These are continuously being added so keep a watch for more!!

* = Updated this year (2005-2006).  All others are ongoing programs from previous years.

 

General Websites for Academic Enrichment

Area of Interest

Information

Website

General USC, 1, 2 & 4 wk academic programs http://cesp.usc.edu/
General Carnegie Mellon www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college
General Cornell (note: website change) www.summercollege.cornell.edu
General Multi school listing www.petersons.com/summerop/
General Sarah Lawerence www.sarahlawerence.edu/highschool
General Alfred University www.alfred.edu/summer

General

Alfred University, New York:  Leadership, writing, equestrian, swimming, astronomy, science and engineering

www.alfred.edu/summer

General Wolfeboro Summer Boarding School www.wolfeboro.org
 

General

Amherst (U. of MA): 3-5 week enrichment

www.asaprograms.com/asa-intro.html

General

Boston College: Various subject areas

www.bc.edu/schools/summer/bce/

General

Brown University:  7-week and mini-courses

www.brown.edu/Administration/summer_studies/pre-college/courses.html

General

Carleton College: Current sophomores-one-week liberal arts experience for African-Americans

http://webapps.acs.carleton.edu/summer/clae

 

General

Carnegie Mellon; June 24-Aug 4; juniors/seniors; math, science, drama, music, architecture, art

www.cmu.edu/enrollemnt/summerprogramsfordiversity

General

Choate Rosemary Hall (MA)

www.choate.edu/summer/programs/overview.html

General

Colorado College

www.coloradocollege.edu/summerprograms/summersession/

General

Columbia U. (NY):  4-week programs

www.ce.columbia.edu/hs/

* General

Cornell U. (NY): 6-week session in 60 courses, life sciences 3-week option; research apprenticeship in biological sciences for HS students

www.sce.cornell.edu/sc

 

www.summercollege.cornell.edu

 

General

Duke U.:  Talent ID program-gr. 9-12 variety of programs including field studies in foreign countries, leadership & global dialogue

www.tip.duke.edu

 

General

Earlham College: 2-week programs for 10-12 graders

www.earlham.edu/~eac/

 

General

George Washington U:  grades 9-11; June 18-28; law, photojournalism and politics

www.gwu.edu/summer/scholars

General

Georgetown U.: 5-week program for juniors

www.georgetown.edu/ssce/sumspec.html

 

General

Harvard Summer School (MA): 8-week programs for students completing 10th, 11th or 12th grades; June 24-Aug 18

www.ssp.harvard.edu/

 

General

Johns Hopkins U.:  pre-college courses

www.jhu.edu/summer/

General

Landmark College:  July 2006 various dates; for students with learning disabilities

www.landmark.edu

General

Montana State University Bozeman, MT:  4-6 week summer sessions

www.montana.edu/summer

General

National Student Leadership Foundation

www.nslcleaders.org

General

Northfield Mount Hermon School:  college prep

www.nmhschool.org/summer/summer_session.html

General

Northwestern U.: 6 or 8 week course for rising seniors

www.scs.northwestern.edu/collegeprep/

 

General

Ojai Valley School: 2 to 6-week academic & outdoor summer programs

www.ovs.org/summer/index.html

 

General

Phillips Academy (MA): academic programs for 9-11 grds.

www.andover.edu/summersession/

 

General

Phillips Exeter Academy (NH): 5-week academic programs

www.exeter.edu/summer/programs/index.html

 

General

Site to download brochure of summer academic camps and test prep

www.educationunlimited.com

 

General

St. George’s School (RI): academic program for students ages 13-18

www.stgeorges.edu

 

General

Stanford High School Summer College:  Selective 8-week program for juniors

http://summer.stanford.edu/

 

General

Summer at UC San Diego: Various academic programs

www.summerprograms.ucsd.edu

 

General

Summer Discovery: Pre-college enrichment courses at various college campuses

www.summerfun.com/mdp/website/index/flash.html

General

Summer Institute for the Gifted: highly academic programs for the gifted at many college locations

www.giftedstudy.com

 

General

Summer Technology camp for ages 7-16; robotics, art, animation, web and game design

www.giantcampus.com/cybercamps/index.asp

 

General

Syracuse University: July 4-Aug 14, art, acting, musical theater, architecture, engineering & computer design, fashion & textile, management, public communications

www.sumweb.syr.edu/ssr/summer

 

General

Univ. of Chicago: for 9-11 grades

http://summer.uchicago.edu/

General

Univ. of Penn.: arts & science 5-week program for 11 & 12 graders

www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/summer/index.php

 

General

University of Hawaii:  Summer Scholars Program; grades 10-12

www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/ss/summer_scholar.asp

General

UW:  Advanced study program for high-achieving students completing their freshman year

www.summer.washington.edu/uwsq/ad_mhs.asp

General

Washington U. (MO): Summer Scholars program, June 11-July 15; July 16-Aug 18;  for rising seniors

http://artsci.wustl.edu/~ucollege/hssp.html

 

General

WSU: Summer Cougar Quest: 1-week programs for HS students

www.courgarquest.wsu.edu

 

 

 

* Criminal Justice/ Forensic Science

JUMPSTART program at Xavier University in Ohio.  2 weeks on campus, 3 college credits

www.xavier.edu/jumpstart

 

* Leadership

National Student Leadership Conference for ages 14-18. Many interest areas targeted.

www.nslcleaders.org

 

* Medicine/Health Care

Brown University 3, 4 or 7 week programs

 

* Medicine/Health Care

Camp Hertko Hollow for students with Diabetes and their families. Ages 6-18

www.camphertkohollow.com

 

* Medicine/Health Care

(Pre-med focus)

JUMPSTART program at Xavier University in Ohio.  2 weeks on campus, 3 college credits

www.xavier.edu/jumpstart

 

* Medicine/Health Care

National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine – some locations/dates are on West coast

http://www.nylf.org/med

 

* Medicine/Health Care

University of Miami

www.miami.edu/summerscholars

 

* Medicine/Health Care

University of Southern CA summer seminar called BodyWorks: Human Physiology in Health and Disease

http://www.usc.edu/dept/admissions/programs/ summer/seminars_body.shtml

 

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* Medicine/Health Care

Ventures Scholars Program

http://www.venturescholar.org/hs/enrichment.html

 

* Science

University of Florida Science Program Ages 16-18

www.cpet.ufl.edu

 

*Architecture/Art/
Design/Drama/
Music

Carnegie Mellon:  Age 16+; June 24- Aug 4

www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college

*Military

United States Naval Academy for upcoming Seniors
June 3-8, June 10-15, June 17-22

www.usna.edu/Admissions

 

*Science & Engineering

Smith College:  High School girls; July 2-29, 2006

www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep

Art Savannah College of Art & Design - 5 week program for rising seniors, 1wk program for 9 - 11 grade www.scad.edu/summer
Art Boston Conservatory www.bostonconservatory.edu
Art School of Visual Art www.sva.edu
     
     

Art

Art Institute of Chicago

www.artic.edu/saic/programs/continuing/ecp/summeri.html

Art

Cornish College of the Arts: 1-week “Design Summer Camp” program for ages 13-17 and academic courses in art, music & humanities

www.cornish.edu/

 

Art

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM): Multiple dates and locations

www.fidm.edu/summerprogram

 

Art

Maryland Institute College of Art: 4-week pre-college art program for sophomores & juniors

www.mica.edu

 

Art

Otis College of Art and Design

www.otis.edu

Art

Oxbow Summer Art Camp (CA)

www.oxbowschool.org/summercamp/home.html

Art

Pratt Institute (NY)

www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege

 

Art

Skidmore College (NY): 4-week art program

www.skidmore.edu/academics/art/summersix/apart

Art

USC School of Architecture: 1-3 week programs

www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/explor/

 

Computer Science DigiPen - grades 5 and up www.workshops.digipen.edu

Business

Leadership, education, and development business programs for juniors at various business schools

www.leadnational.org

Debate

California State University at Long Beach: Forensics Academy, July 11-23 Policy Debate

www.BeachForensics/LBFA.html

 

Debate

Whitman College: National Debate Institute, July & August sessions

www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp or email hansonjb@whitman.edu

 

Ecology Mountain to Sound Greenway Trust - Local Free Weeklong Camps www.mts.greenway.org/volunteer

Engineering

University of Idaho:  July 9-21, 2006; three years math, 3.0+ GPA, essay

www.engr.uidaho.edu/expo

Film/Performing Arts

Boston U.: 5-week hands-on media production course

www.bu.edu/com/itrp/

 

Film/Performing Arts

New York Film Academy:  4-6 week filmmaking workshop

www.nyfa.com

 

Film/Performing Arts

NYU:  Sophs & juniors 4-week program at Tisch School of the Arts

www.specialprograms.tisch.nyu.edu/pagehome

 

Film/Performing Arts

Performing Arts Institute (WY): 3 to 6-week programs for 12-18 yr. olds

www.wyomingseminary.org/pai/

 

Film/Performing Arts

USC School of Cinema-Television: filmmaking, computer graphics, entertainment industry screen writing

www.uscsummerfilm.com

 

History

Boston University HS Honors Program for juniors

www.bu/summerterm/honors.html

 

History

Cornell University Summer College: for soph-seniors

www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/jrsr/index.php

 

History

Georgetown University

www.georgetown.edu/ssce/sppl/hcsp.htm

History

Harvard University summer program

www.ssp.harvard.edu

History

Summer Institute for the Gifted, at Vassar, Drew U., Bryn Mawr, Amherst, Denison and George School, for grades 4-11

www.cgp-sign.com

 

History

Syracuse University Summer College Program

Email: sumcoll@syr.edu

 

History

University of Michigan

www.umich.edu

History

William and Mary: Confers college credit

www.wm.edu/niahd

Journalism Seattle University - Summer Journalism Workshop www.seattleu.edu

Languages

Beloit College: summer language program

www.beloit.edu/~cls/

Languages

Cornell U.:  2-month Chinese & Japanese program

http://lrc.cornell.edu/falcon/index.html

 

Leadership

Academic Super Camp: 1-week sessions, various states

www.supercamp.com

 

Leadership

High Mountain Institute (CO): semester-long academic & wilderness programs for juniors AND 2-week summer programs for 16-19 yr. olds in leadership development

www.hminet.org/page.php

 

Leadership

Lester B. Pearson College (Victoria, B.C.): 3-week Canadian youth leadership seminar for ages 15-18

www.psyl.ca/

 

Leadership

Outward Bound: Leadership & wilderness opportunities

www.pcobs.org

 

Leadership

St. Albans School of Public Service: 4-week summer program for rising seniors

www.schoolofpublicservice.org/index.html

 

Leadership

Washington Business Week: 1-week seminars on 3 different WA college campuses on running a business

www.wbw.org

 

Leadership

Washington Workshops: 1-week leadership seminars in Washington, D.C.

www.workshops.org

Leadership/Military West Point - United States Military Academy, Summer Leaders Seminar www.admissions.usma.edu

Leadership/
Politics

Junior Statesman Summer School:  5 college campuses, 4-week sessions to study politics and public speaking

www.jsa.org/summer/school

 

Leadership/Politics

University of Wisconsin: week-long seminars on world events for HS juniors

www.worldaffairsseminar.org/

 

Medicine/ Health Care

CONNECT; Choate Rosemary Hall; girls ages 12-14

www.choate.edu/summer

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Green River Preserve; Coed ages 9-13

www.greenriverpreserve.com

Medicine/ Health Care

Hollinsummer Pre-College; girls ages 15-17

www.hollins.edu

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Life Science Summer Program

www.uiowa.edu/provost/oi/lssp

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Miss Porker’s School Summer Challenge

www.summerchallenge.org

 

Medicine/ Health Care

National Student Leadership; Coed ages 14-18

www.nslcleaders.org

Medicine/ Health Care

Smith College; girls; one month science and engineering

www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Science Camp

www.sbcshool.org

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Super Summer Safari Camp; Coed ages 7-13

www.bgcindy.org/camp

Medicine/ Health Care

University of Florida Student Science Training; Coed ages 16-18

www.cpet.ufl.edu

Medicine/ Health Care

University of Iowa Secondary Student Training; Coed ages 16-18

www.uiowa.edu/provost/oi/sstp

 

Medicine/ Health Care

University of Miami Summer Scholars Program; Coed ages 16-17

www.summerscholar.miami.edu

Medicine/ Health Care

University of Miami; rising juniors/seniors; three week program

www.miami.edu/summerscholar

 

Medicine/ Health Care

Ventures Scholars

www.venturescholar.org/hs/enrichment.html

 

Military

Oak Ridge Military Academy Leadership Camp;   Coed ages 11-18

www.oakridgemilitary.com

Military

Valley Forge Military Academy; Boys ages 8-16

www.vfmac.edu

 

Military

Marine Military Academy Summer Camp; Boys ages 13-17

www.mma-tx.org

 

Military

Norwich University of Future Leaders; Coed ages 14-18

www.norwich.edu/flc

 

Military

Camp St. John’s Northwestern;  Boys ages 11-16

www.sjnma.org

 

Military

Marine Military Academy; 4 weeks in July

www.mma-tx.org

Military

Sea, Science, and Leadership Camp

Aug 8-11

www.maritime.edu

 

Music University of the Pacific - One week camps grades 5 and up  

Politics

Junior Statesman program at various colleges

www.jsa.org

 

Politics

Mount St. Alban School of Public Service

www.schoolofpublicservice.org

 

Politics

University of Miami Summer Scholars Program in Global Politics

www.miami.edu/summerscholar/

 

Science

Carnegie Mellon

www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/

Science USC Wrigley Marine Science Center - Middle and High School http:/cesp.usc.edu
Science University of Idaho
Engineering, Math and Science
www.uidaho.edu/engr/jems

Science

Hotchkiss Summer Programs:  Summer Portals, 3-week programs in chamber music and environmental science

www.hotchkiss.org/info/summer

 

Science

Lester B. Pearson College (Victoria, B.C.): Marine & environmental science 3-week session for rising seniors

www.oceaned.com/

 

Science

MIT: 6-week program for minorities, juniors

http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/

 

Science

Occidental College: 1-week summer oceanography camp

www.summerchoices.com/camps.asp?campID=54

Science

Science and engineering programs for HS students

http://web.mit.edu/tbp/www/highschool

Science

Univ. of Michigan:  Math & Science Scholars Program, 2-week sessions for 9-11 graders

www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/

 

Science

USC (CA):  4-week summer seminars in science & architecture for 11 and 12 grades

www.usc.edu/summer

 

Science

UW Accounting Career Awareness: program for 10-12 grade minority students

www.outreach.washington.edu/k12guide/ resourcepage.asp?ProjID=173

 

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Science

UW U-Doc Program: 6-week enrichment for rising seniors interested in medical professions

http://depts.washington.edu/omca/UDOC/

 

Science

Washington U (MO):  Architecture Discovery program, 2-week program for rising seniors

www.arch.wustl.edu/cur_discovery.lasso

 

Science

Woods Hole Sea Education Association (MA):  3-week program in oceanography

www.sea.edu/

 

Science

Wilkes Honors College:  3 week residential program

www.fau.edu/divdept/honcol/hsi_index.htm

Science, Math, & Technology

Womens Technology Program at MIT. 4 week residential pgm to introduce HS girls to electrical engineering & computer science.  Includes hands-on experiences and team-based projects

http://www.mit.edu

 

Writing

Barnard College: Young women’s leadership institute

www.barnard.edu/pcp

 

Writing Lewis and Clark College
One week programs
www.1clark.edu

Writing

Kenyon College:  2-week Young Writer’s Workshop for 16-18 yr. olds

www.kenyonreview.org/writing/young

 

Writing

Lewis & Clark College (OR)

www.lclark.edu/~firacres/dept/nwi

Writing

Lewis & Clark:  July 2-14, 2006 Fir Acres workshop

www.lclark.edu/org/firacres

Writing/Journalism

Penn State: College of Communications Summer Institute

www.pennstateyouth.org/

 

Writing/Philosophy

Stanford Discovery Institute:  3-week Discovery Institute for 10-12 grds.

http://summersession.stanford.edu/precollege/discovery.asp

 

An excellent book on summer programs and preparation for college in various academic areas is Early College Programs. 

Peterson’s Guide is also great:

http://www.petersons.com/highschool/landing.asp?id=872&path=hs.fas.summer