haverford College, PA |
One-, two-, and three-week sessions for entering grades 9-12. Courses offerred in art, business, cookinhg, drama, music and Princeton SAT Review.. There is also the discovery track program which offers exposure to four of 28 different courses. There are entertainment, athletic and fun activities as well. |
| Julian Krinsky Model UN | Four-wek session located at University of Pennsylvania. |
| Junior Statesman Summer School | Georgetown, Princeton, Northwestern, Stanford, and Yale campuses host sessions for outstanding high school students to learn more about government. Requires nomination. |
| Landmark Volunteers | Summer service opportunities throughout the U.S. for students aged 14 1/2 up. Two-week programs. Primarily manual labor! |
| Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy | Four-week intensive immersion programs in Spanish, French, Arabic, and Chinese. Held this year on the campus of Menlo College. |
| New York Film Academy | Intensive four- and six-week filmmaking, animation, screenwriting, and acting workshops students aged 16 to 18. |
| Northwestern U. School of Music | Preview of collegiate-level music study and music as a career. |
| Northwestern University College Preparation Program, Evanston Ill. | Intensive training in expository writing, plus Northwestern courses, and fun activities. |
| Otis Summer of Art | Four-week programs in animation, architecture/landscape/interiors, digitasl media, digital photography, fashion design, graphic design, illustration, life drawing, painting, traditional black and white photography. |
| Oxbridge Academic Programs | Summer academic programs in Oxford, Cambridge, Barcelona, and Paris- for students completing 8-9 and 10-11. |
| Sail Caribbean | Programs in sailing, scuba, water sports, leadership, marine biology, cultural immersion, and service learning. |
| Sarah Lawrence College Programs for High School Students | Writing, Film, Visual Arts, and Music programs in New York. |
| Scottish Studies & Creative Writing Programs | Program conducted at St. Andrews University for students to learn about Scottish history, literature, culture, archaeology, art, and music. |
| Smith Summer Science and Engineering Programs | “Nurturing the scientist within the girl,” a four-week residential program for exceptional young women with strong interests in science, engineering, and medicine. |
| Stanford University Summer College for High School Students |
Eight-week program for “exceptional” high school students who will be seniors (program accepts a few incoming juniors). |
| Summer Discovery | Pre-college enrichment for high school students offered at UCLA, UC San Diego, U.C. Santa Barbara, U. of Michigan, Georgetown, Northeastern U., Spain, Florence, Cambridge. College credit, enrichment, SAT prep, community service, ESL, driver ed, tennis, golf, sports, rec. www.summerfun.com |
| Summer Study Programs -Penn State, University of Colorado or The Sorbonne | Pre-college enrichment, variety of sessions including SAT prep, community service, weekend travel. |
| UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program | Six weeks of courses to prepare students(grades 7-11) for college-caliber classes; acceleration or enrichment. |
| University of Colorado (Boulder) Summer Study | Three-week and five-week programs; students can earn college credits. Camping trip, classes, trips. |
| University of Miami Summer Scholar Program | Eight areas of study (broadcast journalism, engineering, filmmaking, forensic investigation, international relations, health and medicine, marine science, sports management, multimedia design, and writing) for high school sophomores and juniors (taught by college faculty). |
| University of Michigan Math & Science Scholars Summer Program | Math and science offerings including Roller Coaster Physics; Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Messages; The Physics of Magic and the Magic of Physics; Explorations of a Field Biologist, etc. |
| University of Notre Dame Summer Experience Pre-College Program | Academic opportunities for students between junior and senior year of high school: acting, business/entrepreneurship, China, Dante, film, life sciences, policy debate, pre-law, psychology, theology, voice |
| US Naval Academy- Summer Seminar for rising HS seniors | Introduction to the US Naval Academy including academics, physical training and midshipman life. |
| USC Summer Seminars for High School Students | Sample college life and earn three units of college credit; seminars in art in the context of performance, and science in the context of contemporary problem solving. Topics this year include Introduction to Photography as an Art Form, News: The Basics and the Future, and Introduction to Video Game Design. |
| Visions Service Adventures | Service work, cultural and language immersion, exploration and adventure. Small groups visit host communities. For ages 14-18. |
| West Point Summer Leaders Seminar | An opportunity for juniors to experience cadet life at West Point. |
| World Horizons | A community service program that helps inhabitants of third-world villages. May involve construction, literacy, tutoring, or senior citizens. |
| Young Eight String Seminar | Two weeks of chamber music and performance opportunities at Seattle University w/ resident string octet The Young Eight. For high school and college students who play violin, viola, and cello. |
| Young Scholars Program | Researach opportunities for academically talented sophomores and juniors in biological and natural sciences. |